Best PlacesFranklin Falls, Franklin, NH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Franklin Falls, Franklin, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Franklin Falls, Franklin ranks 3,077th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Franklin Falls, Franklin
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Franklin Falls, Franklin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Franklin Falls, Franklin ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Franklin Falls, Franklin ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Franklin Falls, Franklin
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Franklin Falls, Franklin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $70,391; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Franklin Falls, Franklin's effective rate of 1.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Franklin Falls, Franklin
Franklin Falls, Franklin's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Franklin Falls, Franklin.
Who works in Franklin Falls, Franklin, and how
Work in Franklin Falls, Franklin centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Franklin Falls, Franklin
Franklin Falls, Franklin has more parkland per resident than 90% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Franklin Falls, Franklin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Franklin Falls, Franklin, month by month
Franklin Falls, Franklin sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Franklin Falls, Franklin
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Franklin Falls, Franklin
Schools across Franklin Falls, Franklin average a D, better than 16% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Paul A. Smith SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Compass Classical Academy Charter School (e)F · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Franklin Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Franklin High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Franklin Falls, Franklin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Franklin Falls, Franklin measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Franklin Falls, Franklin against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Franklin Falls, Franklin
Is Franklin Falls, Franklin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Franklin Falls, Franklin ranks 3,077th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low taxes, quiet, and low crime, and lowest on cell coverage and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Franklin Falls, Franklin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $249,569. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $70,391 median income, cost of living beats 34% of neighborhoods.
Is Franklin Falls, Franklin safe?
Yes, Franklin Falls, Franklin is safer than 98% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare Franklin Falls, Franklin with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Franklin Falls, Franklin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Franklin Falls, Franklin represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Franklin Falls, Franklin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Franklin Falls, Franklin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Franklin Falls, Franklin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Franklin Falls, Franklin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Franklin Falls, Franklin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Franklin Falls, Franklin detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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