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Madison is a big small town of 12,223 people in Jefferson County, Indiana. It's about 42 miles from Columbus, IN and 43 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $820 a month.
12,223people
$203kTypical home
$820/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
223Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,223
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,415 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Louisville, KY
- 42 mi to Columbus, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,281/mo)
- Median rent $820/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to CVG airport
- 44 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 879 ft
- 435 mi to the ocean
- 185 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+36 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk