Living in Franklin Park, FL
Franklin Park is a small town of 1,688 people in Broward County, Florida. It's about 25 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $415k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,688people
$415kTypical home
$1,233/moRent
90° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,688
- Part of a metro area
- About 12,985 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Miami, FL
- 25 mi to Miami, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $415k (≈$2,614/mo)
- Median rent $1,233/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 76°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (234 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,382 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 37% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 21% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to FLL airport
- 4 mi to FLL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 24% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 110 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,435 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 222 bars within 25 mi
- 943 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 36 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Broward County: D+17 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.