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A borough of 16,447 people in New Jersey
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Map of Madison: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land9.2%252 of 2,751 acres
Trails6.0 mi1.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1315 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, US
16,937Population
4.3 sq miArea
266 ftElevation

Madison is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 16,937, an increase of 1,092 (+6.9%) from the 2010 census count of 15,845, which in turn reflected a drop in population of 685 (−4.1%) from the 16,530 counted in the 2000 census. Madison is noted for its historic railroad station, which is located on the Morris & Essex Lines, one of the nation's first commuter railroads. Many wealthy residents of Manhattan relocated to Madison and its surrounding communities since the rail line offered direct transport to New York City. Madison is known as "the Rose City" and was named in honor of President James Madison.…

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ZIP code07940
Area code973
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Housing in Madison

$1.03M▲ 8.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Madison home is worth about $1,033,000, up 8.2% in a year, 78% above the New Jersey typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market19
Sale-to-list108.1%
Sold in May24
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Safety Grade A+

Madison reports less crime per resident than 96% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Madison 0
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Madison 1.9
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Madison’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 90% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#37Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictMadison Public School DistrictSchools8

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 NJ. Ratings are from neighbors.

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