Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,284.
Madison Township’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Madison Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 66 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Madison Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Madison Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Madison Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1863 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
Explore the history →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.
Ordered by what stands out in Madison Township.
Most working residents leave Madison Township for work: only 1% work in town. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Madison Township, above both Indiana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Madison Township has lost 27 jobs, to 26 in 2023.
| Madison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Madison Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 41% of Madison Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Madison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Madison Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.5% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Madison Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 16 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Madison Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana. 16% of residents are 65 or older in Madison Township.
| Madison Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 22% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Madison Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.6% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.6% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.8% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.8% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Madison Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
38 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
33 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
21 mi MuseumConner Prairie
37 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
34 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a yearLucas 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 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0
None within 15 miles of Madison Township; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Madison Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Madison Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Indiana, United States
Madison Township is one of six townships in Tipton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,286 (down from 1,396 at 2010) and it contained 571 housing units.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.
