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Franklin is a small city of 35,886 people in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It's about 13 miles from Milwaukee, WI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $364k and rent runs about $1k a month.
35,886people
$364kTypical home
$1,458/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
48"Snow
224Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,886
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,038 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 13 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $364k (≈$2,297/mo)
- Median rent $1,458/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,048 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MKE airport
- 7 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 787 ft
- 634 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 497 bars within 25 mi
- 295 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Milwaukee County: D+38 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk