KY area data
Franklin, KY
Franklin, KY.
Population: 19,380 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $251,616
- 1-year appreciation
- -1.2%
- 3-year appreciation
- +9.0%
- 5-year appreciation
- +35.4%
- 10-year appreciation
- +111.3%
- All-time peak (2025-04)
- $258,474
- House Price Index
- 396.0 (+2.4% YoY)
Market activity
- Days to pending
- 81 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 28
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,538/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 88.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $14.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 4
- Elementary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- hail, iceStorm, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 56.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 43
- Days with Good air quality
- 204
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Mammoth Cave National Park (41 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Welcome Field (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport (BWG) (19 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 22
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +24 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,978
- Median annual property tax
- $1,354
- Mean commute to work
- 20 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 71.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 8,744
- Average weekly wage
- $1,004
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 159
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