2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Franklin, TN vs Towson, MD

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- The median age of a home in Franklin is 168.2% younger than the median age of a home in Towson.
 Franklin, TNTowson, MDUnited States
 Median Home Age225942
 Median Home Cost$784,100$427,300$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months25.0%8.8%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.81.0%32.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.142.5%52.0%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$5.6$10.9$11.0
 Homes Owned62.7%54.4%57.4%
 Housing Vacant4.3%7.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented33.0%38.0%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Franklin, TNTowson, MDUnited States
 Average Rent$2,280$2,110$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,600$1,160$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,640$1,340$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,850$1,650$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,310$2,140$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,860$2,450$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Franklin, TNTowson, MDUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.7%4.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%0.9%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.5%0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.7%0.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.1%1.2%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Franklin, TNTowson, MDUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.8%0.8%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.3%0.3%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.2%0.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%0.4%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.3%0.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.7%2.3%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9992.1%4.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9998.1%21.8%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99920.3%25.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99925.2%15.7%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99928.2%18.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9999.9%4.7%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9992.2%2.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.9%1.2%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.8%0.9%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Franklin, TNTowson, MDUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 201423.8%5.7%13.6%
 2000 to 200923.8%5.7%13.6%
 1990 to 199926.3%7.2%13.6%
 1980 to 198911.4%9.2%13.2%
 1970 to 19796.1%12.4%14.8%
 1960 to 196926.3%7.2%13.6%
 1950 to 19591.8%25.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.5%9.3%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier1.8%12.0%12.2%
Reviews for Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  More

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Reviews for Towson    3 Reviews

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  More

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