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15,235people live here $176,875median household income▲ 119% above US $2,330median rent per month▲ 65% above US $485,600median home value▲ 46% above US

What it's like to live in Franklin Park

Franklin Park is a small city in Pennsylvania with household incomes running above the national average, crime rates well below the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Franklin Park deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and a population that has been shrinking.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Low crime rates
Highly educated workforce
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Air quality concerns
Shrinking population
Cold winters

How Franklin Park compares

Median household income

Franklin Park$176,875

Pennsylvania avg$77,971

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Franklin Park$2,330

Pennsylvania avg$1,209

US$1,413

Median home value

Franklin Park$485,600

Pennsylvania avg$254,500

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Franklin Park

Based on Franklin Park's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$4,660

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $93,200 a year
43% of Franklin Park renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$97,120

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $48,560
Homes cost 2.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 65% above US

$2,330/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,330 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices are steep, with a median around $485,600. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $485,600 · 43% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.0% county unemployment

Unemployment in Allegheny County is 4.0%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Allegheny County (county-wide)

Safety▼ 92% below US

27 violent crimes per 100k

Safety is genuinely one of the selling points here. Both violent and property crime run well below the national average, the kind of numbers that fade into the background after a week of living somewhere.

Property crime 200/100k · Franklin Park Police Department · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 25.2 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 23% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

68%

Work from home

23%

Carpool

6.6%

Other

1.3%

Public transit

0.6%

Walk

0.2%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 84°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 23°F and snow a regular occurrence.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 114% above US

77% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

3 public schools inside the boundary

There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Friendship Hill National Historic Site (57 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Franklin Park's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and crime rates well below the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,330/mo) equals 16% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit anyone prioritizing low crime, remote workers (23% of workers here already work from home), and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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