Franklin
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About Franklin
City in Tennessee, United StatesFranklin is a city in and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. About 21 miles (34 km) south of Nashville, it is one of the principal cities of the Nashville metropolitan area and Middle Tennessee. As of 2020, its population was 83,454. It is the seventh-most populous city in Tennessee. The city developed on both sides of the Harpeth River, a tributary of the Cumberland River. In the 19th century, Franklin (as the county seat) was the trading and judicial center for primarily rural Williamson County and remained so well into the 20th century as the county remained rural and agricultural in nature. Since 1980, areas of northern Franklin have been developed for resid…
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How Franklin ranks
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Housing in Franklin
The typical Franklin home is worth about $926,000, up 2.6% in a year, 177% above the Tennessee typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Franklin
Safety Grade B
Franklin reports less crime per resident than 61% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Franklin
Health Grade A
Healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Tennessee
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 10 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Franklin
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Franklin
All Franklin schools →School Grade A+
The public schools Franklin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 98% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TN. Ratings are from neighbors.