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Franklin is a mid-size city of 87,133 people in Williamson County, Tennessee. It's about 14 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $705k and rent runs about $2k a month.
87,133people
$705kTypical home
$1,923/moRent
91° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
234Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 87,133
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,956 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Nashville, TN
- 14 mi to Nashville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $705k (≈$4,448/mo)
- Median rent $1,923/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (171 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (685 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 64% 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
- 17 mi to BNA airport
- 17 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 166 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 666 ft
- 364 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,213 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 144 bars within 25 mi
- 386 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Williamson County: R+32 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk