Family Circle magazine rated Franklin as one of the top 10 places to raise a family in the United States. The town is featured in a cover story in the August 2007 issue of the magazine which described the 10 communities as perfect places to
live. You can see the entry on Franklin by clicking here. To view the full article, click here.
In a July 2, 2007 letter to Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting, Editor-in-Chief Linda Fears noted that the magazine was honoring towns that offer what most parents and children want – affordable houses, good jobs, top-rated schools, open spaces, and a lot less stress. She also noted that Franklin was a place where families can thrive.
In the article, it was noted that:
When Americans choose an area to live in, most of us yearn for the same things: fewer crowds; less concrete and hassles; more serenity, nature, and neighbors we can count on. That’s why Family Circle singled out these small cities, where living costs, commute times, and crime rates are low, and the educational and cultural scenes are way above average. In all of them, moms and dads are stepping up to help their children thrive; they volunteer in schools, coach sports teams, and keep bike trails clean. As the people in these top towns will tell you, life is good.
CBS TV’s Early Show featured Franklin last week during an interview with Family Circle’s editor Linda Fears. To view the CBS video and report click here. The honor was also featured in a Milford Daily News story which can be seen by clicking here.
Kudos to the community. This is an honor in which we can all take pride.
Family Circle chose Franklin and the other communities with the help of On Board, a New York City research firm providing real estate and demographic data. With its help, Family Circle assembled a list of 1,850 places with populations between 15,000 and 150,000 and a high concentration of households with an average income of $65,000. From that, 800 localities were selected based on the magazine’s family-friendly criteria, including cost of living, jobs, schools, healthcare, air quality, green space, and crime rate. Family Circle assessed which towns best met those standards and ranked them according to state. The magazine then selected the winners from the highest-rated towns in the top 10 states nationwide.
