Best PlacesFranklin Grove, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Franklin Grove, 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 Grove ranks 38,610th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Noise pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on big-city access.
The best neighborhoods in Franklin Grove
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 Grove's strengths and weaknesses
Where Franklin Grove ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 75% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 75% of towns
- BikingBetter than 72% of towns
Where Franklin Grove ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Franklin Grove
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Franklin Grove home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,457, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Grove's effective rate of 1.71%, 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 8 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 Grove
Franklin Grove runs older than the country, 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 Grove.
Who works in Franklin Grove, and how
Work in Franklin Grove 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 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Franklin Grove
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Franklin Grove.
What the weather is like in Franklin Grove, month by month
Franklin Grove sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 23° | 16° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 64° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Franklin Grove
The nearest airport, Chicago/Rockford International, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around Franklin Grove
Schools across Franklin Grove average a D, better than 5% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Amboy Central Elem SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Oregon Elem SchD+ · 23% proficient
- Ashton-franklin Center Elem SchD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Reagan Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Amboy Jr High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Dixon High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Oregon Jr/sr High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Amboy High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Franklin Grove school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Franklin Grove 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 Grove against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Franklin Grove
Is Franklin Grove a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Franklin Grove ranks 38,610th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, state infrastructure, and walkability, and lowest on noise and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Franklin Grove expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,403. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $70,457 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Franklin Grove safe?
Yes, Franklin Grove is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $201 per resident a year.
Compare Franklin Grove with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Franklin Grove. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Franklin Grove 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 Grove detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Franklin Grove: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Franklin Grove: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Franklin Grove: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Franklin Grove: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Franklin Grove 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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