A town of 1,530. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
The 3 things Franklin does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Franklin. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Franklin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Reynolds El | PK–4 | 586 | A |
| Franklin Middle | 5–8 | 428 | A |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 14% of U.S. communities.
Franklin reports less crime per resident than 74% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
The typical Franklin home is worth about $381,000, up 1.7% in a year, 27% above the Texas typical home.
Franklin has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 38°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Most working residents leave Franklin for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Bryan (11%), Houston (8%) and Austin (8%). Half commute less than 36 miles.
Franklin beats the Texas average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| What stands out | Franklin | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.7% | 19.1% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 66% | 57.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.7% | 6.1% |
8 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Franklin on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Franklin.
City in Texas, United States
Franklin is a city in, and the county seat of, Robertson County, Texas, United States. It is within the Brazos Valley, on the cusp of the East and Central Texas regions. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 1,614. The original name of the town was Morgan and it was made county seat in 1879.
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