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Franklin is a tiny town of 981 people in Macon County, Alabama. It's about 20 miles from Auburn, AL and 95 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $740 a month.
981people
$78kTypical home
$740/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
251Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 981
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 65 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 20 mi to Auburn, AL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$491/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,043 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 17% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MGM airport
- 95 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 341 ft
- 137 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 242 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 142 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macon County: D+56 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.