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Franklin, NC
North Carolina · Macon County
Franklin is a small town in North Carolina with a population of 4,221. Residents earn $43,991 per year, which is 41% below the national average.
2.9
/5.0
C+
Fair
4,221
Population
854/sq mi density
$43,991
Median Income
$27,002 per capita
$190,600
Home Value
$293,498 Zillow
$738
Median Rent
26.9% income on rent
56°F
Avg Temperature
301 sunny days/yr
385
Violent Crime/100K
6,107 property/100K
C+
Overall
2.9 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B+
Economy
3.6 / 5.0
$43,991 median income, 1.2% unemployment
A
Affordability
4.2 / 5.0
$190,600 home value, $738/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
385 violent crimes/100K (1% above avg)
C+
Education
2.8 / 5.0
22.2% bachelor's degree or higher
Explore Near Franklin
UFO Sightings
9
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Historic Markers
6
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Mines
2
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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UFO Sightings Near Franklin, NC
9 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Franklin, NC.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin, NC | 2012 | Disk shaped cloud, strange looking cloud moved quickly across town |
| Franklin, NC | 2012 | There was a bright light in the sky that quickly flew off at a very fast speed. |
| Franklin county, NC | 2011 | super low altitude stealth jet 9/1/11 NC |
| Franklin, NC | 2009 | 2 group of lights in Eastern Sky about 11:00 PM. Lights turned colors, white, red, and blue. Sorry I couldn't see their shape. |
| Franklin, NC | 2007 | Green ball of light over Western NC |
| Franklin, NC | 2006 | 2 green lights moving very fast traveling downward then turning moving upward at an angle and disappearing. no noise |
| Franklin, NC | 1999 | Recently my mother and myself have witnesst a white light with red and blue lights flashing around it.We have witnesst it together and |
| Nantahala national forest (center of), NC | 1999 | What we saw was a patch of illumination that was somewhat rectangular and vertical in orientation. It was approximately 30 degrees abo |
| Franklin, NC | 1989 | A perfect sphere, almost transparent , very transluscent , soundlessly floating above me |