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Outdoors in Madison
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How Madison ranks
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Housing in Madison
The typical Madison home is worth about $230,000, up 4.6% in a year, 14% below the Michigan typical home.
Safety in Madison
Safety Grade C+
Madison reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 58% report less.
Work & commute in Madison
Full picture →Most working residents leave Madison for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Adrian (22%), Ann Arbor (5%) and Raisin (3%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
Health in Madison
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 22% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Michigan
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Madison
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 22% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Madison
Full climate →Madison has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Madison
All Madison schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Madison’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 70% of Michigan’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 MI. Ratings are from neighbors.
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