Best PlacesFranklinton, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Franklinton, 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.
Franklinton ranks 13,595th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Franklinton
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.
Franklinton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Franklinton ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 80% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 79% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 79% of towns
Where Franklinton ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Short commute31.6 minutes each way, better than only 26% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 35% of towns
- TransitBetter than only 44% of towns
- Household income$71,006 median, better than only 48% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Franklinton
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Franklinton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $71,006; 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 Franklinton's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Franklinton
Franklinton runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Franklinton.
Who works in Franklinton, and how
Work in Franklinton centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Franklinton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Franklinton.
What the weather is like in Franklinton, month by month
Franklinton sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Franklinton
Raleigh-Durham International sits about 24 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.7 million passengers in 2025, with 128 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Franklinton
Schools across Franklinton average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wilton ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Long Mill ElementaryB · 46% proficient
- Tar River ElementaryC+ · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cedar Creek MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- G. C. Hawley MiddleB · 46% proficient
- Terrell Lane MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Franklin County Early CollegeA · 78% proficient
- South Granville HighB · 50% proficient
- Franklinton HighB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Franklinton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Franklinton 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 Franklinton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Franklinton
Is Franklinton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Franklinton ranks 13,595th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and civic engagement, and lowest on an overheated housing market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Franklinton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $285,319. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $71,006 median income, cost of living beats 53% of towns.
Is Franklinton safe?
Franklinton is safer than 52% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $354 per resident a year.
Compare Franklinton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Franklinton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Franklinton 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.
Franklinton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Franklinton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Franklinton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Franklinton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Franklinton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Franklinton 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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