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Franklin is a tiny town of 435 people in Pendleton County, West Virginia. It's about 29 miles from Harrisonburg, VA and 126 miles from Washington, DC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $753 a month.
435people
$219kTypical home
$753/moRent
84° / 43°Summer / winter
28"Snow
212Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 435
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 774 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Washington, DC
- 29 mi to Harrisonburg, VA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,382/mo)
- Median rent $753/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 62
- 17% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SHD airport
- 103 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,857 ft
- 108 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pendleton County: R+59 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.