About one in 3 of Madison’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Madison (9%), Hanover (4%) and Columbus (2%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

39%work in town

Where working residents work

In Madison39%

Madison9%

Hanover4%

Columbus2%

Seymour1%

4 mi

median commute distance

7,659

jobs based in Madison

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Health

Healthier than 36% of U.S. towns

Madison beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

C+Health Grade

32 measures vs. Indiana

0 better30 too close to call2 worse

What stands out	Madison	IN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	20%	15.4%
More adults who have had cancer	9.6%	8.3%

Norton-King's Daughters' Health

4.6 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

59th

percentile among IN towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.

80risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

paid flood claims since 1978

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Madison has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–43°

Spring44–65°

Summer64–85°

Fall45–67°

Oct 31

typical first frost

Apr 11

typical last frost

+1.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Housing

Homes in Madison sell for about $324K

The median sale price was $324,000 in May 2026.

$324Kmedian sale price

Market temperature

days on market

94.7%

sale-to-list price

homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Get outside

1 miles of trails in Madison

10.4% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.

Map of trails and conserved land in Madison

ConservedTrails

Lanier Mansion State Historic Site9 acres

Bicentennial Park0.2 mi of trails · 4 acres

Directions

Crystal Beach Swimming Pool2 acres

1863 · Lieutenant Colonel William G. Mank provides the eulogy at the funeral of Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Glass, Madison, India… · Wikimedia Commons

Madison’s story

Madison in pictures

18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 5 places on the National Register.

1863Lieutenant Colonel William G. Mank provides the eulogy at t…
1865South-eastern view of
1866View of Madison, Ind
1901Hon. W.J. Bryan addressing the thousands assembled at Madis…
2005Madison, IN P4090034

Lieutenant Colonel William G. Mank provides the eulogy at the funeral of Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Glass

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Landmarks

5 places in Madison on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

Charles L. Shrewsbury HouseBuilt 1848 · National Historic Landmark

Jefferson County JailBuilt 1850

Crawford-Whitehead-Ross House

About Madison

City in Indiana, United States

Official town website ↗

Madison is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. As of the 2020 census, Madison had a population of 12,357. Over 55,000 people live within 15 miles (24 km) of downtown Madison. Madison is the largest city along the Ohio River between Louisville and Cincinnati. In 2006, the majority of Madison's downtown area was designated a National Historic Landmark—133 blocks of the downtown area is known as the Madison Historic Landmark District.

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