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Franklin is a small town of 4,268 people in Macon County, North Carolina. It's about 54 miles from Asheville, NC and 114 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $195k and rent runs about $725 a month.
4,268people
$195kTypical home
$725/moRent
84° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
237Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,268
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 863 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 54 mi to Asheville, NC
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $195k (≈$1,230/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,427 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 14% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to AVL airport
- 56 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,041 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 164 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macon County: R+38 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk