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Housing in Franklin

A typical Franklin home is worth roughly $217,000

Home prices around Franklin have risen about 66% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$217K
▲ 8.1% in a year · IN $260K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,090
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$947
IN $1,614

What kind of housing town is Franklin?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 66% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Franklin rose 66% over the past 5 years, faster than across Indiana (53%). Last year prices rose 8.1%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Franklin home at roughly $217,000 today.

Franklin areaIndiana
−50%0%+50%+100%+150%200020052010201520202025
+8.1%
past year
+66%
past 5 years
+117%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $217K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Franklin, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

A typical home costs 2.5 years of income

Less than across Indiana (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$350,000
Typical Franklin home $217K

That covers a typical Franklin home, with $134K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,230
Loan $1,070Tax $90Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,090 a month here, $140 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Franklin’s typical property tax (0.50% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,090

Renters already here pay a median of $1,025.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$790
1 bedroom$890
2 bedrooms$1,090
3 bedrooms$1,470
4 bedrooms$1,720
23%
of households rent · IN 29%
115
renter households
43%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · IN 48%
15%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$1,025
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Montgomery County, IN): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

1 of Franklin’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Franklin’s homes were built before 1972.

History →
Owners and renters
Own 77%Rent 23%

Indiana: 71% own.

1972
typical home built · IN 1976
$947
median property tax bill · IN $1,614
0.50%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · IN 0.74%
1%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes
Historic houses in Franklin

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.

Next door

Franklin vs. its neighbors

Franklin is the 3rd least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Franklin$217K*+8.1%†$1,090$85,169
Clark$166K*+11.3%†$1,090$77,361
Monroe$237K*+2.9%†$1,020$82,083
Russell$252K*—$1,070$75,125
Scott$263K*+9.9%†$1,100$105,637
Jackson$177K*+7.5%†$1,120$99,158

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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