Franklin, TX

The affordability dashboard for Franklin, TX aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 5,096 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B- (68/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $94,785, median home value of $318,400, median rent of $945 per month, and 29.4% 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 $1,186 per month (studio $1,025, 1BR $1,082, 3BR $1,649, 4BR $1,928). Department of Labor data lists infant center-based childcare at $8,008 per year, consuming 8% of the local median household income.

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, TX include income, rent, childcare. Unemployment currently reads 4.6% and poverty 8.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.