Franklin, IN

The affordability dashboard for Franklin, IN aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 31,036 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (66/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $85,076, median home value of $247,700, median rent of $1,177 per month, and 27.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These four metrics alone explain most of the variance between city dashboards.

Cross-agency feeds widen the picture beyond Census demographics. HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in this county at $1,473 per month (studio $1,118, 1BR $1,267, 3BR $1,907, 4BR $2,338).

Reading the overall grade requires reading all seven dimensions together. The score weights Income 20%, Safety 20%, Housing 15%, Rent 15%, Education 10%, Commute 10%, and Childcare 10%, with each sub-score benchmarked against national percentiles rather than state averages — so the grade is genuinely comparable across any city in the country. Strengths visible in the raw data for Franklin, IN include rent. Unemployment currently reads 3.0% and poverty 9.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.