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Franklin is a tiny town of 650 people in Crawford County, Kansas. It's about 33 miles from Joplin, MO and 111 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $1k a month.
650people
$118kTypical home
$1,107/moRent
90° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
253Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 650
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 380 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 33 mi to Joplin, MO
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$747/mo)
- Median rent $1,107/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,841 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 40% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to JLN airport
- 113 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 978 ft
- 523 mi to the ocean
- 258 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Kansas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crawford County: R+25 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.