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Franklin is a big small town of 10,360 people in Simpson County, Kentucky. It's about 19 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 44 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $195k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,360people
$195kTypical home
$1,010/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
232Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,360
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 687 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Nashville, TN
- 19 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $195k (≈$1,232/mo)
- Median rent $1,010/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (636 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to BNA airport
- 42 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 162 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 686 ft
- 422 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 218 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Simpson County: R+44 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk