2025 Development Report

• 1st Best Towns in Tennessee (Niche Rankings 2015) • 1st Best Southern Town (Garden and Guns Magazine 2014) • Most Romantic Towns (Travel & Leisure 2014) • Charming Small Towns of the South (USA Today 2014) • Top 10 Downtowns (Livability.com 2014) • America’s Favorite Towns (Travel and Leisure Magazine 2013)

• Best Place for Job Seekers (Nerd Wallet 2013) • Where the Jobs Are (CNN Money Magazine 2012)

• Top 10 for Historic Preservation (Preservation Network 2012) • Most Business Friendly Cities in TN (Beacon Center 2012) • Most Beautiful Towns (Rand McNally Best of the Road 2011)

• Most Romantic Main Street (National Trust for Historic Preservation 2010) • Distinctive Destination (National Trust for Historic Preservation 2009) • Top Ten Great Neighborhood (American Planning Association 2009) • Top 10 Places to Retire (Money Magazine 2003) • Great American Main Street Award (1995) Franklin is a thriving, vibrant community with a high quality of life for residents and corporate citizens. Today, the city contains 45 square miles and about 93,000 residents. Franklin offers 21 public parks and protects seven local historic districts. It is among the safest cities in the country and widely recognized for its outstanding quality of life and an attractive place to build a business and raise a family.

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