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Borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, US

Franklin

$375kMedian Home
280Sunny Days/yr
64°FAvg High Temp

Franklin is a borough in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,912, a decrease of 133 (−2.6%) from the 2010 census count of 5,045, which in turn reflected a decline of 115 (−2.2%) from the 5,160 counted in the 2000 census.Wikipedia

Nickname: Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World

State Context

New JerseyU.S. state

New Jersey is a state located in both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the heavily urbanized Northeast megalopolis, it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware. At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km2), New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area. According to a 2024 U.S.Wikipedia

Income tax: 1.40% - 10.75%Avg sales tax: 6.60%Property tax: 2.23%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$375k
Median Home Price
Household Income
$63k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
5.6/10
Internet
No internet coverage data yet.
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Climate

Sunshine
280
sunny days per year
77% of the year
Avg High Temp
64°F
annual average
Humidity
70%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
72/100
Great
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
45"
inches per year
Snowfall
6"
inches per year
Air Quality
42
Good AQI
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Demographics

Median Age33 yrs
College Educated38%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home14%of workforce

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