MadisonCA
A town of 805, settled in 1877.
Is Madison a good place to live?
Madison’s trail density is 2.3 miles per square mile, against 1.0 in California’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Madison has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
805 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Madison: who provides what
Madison is unincorporated, so Yolo County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Madison.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Community HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 10 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Top of a very high hazard risk in Madison: drought
In Madison, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 88 of 100. FEMA puts 42% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 26% to earthquakes. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2020.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Madison stands out in California and nationally: a larger share of its residents live below the poverty line
Madison: 0.5% of working residents work locally. Its average trip to work is 18 minutes, where California’s towns sit at 28 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Woodland (10%), Esparto (10%) and Sacramento (7%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
| Madison | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 38% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Madison
July afternoons reach 96°, January nights drop to 38° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Madison is
16% of adults report frequent mental distress in Madison. Against the California average, Madison comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. In Madison, 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 22% worry about having enough food.
| Madison | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Madison | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 17.2% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lake Berryessa and 42 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Madison. Close and well known come first.
16 mi LakeLake Berryessa
40 mi Theme parkSix Flags Discovery Kingdom
25 mi Stadium & arenaARCO Arena
28 mi State parkSutter's Fort
39 mi MountainSutter Buttes
27 mi State parkGovernor's Mansion State Historic ParkPhoto credits
Lake Berryessa: Unknown, Public domain · Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Tinned Elk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · Sutter Buttes: Expedition 32 crew/NASA, Public domain · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0
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Everything we know about Madison
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Madison
About 0 of every 100 Madison residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
99% of working residents leave Madison for work
Where Madison’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Madison
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Madison, CA a good place to live?
Madison has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.