Livability.com has released its fifth-annual Top 100 Best Places to Live list, and for the second straight year Franklin made the cut.
The rankings are the culmination of months-long exclusive research into what factors most influence the livability of the United States’ small to mid-sized cities. More than 30 states are represented, from coast to coast. Franklin is 95th on the list, one below Fullerton, CA, and one above Bozeman, MT. Last year Franklin was 15th.
The rating service wrote this about Franklin:
Founded in 1799 and located just south of Nashville, Franklin has expanded its population more than fivefold since 1980, which has resulted in attracting many businesses to this picturesque city.
The median family income here is about $100,000, and Franklin is known for excellent secondary schools within the Williamson County School District and the Franklin Special School District. The community ranks high in healthcare thanks to corporations like Community Health Systems, HealthSpring and Healthways as well as Williamson Medical Center.
Franklin’s historic downtown is often cited as the best in the country, and after a stroll along the charming, brick-lined streets, most people would agree.
The list is an exclusive, independent, editorial ranking by Livability.com. The research team was supported by an advisory board of the leading academics, authors, policymakers and practitioners in the places space. This year, the Livability Team collaborated with urbanist Richard Florida and assistant clinical professor Steven Pedigo from the Initiative for Creativity and Innovation in Cities at NYU School of Professional Studies, and new data partners EMSI in shaping our methodology and the framework by which we rank the cities.
More than 2,100 cities with populations between 20,000 and 350,000 were evaluated in this landmark study. Forty data points that were grouped into eight categories: economics, housing, amenities, infrastucture, demographics, social and civic capital, education and health care. The eight scores were weighted based on an exclusive survey conducted for Livability.com by Ipsos Public Affairs, a leading global market research firm. Respondents were asked about factors that make their commmunities better places to live, as well as the factors they would consider in selecting another city. Sources included the best public and private data available from organizations like the U.S. Census Bureau, Walk Score, GreatSchools.com and Esri.
The top 100 cities are featured on Livability.com, along with their LivScore and information about the qualities and amenities that helped them make the list.
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