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Madison vs Coolspring Township

214 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.4× in Madison) and trails (4.6× in Coolspring Township).

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Madison, INAn outdoors townIndiana · 12,223 people
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Coolspring Township, INOne of the healthiest townsLaPorte County · 15,637 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Madison

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Madison$1,440/mo
Typical home $248K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $820/mo · Housing →
Coolspring Township$1,160/mo
Typical home $199K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $943/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Madison and Coolspring Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

Coolspring Township gets 53 more inches of snow a year

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
MadisonCoolspring Township
Snow a year12″65″
January low24°F17°F
July high88°F82°F
Growing season (days)201d191d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th11th
Outdoors & history
MadisonCoolspring Township
Trails1 mi6 mi
Conserved land10.4%2.9%
National Register places5—
Archive photos18—
Community
MadisonCoolspring Township
Library hours a week51 hrs57 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Report cards

Madison places higher on 13 of 20 IN lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Indiana ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Where they are

214 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Madison ↔ Coolspring Township214 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MadisonCoolspring Township
People
Population 12,223Lowest 15,637Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.3%Lowest IN: +4.7% +6.6%Highest IN: +4.7%
Median age 44.4±1.9Highest 17% above IN 39.5±3.6Lowest 4% above IN
Madison and Coolspring Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18%±2.7Lowest IN: 23.3% 21.6%±3.2Highest IN: 23.3%
Coolspring Township and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20%±2.8Lowest IN: 16.8% 23.1%±2.8Highest IN: 16.8%
Coolspring Township and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.8%Highest IN: 29.5% 22.7%Lowest IN: 29.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±1.4Lowest IN: 5.8% 4.9%±1.4Highest IN: 5.8%
Coolspring Township and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,183±$5kLowest 15% below IN $61,875±$7kHighest 14% below IN
Coolspring Township and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $203,100±$19kHighest 7% below IN $199,000±$13kLowest 9% below IN
Madison and Coolspring Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $820±$68Lowest 23% below IN $943±$39Highest 11% below IN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,343Lowest 17% below IN $1,439Highest 11% below IN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.1%±9.9Lowest IN: 48.1% 52.8%±9.6Highest IN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 14.9%Lowest IN: 12.3% 17%Highest IN: 12.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.1%Lowest IN: 70.6% 63.9%Highest IN: 70.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 13 yrs older than IN 1976Highest same as IN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 20% below IN 22 minHighest 8% below IN
Work from home 7.3%±2.7Lowest IN: 10.7% 7.4%±2.8Highest IN: 10.7%
Coolspring Township and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 38.5%Highest 13.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.3 miLowest 11.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.59Highest 1.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Madison Township (9%)Michigan City (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Coolspring TownshipFew work in Madison
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.4%Highest 2.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 6.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 10Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 58.9Highest 13.3Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#319 of 350 in IN
School district —Michigan City Area Schools
High school in town —Michigan City High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 15.9
Indiana average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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