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Franklin is a big small town of 5,984 people in Venango County, Pennsylvania. It's about 47 miles from Youngstown, OH and 66 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $731 a month.
5,984people
$117kTypical home
$731/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
54"Snow
181Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,984
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,279 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 47 mi to Youngstown, OH
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$737/mo)
- Median rent $731/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 181 sunny days a year (47 totally clear)
- 184 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,063 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to DUJ airport
- 65 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,434 ft
- 224 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Venango County: R+42 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk