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Census counts: 2,352 in 1890, 3,018 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 2 maps from 1950 on.
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Madison TownshipDaviess County, IN
Population 3,018: a town in Indiana.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Evking22 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
3,018
2025 Census estimate · −0.4% since 2020
Median home value
$176K
Census ACS
Household income
$67K
median
Median age
36.5
years
Jobs based here
1,208
Balanced
TownGrade
B
#266 of 585 in IN
Is Madison Township a good place to live?
Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. Its best grade is for cost of living: a typical home costs about $176K, 2.6 years of the Washington area’s $69K median household income. The trade-off is health (D): CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 88% of the country. Overall, that makes a B, good for 266th of 585 in Indiana. On that grade it does better than 64% of U.S. towns. Of the 570 Indiana towns we compare, none has a lower typical rent than Madison Township. 30% of residents are under 18 in the town, above both the Indiana town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for schools, B for incomes, B− for walkability and B for hazard risk.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · FEMA National Risk Index.
How Madison Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Madison Township is from typical.
Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnAOpen →HealthGreene County General Hospital 16.6 miles awayDOpen →SchoolsBeat 61% of Indiana districts on tests and graduationBOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 39% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →Jobs & income$67K median household incomeBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7 of 20; 11.3% of households have no car; 1.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landDOpen →History1 notable person born hereB−Open →Civic life5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Madison Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Madison Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOdon Water Utilities, Inc.No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers84% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Madison Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDaviess County Circuit Court ClerkDaviess County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP code4756247562 100%Census 2020
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 Township.
Madison Township trades workers with Washington and other neighbors, but it has little public open land.
HealthD
More of Madison Township’s adults feel lonely than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town
21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Madison Township. Among adults in the town, 17% report frequent physical distress.
12%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Madison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better19 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Madison Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20.5% | 15.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.5% | 8.9% |
Greene County General Hospital
16.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
14th
percentile among IN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Madison Township
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 9 inches of snow a winter.
9″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–42°
Spring43–65°
Summer63–85°
Fall44–67°
Oct 31
typical first frost
Apr 9
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
About one in seven working residents works right in Madison Township
Madison Township has about as many jobs (1,208) as working residents, but only 159 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 31.4 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
In Madison Township, 5.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 15% of working residents work locally. Jobs in Madison Township grew by 230 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,208. The mean commuting time for Madison Township comes to 31 minutes.
15%work in town
| Madison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Madison Township15%
Washington8%
Van Buren Township7%
Odon5%
Barr Township5%
17 mi
median commute distance
1,208
jobs based in Madison Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Madison Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with just over three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Madison Township is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 52% come from inland flooding and 17% from earthquakes.
39risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsD
0.4% of Madison Township is conserved land
Just 93 of its 23,416 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Madison Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
Trails run 0.5 miles in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Madison Township: one, of 6 acres.
0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 93 of 23,416 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Odon city park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Madison Township
19pages on Madison Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Madison Township; the nearest are
Indiana University-BloomingtonUniversity or college · Public · Bloomington31.7 mi$12,144 in-state tuitionIllinois Eastern Community CollegesCommunity college · Public · Olney, IL60.7 mi$5,260 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Madison Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Madison Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Madison Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,018 (up from 2,840 at 2010) and it contained 1,276 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 614 ft
Madison Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Madison Township.
Elmore TownshipVan Buren TownshipPerry TownshipCass TownshipTaylor TownshipMadison Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | #266 | B | A | — | B | D |
| Elmore Township | — | — | A+ | — | B | C− |
| Van Buren Township | #296 | B | A− | — | B | D |
| Perry Township | #372 | B− | A | — | B+ | C− |
| Cass Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C |
Elmore Township and Taylor Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Madison Township, Elmore Township, Van Buren Township, Perry Township and Taylor Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Cass Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Madison Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Madison Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Madison Township, IN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Madison Township grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #266 of 585 in Indiana. It grades D for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Madison Township, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.