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Madison is a small town of 2,242 people in Rockingham County, North Carolina. It's about 22 miles from Greensboro, NC and 84 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $830 a month.
2,242people
$185kTypical home
$830/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
242Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,242
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 633 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 22 mi to Greensboro, NC
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,166/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (97 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (199 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,598 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to GSO airport
- 20 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 600 ft
- 162 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 426 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 85 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rockingham County: R+36 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk