Madison TownshipMorgan County, IN
A town of 10,486. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Madison Township a good place to live?
Madison Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $269K, 3.4 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 113th of 585 in Indiana. On the plus side, the median household earns $96K. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. On history, just 24 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Madison Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
What makes Madison Township stand out
Where Madison Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Madison Township for work
Where Madison Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Madison Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Madison Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Lucas Oil Stadium and 38 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Madison Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
31 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
15 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
19 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
14 mi Zoo & aquariumIndianapolis ZooPhoto credits
Lucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Memorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indianapolis Zoo: User:Durin-en, CC BY-SA 2.5
Moving to Madison Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Madison Township, and how to reach them.
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 looks healthier within Indiana than nationally and sends most of its workers to Indianapolis and beyond.
0% of Madison Township is conserved land
5.3 miles of trail. In Madison Township, the trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Madison Township beat 71% of Indiana districts
Its public schools are run by Mooresville Con School Corp. 665 students attend Madison Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Madison Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 665 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
About half of Madison Township’s working residents commute to Indianapolis
Madison Township has 501 jobs for its 5,346 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Madison Township for work: only 2% work in town. Employers in Madison Township added 98 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 501. 4.2% of residents live below the poverty line here. Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles.
| Madison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 7.8% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Madison Township
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 26 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Young adults are less common in Madison Township than in Indiana
Among residents in Madison Township, 20% are 65 or older. Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). In Madison Township, the median age is 42.5 years. This Indiana town is growing: up 2.8% since 2020, to 10,486 residents (2025 estimate).
| Madison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42.5 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Madison Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.3% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.9% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Madison Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
One claim on flood insurance has been paid out in Madison Township since 2026. Compared with 57% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. FEMA puts 53% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to tornadoes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Madison Township is less healthy than 51% of U.S. towns
Within Indiana it is healthier than 72% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Against the 9,168 U.S. towns with household incomes like Madison Township’s, it is less healthy than 70%, so it trails even them.
For adults in Madison Township, the share who smoke cigarettes is 16%. In Madison Township, nearly a quarter of adults get no exercise outside work.
| Madison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Madison Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.9% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Madison Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Madison Township
About 3 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 fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,705 and it contained 3,608 housing units.
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- Area
- 28 sq mi
- Elevation
- 732 ft
Madison Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Madison Township.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; White River Township (A−) comes closest. White River Township next door grades higher for schools (A+ to Madison Township’s B+) and lower for cost of living (C+ to A−).
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | #113 | A− | A− | — | B+ | B− |
| Harrison Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | C+ |
| Brown Township | #203 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Clay Township | #401 | B− | A− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Decatur Township | #565 | D | B− | — | C | C− |
| Indianapolis | — | — | C | D | — | — |
| White River Township | #127 | A− | C+ | — | A+ | B |
| Mooresville | #229 | B+ | B+ | — | B+ | C |
Harrison Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Madison Township, Harrison Township, Brown Township, Clay Township, Decatur Township, White River Township and Mooresville report no FBI crime data of their own. Indianapolis 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 A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #113 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools. Walkability 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−.