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Madison vs Keller

146 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (14.8× in Madison) and property tax bill (2.9× in Madison).

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Madison, VAA regional job hubVirginia · 273 people

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Keller, VAA small town of 288Virginia · 288 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.

MadisonA regional job hub

Work308 jobsbased in Madison, a regional job hub

History12 archive photos & papers3 places on the National Register All about Madison →

KellerA small town of 288

Quiet strengthsKeller doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Keller →

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.

Jobs per worker14.8×

Madison is more of a job hub

Madison 3.85Keller 0.26

Property tax bill2.9×

Tax bills are bigger in Madison

Madison $2,050Keller $714

Bachelor’s degree++12.9 pts

More adults in Keller have a degree

Keller 28%Madison 15.1%

Average commute5 min

Keller has the shorter commute

Madison 33 minKeller 28 min

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

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

MadisonKeller

Snow a year16″7″

January low25°F 30°F

July high87°F 88°F

Growing season (days)204d 216d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd 71st

Outdoors & history

MadisonKeller

National Register places3 —

Archive photos12 3

Famous people born here6 —

Community

MadisonKeller

Library hours a week45 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Where they are

146 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MadisonVA KellerVA

Madison ↔ Keller146 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.

Only big differences vs Virginia average

MadisonKeller

People

Population 273Lowest 288Highest

Median age 39.8±9.5Lowest about the VA average 44.5±41.1Highest 14% above VA

Keller and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 24.2%±13.8Lowest VA: 21.7% 40.3%±29.8Highest VA: 21.7%

Keller and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 17.9%±9.9Lowest VA: 16.7% 26.4%±19.3Highest VA: 16.7%

Keller and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.1%Lowest VA: 42.2% 28%Highest VA: 42.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±5.1Lowest VA: 6.9% 0.7%±4.6Highest VA: 6.9%

Keller and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $65,625±$39kHighest 30% below VA $36,705±$20kLowest 61% below VA

Madison and Keller are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $334,400±$68k 13% below VA —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $990±$248Lowest 37% below VA $1,520±$1kHighest 4% below VA

Keller and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,050Highest 27% below VA $714Lowest 74% below VA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.8%±76.6Lowest VA: 48.5% 77.1%±48.5Highest VA: 48.5%

Keller and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 13.2%Lowest VA: 9.9% 42.1%Highest VA: 9.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 45.8%Lowest VA: 67.3% 49.6%Highest VA: 67.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1946Highest 38 yrs older than VA 1938Lowest 46 yrs older than VA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 20% above VA 28 minLowest about the VA average

Work from home 4%±5Highest VA: 18.3% 0%±18.6Lowest VA: 18.3%

Madison and Keller are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 5%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 9.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.85Highest 0.26Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Charlottesville (9%)Accomac (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KellerFew work in Madison

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 76.6Highest 61.5Lowest

Virginia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Madison neighborsTown Square →

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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.