Madison CenterCT
A town of 1,981.
Is Madison Center a good place to live?
36% of residents are 65 or older in Madison Center, above both Connecticut’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). Of the 156 Connecticut towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Madison Center. We don’t grade Madison Center yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Madison Center stand out
Where Madison Center beats most towns.
Madison Center lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 22% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Yale Bowl and 82 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Madison Center. Close and well known come first.
19 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
13 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park
30 mi Theme parkLake Compounce
30 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
34 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
33 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney StadiumPhoto credits
Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gillette Castle State Park: Original uploader was Kevinpepin at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
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Moving to Madison Center: who provides what
Madison Center is unincorporated, so New Haven 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 Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Madison Center.
With 2.1 jobs for every working resident, Madison Center draws in 1,679 commuters
Most working residents leave Madison Center for work: only 7% work in town. At $178,000, Madison Center’s median household income is where Connecticut’s towns sit at $109,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Since 2013, Madison Center has added 268 jobs, to 1,734 in 2023.
| Madison Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $178,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.6% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 5.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Madison Center
Madison Center has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 21°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Madison Center, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of Madison Center’s adults report frequent mental distress than in the typical Connecticut or U.S. town
11% of adults report frequent mental distress in Madison Center. Among 155 Connecticut towns, just 7 have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Madison Center. 28% of adults feel lonely in Madison Center.
| Madison Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 5.7% | 9.7% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Madison Center | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.3% | 14.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.4% | 10% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.8% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Madison Center has set aside 7.9% of its land for conservation
2.7 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Madison Center’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile.
| Madison Center | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.4 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.9% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fence Creek Meadow | — | 12 |
| 2. Tuxis Pond-A | 0.1 mi | 8 |
| 3. Tuxis-Gull Rock | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Madison Center sells for about $1.4M at the median
61% of Madison Center households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Madison Center
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Madison Center; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Madison Center residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
Every workday, about 1,679 people come to Madison Center for work
Where Madison Center’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Madison Center’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Madison Center.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Center | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Madison | #9 | A | D | A+ | A | A+ |
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Questions about Madison Center
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Madison Center, CT a good place to live?
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