Best PlacesFranklin Springs, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Franklin Springs, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Franklin Springs ranks 173rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Franklin Springs
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 Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Franklin Springs ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$171,530 median, better than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of towns
Where Franklin Springs ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Franklin Springs
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Franklin Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $171,530, 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 Springs' effective rate of 2.16%, 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 Springs
Franklin Springs runs younger 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 Springs.
Who works in Franklin Springs, and how
Work in Franklin Springs centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 33%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 47%
Life in Franklin Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Franklin Springs.
What the weather is like in Franklin Springs, month by month
Franklin Springs sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 59° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 65° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Franklin Springs
The nearest airport, Syracuse Hancock International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around Franklin Springs
Schools across Franklin Springs average an A, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clinton Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clinton Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Clinton Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Franklin Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Franklin Springs 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 Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Franklin Springs
Is Franklin Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Franklin Springs ranks 173rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, an educated workforce, and what local pay buys, and lowest on property taxes and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Franklin Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $269,803. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $171,530 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is Franklin Springs safe?
Yes, Franklin Springs is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $200 per resident a year.
Compare Franklin Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Franklin Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Franklin Springs 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 Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Franklin Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Franklin Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Franklin Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Franklin Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Franklin Springs 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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