Moving to Franklin: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Franklin means moving to a genuinely affluent, low-crime Milwaukee suburb -- with this five-city batch's highest home prices and a real, address-specific multi-district school structure worth confirming directly.
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Learn moreA real 1839 founding, named for Benjamin Franklin
Franklin has been named after Benjamin Franklin since its 1839 founding -- one of the original townships organized in what became Milwaukee County.
This batch's most expensive housing market
Franklin's home values ($385,000-$474,000 depending on median sale vs. median list price) run substantially above Wisconsin's own $335,500-$360,000 statewide median -- genuinely the priciest market in this five-city Wisconsin batch.
A genuinely low crime rate
Franklin's crime rate runs substantially below the national average across every measure reviewed this pass -- City-Data's own 2024 index ran 74, cited as 3.2x lower than the US average.
Franklin Field and Ballpark Commons
Franklin Field, opened in 2019 within the mixed-use Ballpark Commons development, is home to the Milwaukee Milkmen professional baseball team -- a real, distinct present-day landmark within this Milwaukee-suburb batch.
Key takeaways
- Franklin has carried the Benjamin Franklin namesake since its 1839 founding.
- Home values run substantially above Wisconsin's own statewide median -- the priciest market in this batch.
- Franklin's crime rate runs genuinely, substantially below the national average.
- Franklin Field/Ballpark Commons (Milwaukee Milkmen) is a real, distinct present-day landmark.
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