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Franklin is a small town of 1,530 people in Robertson County, Texas. It's about 32 miles from College Station, TX and 90 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $889 a month.
1,530people
$169kTypical home
$889/moRent
95° / 60°Summer / winter
1"Snow
261Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,530
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,308 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Austin, TX
- 32 mi to College Station, TX
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,064/mo)
- Median rent $889/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (129 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (365 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 41% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CLL airport
- 90 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 466 ft
- 123 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Texas districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Robertson County: R+52 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk