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Madison is a small town of 2,788 people in Boone County, West Virginia. It's about 22 miles from Charleston, WV and 147 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $944 a month.
2,788people
$148kTypical home
$944/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
17"Snow
204Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,788
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 365 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Columbus, OH
- 22 mi to Charleston, WV
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$933/mo)
- Median rent $944/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 204 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 161 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to CRW airport
- 146 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,322 ft
- 242 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Boone County: R+57 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk