Franklin, Michigan

About Franklin

Set in the southeastern part of Michigan, Franklin is a small town counting 3,160 people who proudly call it home.

Franklin holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 2.66 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,188 residents per square mile.

📰 Franklin News Today

• Detroit Free Press. . Step inside the $3.25 million Franklin, Michigan, home the late architect Ken Neumann designed for his family, set on 1.24 wooded acres overlooking a pond, extending back and down the steep site, opening at the rear to a wall of windows Facebook · Oct 8
• Step inside the $3.25 million Franklin, Michigan, home the late architect Ken Neumann designed for his family, set on 1.24 wooded acres overlooking a pond, extending back and down the steep site, opening at the rear to a wall of windows with views of the su Instagram · Oct 8
• Inside Ken Neumann's Franklin, Michigan, home with walls of glass Detroit Free Press · Oct 8
• Step inside the $3.25 million Franklin, Michigan, home the late architect Ken Neumann designed for his family, set on 1.24 wooded acres overlooking a pond, extending back and down the steep site, opening at the rear to a wall of windows with views of the su Facebook · Oct 8
• Don Williams Moore Obituary (2026) - Franklin, MI - A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors- Crooks Road - Troy Legacy | Obituary · Sep 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Franklin Unique

• One of 30 places in the US named Franklin — but the Michigan one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southeastern Michigan, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Michigan — one of 745 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Southfield (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Franklin

• Apple Grill — asian
• Buddy's Pizza — pizza
• Churchill's
• Cornbread
• Leo's Coney Island — american
• New Yotsuba — japanese
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• The Franklin Grill
• Wing Bros — wings
• Anna's House — breakfast

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Franklin Cider Mill · Attraction
• Franklin Historical Museum · Museum
• Jacqueline Drake Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Franklin

• American Commerce Centre Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bloomfield Square Hunter Park reviews ★
• Fairview Early Childhood Center (razed) reviews ★
• Ferguson Park reviews ★
• Franklin Community Association reviews ★
• Franklin Historical Museum Nature Preserve reviews ★
• Franklin River Valley Park reviews ★
• Herndon's Walnut Lake Estates reviews ★
• Hidden Wishing Well reviews ★
• Jacobs Drain · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pebble Creek Park reviews ★
• Wing Lake Park Island reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Franklin

• West Bloomfield Transition Center

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Franklin

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