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Franklin is a big small town of 8,250 people in Franklin city, Virginia. It's about 51 miles from Virginia Beach, VA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $988 a month.
8,250people
$257kTypical home
$988/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
253Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,250
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 997 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 51 mi to Virginia Beach, VA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,618/mo)
- Median rent $988/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (102 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (854 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,122 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to PHF airport
- 43 mi to ORF (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 66 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin city: D+23 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk