Franklin's Livability
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B-
Affordability -
B
Housing -
B+
Job Market -
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Diversity -
A
Crime -
B
Commute -
C-
Education -
C+
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Franklin, SD
Franklin, SD is located in Lake County in the state of South Dakota.
The total City Population for Franklin is about 693 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $169,400, which is roughly 28% higher than the Average Home Value of $121,873 for the state of South Dakota, and roughly 22% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $76,188, which is roughly 23% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $58,506 for the state of South Dakota, and roughly 15% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.48Male Population Estimate: 50.6%
Female Population Estimate: 49.4%
Median Age: 42
Male Median Age: 43.3
Female Median Age: 41.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:1%
Black:0.4%
Asian:0.3%
Hispanic:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Other:0%
Voting
![John Thune](/assets/images/politicians/senators/john_thune.jpg)
![Mike Rounds](/assets/images/politicians/senators/mike_rounds.jpg)
![Kristi Noem](/assets/images/politicians/governors/kristi_noem.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 35.21%
Libertarian: 2.11%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Franklin specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Lake County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Lake County: About 69.1181 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Lake County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 76% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
South Dakota is ranked #28 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 43.27 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 60.25The average living wage for the state of South Dakota is $29.19/hr, while the states minimum wage is $9.45/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives South Dakota a minimum wage score of 54.67 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $4.73/hr, which gives South Dakota a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 35.55 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for South Dakota is $189.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 41.23 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X South Dakota does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ South Dakota does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X South Dakota does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X South Dakota does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X South Dakota does provide some form of paid family leave.
X South Dakota does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X South Dakota does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X South Dakota does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X South Dakota does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X South Dakota does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ South Dakota does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ South Dakota does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X South Dakota does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X South Dakota does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X South Dakota does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ South Dakota does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ South Dakota does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ South Dakota does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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- Lake Madison, SD ( 5.25 mi. )
- Orland, SD ( 5.99 mi. )
- Lake Herman, SD ( 6.51 mi. )
- Brant Lake, SD ( 6.80 mi. )
- Chester, SD ( 7.05 mi. )
- Huntimer, SD ( 7.97 mi. )
- Madison, SD ( 8.15 mi. )
- Wentworth, SD ( 8.94 mi. )
- Colton, SD ( 10.06 mi. )
- Junius, SD ( 11.78 mi. )
- Ramsey, SD ( 12.85 mi. )
- Colman, SD ( 14.14 mi. )
- Montrose, SD ( 14.43 mi. )
- Rutland, SD ( 14.56 mi. )
- Lyons, SD ( 15.31 mi. )
- Winfred, SD ( 16.31 mi. )
- Humboldt, SD ( 17.05 mi. )
- Ramona, SD ( 17.36 mi. )
- Center, SD ( 17.45 mi. )
- Wellington, SD ( 17.51 mi. )
- Dell Rapids, SD ( 18.25 mi. )
- Wall Lake, SD ( 18.68 mi. )
- Nunda, SD ( 18.69 mi. )
- Baltic, SD ( 18.85 mi. )
- Hartford, SD ( 19.72 mi. )
- Salem, SD ( 19.76 mi. )
- Unityville, SD ( 20.10 mi. )
- Trent, SD ( 20.48 mi. )
- Crooks, SD ( 20.61 mi. )
- Canova, SD ( 21.66 mi. )
- Egan, SD ( 22.21 mi. )
- Rumpus Ridge, SD ( 22.30 mi. )
- Canistota, SD ( 23.15 mi. )
- Buffalo Ridge, SD ( 23.42 mi. )
- Renner, SD ( 24.02 mi. )
- Howard, SD ( 24.12 mi. )
- Sinai, SD ( 24.40 mi. )
- Lake Sinai, SD ( 24.55 mi. )
- Ellis, SD ( 25.65 mi. )
- Flandreau, SD ( 25.72 mi. )
- Oldham, SD ( 26.12 mi. )
- Palisade, SD ( 26.68 mi. )
- Vilas, SD ( 27.40 mi. )
- Spencer, SD ( 28.39 mi. )
- Monroe, SD ( 28.93 mi. )
- Sioux Falls, SD ( 29.58 mi. )
- Epiphany, SD ( 29.65 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 57042Latitude: 43.891600
Longitude: -97.068900
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 1666.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 605