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Franklin Town is a small city of 33,154 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It's about 18 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $612k and rent runs about $2k a month.
33,154people
$612kTypical home
$1,899/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
48"Snow
233Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 33,154
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,245 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Providence, RI
- 18 mi to Providence, RI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $612k (≈$3,857/mo)
- Median rent $1,899/mo
- Median household income $146k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (234 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PVD airport
- 25 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 262 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 127 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,873 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 273 bars within 25 mi
- 1,211 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 122 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Norfolk County: D+29 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk