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About Madison
City in Alabama, United StatesMadison is a city located primarily in Madison County, near the northern border of the U.S. state of Alabama. Madison extends west into neighboring Limestone County. The city is included in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area, the second-largest in the state, and is also included in the merged Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The population was 56,933 at the 2020 census. Madison is an enclave of Huntsville, which surrounds it on all sides, though there are some small unincorporated lands within Madison in Madison and Limestone counties and along the border with Huntsville. Madison was mostly a small city for many years, with its population being around 400-500 for much of its hist…
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How Madison ranks
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Housing in Madison
The typical Madison home is worth about $376,000, up 0.9% in a year, 56% above the Alabama typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Madison
Safety Grade B
Madison reports less crime per resident than 55% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Madison
Full picture →Most working residents leave Madison for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Huntsville (56%), Decatur (4%) and Redstone Arsenal (2%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
Health in Madison
Health Grade A
Healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Alabama
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Madison
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Madison
Full climate →Madison has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Madison
All Madison schools →School Grade A+
The public schools Madison’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 96% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AL. Ratings are from neighbors.
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