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Living & Working

Franklin County has been and always will be a great place to live, work, and raise a family. Since 1986, the FCADC has worked hard to keep the “American Dream” alive for our residents.

Quality of Life

Education

Franklin County provides a broad spectrum of educational opportunities ranging from pre-school through post-secondary.

The County is served by six public school districts, the Franklin County Career & Technology Center, three colleges/universities, and a satellite location of the Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC). Franklin County is also home to the prestigious Mercersburg Academy as well as other private institutions. Franklin County is within a two hour drive of Penn State University (University Park), one hour drive of the HACC main campus, and one-half hour drive from Gettysburg College and Dickinson College. In addition, the Hagerstown, MD Community College (HCC), Kaplan College of Hagerstown, MD, Mount St. Mary's University, and The University System of Maryland at Hagerstown are within a 15 minute drive of Franklin County.

School District Enrolloment
Chambersburg 8,883
Fannett-Metal 618
Greencastle-Antrim 3,165
Shippensburg 3,476
Tuscarora 2,814
Waynesboro 4,250

 

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2009-2010 Public Schools Enrollments

Colleges and Universities include:

  • Shippensburg University (rated Top 100 of America's Best Colleges 2010 (Tier 1 North) for Master's Degree Programs by US News and World Report)
  • Penn State University Mont Alto Campus (rated Top 50 America’s Best National Colleges 2010 by US News and World Report)
  • Wilson College (rated Top 25 of America's Best Colleges 2010 (Tier 1 North) for Baccalaureate Colleges by US News and World Report)
Source: US News and World Report, America’s Best College’s 2010

 

Crime Rate

Franklin County boasts an extremely low crime rate across all categories of offenses.

  • In 2008, the crime rate was 1.9% per 100,000 people.
Source: The Pennsylvania State Police, Uniform Crime Reporting System, Offenses Reported by County 2008

Housing

Franklin County offers a wide range of affordable housing opportunities.

  • 2008 Median Value of owner occupied housing was estimated to be $185,300
  • 57,090 total estimated housing units
  • 3,469 total estimated vacant housing units
Source: US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, American Community Survey, Selected Housing Characteristics 2008

Income

(2008 Inflation Adjusted Dollars)

  • 2008 Median Household Income was estimated to be $54,145
  • 2008 Per Capita Personal Income was estimated to be $25,944
Source: US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, American Community Survey, Selected Economic Characteristics 2008

Health Care

Summit Health is highly recognized as a cost effective, high-quality healthcare system. Summit Health is the parent company to:

  • Chambersburg Hospital
    240 bed acute and critical care facitlity providing diagnostic, behavioral health, and surgical services with 24-hour emergency room service

  • Waynesboro Hospital (Ranked #1 Place to Work in Healthcare in the Nation 2008 by Modern Healthcare magazine)
    64 bed full service diagnostic and therapeutic center, providing acute and critical care services, and surgical services with 24-hour emergency room

Franklin County is also served by two advanced life support companies. Expansions at both hospitals are expected in the near future. Chambersburg and Waynesboro Hospitals are supported by a broad network of Board Certified Physicians operating several outpatient and medical clinics.

  • Chambersburg Hospital ranked "Top 5% in the Nation" by HealthGrades for coronary interventional procedures
  • Waynesboro Hospital Emergency Department ranked in 99th percentile by Press Ganey for patient satisfaction
  • Both hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JACHO)

In addition, Johns Hopkins Medical Center and the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center are within 75 miles.

Source: Summit Health, Annual Report 2009