Franklin Ranked 6th Happiest City in Tennessee

The City of Franklin found itself in the middle of the Happiest Cities in Tennessee, a study posted on CreditDonkey.com earlier this week.

For the study and how they based their rankings, they assigned each city a numerical ranking using U.S. Census data and information from the FBI Uniform Crime Report. The cities that made it to the top 10 are the ones that had the best overall rank in terms of the following:

  1. Restaurants
  2. Crime rate
  3. Commute
  4. Departure time
  5. Income
  6. Divorce rate
  7. Housing

Of all the cities listed in the top 10, Franklin is the most populous and most desired suburban communities outside of Nashville with 66,000 residents. Here’s what CreditDonkey had to say about us:

  • Restaurants per capita: 1 per 322 inhabitants
  • Odds of being the victim of a violent crime: 1 in 697.3
  • Average commute time: 23.5 minutes
  • Percentage of residents leaving for work before 5 a.m.: 1.9%
  • Median household income: $79,894
  • Percentage of residents who are divorced: 7% of males, 11.2% of females
  • Percentage of income spent on housing: 20.9%

 “[Franklin] has a higher median income of nearly $80,000, and is an excellent choice for working professionals. Families will love it too, considering how safe the neighborhoods are and the lower cost of housing. Franklin also has the best number of restaurants per capita, featuring places like the Red Pony and Puckett’s.

The number one spot was awarded to Oak Ridge, Tennessee and the rest of the list consists of smaller towns. The only other Williamson County community to make the entire list – consisting of 40 towns – was Spring Hill coming in at 34th. Oak Ridge, McKenzie, Signal Mountain, Church Hill and Collierville round up the top five.

You can see and read the rest of the rankings HERE.