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Madison County Courthouse (Built 1829), Madison, Virginia

MadisonVA

A town of 273. A regional job hub with 308 jobs.

Photo: Calvin Beale · Public domain
Population
273
residents
Typical home
$398K
+3.1% in a year
Household income
$66K
median
Median age
39.8
years
Jobs based here
308
A job hub

What makes Madison stand out

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Small town

273 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Madison

Most working residents leave Madison for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Charlottesville (9%), University of Virginia (6%) and Culpeper (5%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

5%work in town

Where working residents work

In Madison5%
Charlottesville9%
University of Virginia6%
Culpeper5%
Richmond3%
24 mi
median commute distance
308
jobs based in Madison
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 32% of U.S. communities.

32risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
32Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesEarthquakes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Madison has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–47°
Spring42–67°
Summer63–86°
Fall45–68°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 7
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Madison is

Madison beats the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

32 measures vs. Virginia
1 better21 too close to call10 worse
What stands outMadisonVA
More adults treating high blood pressure80.7%76.8%
More adults with COPD9.3%6.2%
UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center
14.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

A typical Madison home is worth about $398K

The typical Madison home is worth about $398,000, up 3.1% in a year, close to the Virginia typical home.

$398KZillow home value

Typical home value

Madison$398K
Virginia$415K
+3.1%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in February
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A job hub

Every workday, about 304 people come to Madison for work

Where Madison’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Charlottesville Charlottesville 9% 6% → University of Virginia University of Virginia 6% 5% → Culpeper Culpeper 5% 3% → Richmond Richmond 3% 3% → Norfolk Norfolk 3% 3% → Rio Rio 3% Madison · 5% stay
308jobs based in Madison
5%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

HABS VA-1385 (sheet 1 of 2) - Arrington Farm House, Route 29, north of Intersection of Route 634 and Route 29
1933 · HABS VA-1385 (sheet 1 of 2) - Arrington Farm House, Route 29, north of Intersection of Route 634 and Route 29 · Wikimedia Commons
Madison’s story

Madison in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.

HABS VA-1385 (sheet 1 of 2) - Arrington Farm House, Route 29, north of Intersection of Route 634 and Route 29HABS VA-1385 (sheet 2 of 2) - Arrington Farm House, Route 29, north of Intersection of Route 634 and Route 29HABS VA-1385 (sheet 2 of 2) - Arrington Farm House, Route 29, north of Intersection of Route 634 and Route 29
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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Madison

6 notable people were born in Madison.

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About Madison

Town in Virginia, United States

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Madison is a town in and the county seat of Madison County, Virginia, United States. The population was 205 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
205
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
604 ft
ZIP code
22727
Area code
540

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