#1Madison
Jefferson County · 12,304 peopleCivic life grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall C+ · #405 of 585 in IN
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Madison, #1 on this list · Charles L. Shrewsbury House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMadison ranks first on civic life among Indiana’s 571 towns of 2,500+; 160 of the 571 grade A− or better on civic life nationally.
The Civic life grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): library visits per resident (IMLS), community nonprofits (IRS) and volunteering groups. How grades work
#1Civic life grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall C+ · #405 of 585 in IN
#2Civic life grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B · #303 of 585 in IN
#3Civic life grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall C+ · #404 of 585 in IN
Civic life grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 8 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
571 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.
Madison (Jefferson County) ranks first on civic life among 571 towns, with an A+; Washington Township and Princeton follow.
The Civic life grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): library visits per resident (IMLS), community nonprofits (IRS) and volunteering groups. Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a civic life grade (571 in Indiana). 22 towns of 2,500+ lack the figures and are listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Indiana page.
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.