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Wayne Township vs Franklin Township

Next-door neighbors in Wayne County. The biggest differences: street grid (20.6× in Wayne Township) and size (33.4× in Wayne Township).

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Wayne Township, INKnown for its schoolsWayne County · 39,758 people
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Franklin Township, INOne of the healthiest townsWayne County · 1,191 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Wayne TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 30%of IN districts Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#191 most trails in IN14 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves All about Wayne Township →
Franklin TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health75% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Franklin Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid20.6×
Wayne Township has the more walkable street grid
Wayne Township 26.8Franklin Township 1.3
Size33.4×
Wayne Township is the bigger place
Wayne Township 39,758Franklin Township 1,191
Jobs per worker13.3×
Wayne Township is more of a job hub
Wayne Township 1.33Franklin Township 0.10
Trails5.6×
Wayne Township has more miles of trail
Wayne Township 13.9 miFranklin Township 2.5 mi
Household income2×
Households in Franklin Township earn more
Franklin Township $95,093Wayne Township $47,930
Work in town+49.5 pts
More of Wayne Township’s workers stay in town
Wayne Township 49.9%Franklin Township 0.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Franklin Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Wayne Township$720/mo
Typical home $121K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $819/mo · Housing →
Franklin Township$1,000/mo
Typical home $171K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Franklin Township and Wayne Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Wayne Township and Franklin Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Wayne TownshipFranklin TownshipWayne TownshipFranklin Township
Wayne Township ↔ Franklin Township7.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
12 Franklin Township residents work in Wayne Township (2.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Franklin Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Indiana ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
CWayne TownshipBetter than 30% of districts in the state –Franklin TownshipNot graded
Health
DWayne TownshipHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns CFranklin TownshipHealthier than 25% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Wayne TownshipFranklin Township
Snow a year12″12″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th52nd
Outdoors & history
Wayne TownshipFranklin Township
Trails14 mi3 mi
Conserved land1.3%0%
National Register places2—
Community
Wayne TownshipFranklin Township
Library hours a week56 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Wayne TownshipFranklin Township
People
Population 39,758Highest 1,191Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.3%Highest IN: +4.7% -3.7%Lowest IN: +4.7%
Median age 40.1±1.1Lowest 5% above IN 40.9±8.3Highest 7% above IN
Franklin Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.9%±1.5Lowest IN: 23.3% 31.2%±1.1Highest IN: 23.3%
Age 65+ 20.4%±1.5Highest IN: 16.8% 14.5%±2.8Lowest IN: 16.8%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.7%Highest IN: 29.5% 11.3%Lowest IN: 29.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±0.9Highest IN: 5.8% 0.8%±1.6Lowest IN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $47,930±$4kLowest 33% below IN $95,093±$37kHighest 32% above IN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,900±$6kLowest 45% below IN $170,900±$24kHighest 22% below IN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $819±$33 23% below IN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $991Lowest 39% below IN $1,243Highest 23% below IN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.9%±7.2Highest IN: 48.1% 3.3%±75.2Lowest IN: 48.1%
Wayne Township and Franklin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.5%Highest IN: 12.3% 7.6%Lowest IN: 12.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.1%Lowest IN: 70.6% 87.5%Highest IN: 70.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Highest 18 yrs older than IN 1957Lowest 19 yrs older than IN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 19% below IN 28 minHighest 14% above IN
Work from home 4.6%±1Lowest IN: 10.7% 8.4%±4.5Highest IN: 10.7%
Franklin Township and Wayne Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 49.9%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.8 miLowest 12.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.33Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Richmond (50%)Richmond (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Franklin Township2% work in Wayne Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.9 miHighest 2.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 11Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.8Highest 1.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #322 of 350 in IN—
School district Excel Center - Richmond · Richmond Community Schools—
High school in town Richmond High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 15.3 —
Indiana average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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