Franklin County, New York

Franklin County has a population of 46,696 and has shrunk 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $145,400, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $65,151.

Home price
$145,400
Income
$65,151
Population
46,696
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$145,400county
Median gross rent$843county
Median year homes here were built1967county
Share of homes built before 198062.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use14.8%county
Typical monthly rent$2,875(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,044county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$862county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,299county
Home insurance / yr$1,683(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living125.1(statewide)
Median household income$65,151county
Family health premium / yr$27,188(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,361(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.166(statewide)
Poverty rate18.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.1%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.0%county
Share of workers employed by government30.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry34.6%county
Economic output per resident$58,017county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.68%county
Top state income tax10.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.54%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service24 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4930county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station44 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.6%county
Traffic deaths8.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher23.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.8%county
Public schools in the county20county
Public school enrollment6724county
Students per full-time teacher9.3county
Free lunch eligible51.8%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools3county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians53county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter6.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population46,696county
Land area in square miles1,629county
People per square mile of land28.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores14county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store11.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.5%county
Population change since 2020-2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.5%county
Share of households that are one person31.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.5%county
Second languages7.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents137county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in755county
Households that moved away813county
Average income of arriving households$57,604county
Average income of departing households$56,469county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year146county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings4.1%county
Violent crime rate380(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature42.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.3 incounty
Annual snowfall142.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.58 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing177 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days127 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 22county
Average first fall frostSep 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$121county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.8¢county
Household electricity use680 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity15.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas4.1%county
Homes heated by propane16.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil49.6%county
Homes heated by wood11.0%county
Households with broadband86.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk67.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk75.7county
Hail risk4.0county
Earthquake risk79.2county
Tornado risk18.9county
Tropical cyclone risk57.7county
Extreme heat risk26.9county
Winter weather risk56.7county
Strong wind risk24.2county
Wildfire risk17.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Franklin County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New York figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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