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

• Franklin Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
• Aug 4 Ballot: Village of Franklin Police Services Millage Oakland County Times · Jun 13
• Obituary for Charles S. Franklin Stone Funeral Home, Inc. · Mar 5
• Wendy Sue Gorge thejewishnews.com · Jul 17
• Indiana’s First Transit-Oriented Development Transforming Downtown Michigan City ConstructConnect News · Feb 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

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.

🎡 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

🗺️ Map of Franklin

🏘️ Nearby Communities