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Housing in Madison

A typical Madison home is worth roughly $222,000

Home prices around Madison have risen about 65% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$222K
▲ 3.8% in a year · IN $260K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,030
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$886
IN $1,614

What kind of housing town is Madison?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The homes

59% of Madison households own their home

Half of Madison’s homes were built before 1938.

Owners and renters
Own 59%Rent 41%

Indiana: 71% own.

1938
typical home built · IN 1976
$886
median property tax bill · IN $1,614

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Price trend

Home prices up 65% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Madison rose 65% over the past 5 years, faster than across Indiana (53%). Last year prices rose 3.8%.

Madison areaIndiana
0%+50%+100%+150%200020052010201520202025
+3.8%
past year
+65%
past 5 years
+102%
past 10 years

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Madison, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Madison

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$287,000
Typical Madison home $222K

That covers a typical Madison home, with $65K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,300
Loan $1,100Tax $140Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030 a month here, $270 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Indiana typical property tax (0.74% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030

Renters already here pay a median of $905, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$740
1 bedroom$850
2 bedrooms$1,030
3 bedrooms$1,260
4 bedrooms$1,520
41%
of households rent · IN 29%
64
renter households
$905
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Madison vs. its neighbors

Madison is the 2nd least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Madison$222K*+3.8%†$1,030$128,409
Deer Creek$155K*+8.3%†$1,050$61,627
Clay$248K*+0.4%†$1,130$71,042
Democrat$246K*—$1,040$92,813

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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