Downsville vs Franklin

A side-by-side comparison of Downsville and Franklin: population, income, housing, and more.

Downsville and Franklin are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Franklin has the higher population (413 vs 254 in Downsville). Franklin has the higher median home value ($187,100 vs $175,000 in Downsville). Since 2019, Franklin's population has grown faster (+4.8% vs -51.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Downsville	Franklin
Population	254	413
Median age	55.5 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$80,000
Median home value	$175,000	$187,100
Median gross rent	—	$785
Housing units	231	216
Homeownership rate	60.0%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6%	36.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downsville	Franklin
Population	525 → 254 (-51.6%)	394 → 413 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$36,875 → $42,039 (+14.0%)	$58,333 → $80,000 (+37.1%)
Median home value	$105,300 → $175,000 (+66.2%)	$152,200 → $187,100 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $630 (-2.8%)	$809 → $785 (-3.0%)

Downsville

Population

525254

Median household income

$36,875$42,039

Median home value

$105,300$175,000

Median gross rent

$648$630

Franklin

Population

394413

Median household income

$58,333$80,000

Median home value

$152,200$187,100

Median gross rent

$809$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downsville	Franklin
Under 5	2.8%	4.4%
5 to 17	12.2%	13.1%
18 to 24	9.8%	4.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.5%
35 to 44	12.2%	14.0%
45 to 54	11.4%	9.4%
55 to 64	20.1%	19.6%
65 to 74	26.0%	15.5%
75 and over	5.5%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downsville	Franklin
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	83.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	4.8%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downsville	Franklin
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.0%
High school graduate	67.0%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	21.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downsville	Franklin
Drove alone	84.9%	58.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.8%
Walked	15.1%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	26.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downsville	Franklin
1-unit, detached	81.8%	58.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	41.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Downsville	Franklin
Poverty rate	18.5%	11.4%
Average household size	1.95	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	11	27
Median year structure built	1938	1938