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Crime |
Crime in Franklin ia very low. |
Medical facilities |
| Angel Medical Center, part of Asheville's Angel Hospital. There is a hospital 18 miles away towards Cashiers/Highlands. |
Transportation |
| The nearest airports are about 60 miles away (Knoxville TN and Asheville NC), Atlanta is 2-1/2 hrs. |
Valuable Links |
Wikipedia on Franklin |
What people are saying about Franklin | |
| Franklin - response | |
| This was our response: Thanks for writing about Franklin TN. It does look like one of our members edited that review with some incorrect, geographically challenged info. We have tried to correct Our crime data usually comes from City-Data.com, although there are other sources. Usually this info has to be taken with a grain of salt. So much depends on neighborhood and type of crime. Franklin is above average in recent years and that seems to be a result of higher thefts. There hasnt been a murder since 2004. Housing costs (also from city-data) are difficult in such small towns with a tiny number of homes turning over. Zillow suggests about the same prices | |
| Posted by admin on September 14, 2015 | |
| Franklin | |
| I am contacting you because i just checked out the summary for Franklin NC and it\'s a mess. I think someone needs to go over it and do some editing. First all of the directions are wrong. Atlanta is listed as 90 miles north of Franklin, Waynesville to the west (it\'s to the east), etc. Also, found altitude and other mistakes. Just thought you\'d want to know. In addition, i have a question that Topretirements may want to address - Crimerate. I\'ve gone to Sperlings Best Places and Area Vibes and the crime rate in many of the Blue Ridge Mt. towns from SW VA to No. Georgia is very high. Franklin included. In Blairsville it\'s more than double the national average (???) Are these good sites to use or are there better? How meaningful are these numbers? This, of course, is VERY important to me; and the numbers are quite distressing. I would start a blog, but your website tells me i\'m not authorized to do this. Also, do you know how they get their housing costs listed in COL? Waynesville NC is listed as super low for housing (a little over 50% of national average), but when i was there the only houses i saw were for over $400,000 because i want a few acres of land around me. I don\'t consider that low! | |
| Posted by admin on September 14, 2015 | |
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- State: NC
- Environment: Rural,Mountain,Small Town,Outdoor Oriented,
- City Population: Less than 10,000
- Median age of Population: 25-44
- Avg Jan Temperature: 21-40
- Avg July Temperature: 60-80
- Median HH Income: 20,001-40,000
- Average Home Price (MLS): $100,000-$200,000
- Annual Property Tax on a $200,000 house: Less than 2000
- Total Crime Index: 111-120 (high)
- Cost of Living Index: 81-90 (low)
- Culture Index: 81-90 (low)
- State Sales Tax: Yes
- State Income Tax: Yes
- Name of the Guide: FranklinFan
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