Madison TownshipMI
A town of 7,538.
Is Madison Township a good place to live?
Madison Township grades C overall, ranked 542nd of 697 in Michigan, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, residents are less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 14% of residents are under 18 in Madison Township, below both the Michigan town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). On the outdoors, just 99 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns.
What makes Madison Township stand out
Where Madison Township beats most towns.
How Madison Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Madison Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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 Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Madison Township.
Madison Township trades workers with Adrian and other neighbors, but it has little public open land and has many renters stretched by housing costs.
For health, Madison Township earns a C−
42% of Madison Township adults have obesity. Madison Township beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 19% of Madison Township adults report frequent mental distress.
| Madison Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 36% |
| What stands out | Madison Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.2% | 10.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.3% | 6.9% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 9.8% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Madison Township beat 73% of Michigan districts
Its public schools are run by the Madison School District. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Madison High School, with 439 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 753 | B |
| Madison High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 439 | B |
| Ruth McGregor Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 352 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
Madison Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Madison Township
Madison Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Madison Township
Madison Township has about as many jobs (2,523) as working residents, but only 254 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Madison Township for work: only 9% work in town. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Madison Township. Since 2011, Madison Township has added 306 jobs, to 2,523 in 2021.
| Madison Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 5.6% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.3% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
The typical home in Madison Township is valued at about $228K
64.5% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 50.4% across Michigan.
The typical Madison Township home is worth about $228,000, up 4% in a year, 13% below the Michigan typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Madison Township reports more crime per resident than 59% of U.S. towns
Madison Township’s property crime rate is 13.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Madison Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.8 per 1,000 residents | 7.8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Conserved land covers 1.5% of Madison Township
Just 286 of its 19,490 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Madison Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
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 Michigan.
Madison Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Madison Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | #542 | C | B− | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Adrian | #611 | C− | B | C− | B− | C− |
| Dover Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Adrian Township | #257 | B+ | B | A | B− | C− |
| Palmyra Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Fairfield Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
Dover Township, Palmyra Township and Fairfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Dover Township, Palmyra Township and Fairfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Madison Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Madison Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Madison Township, MI a good place to live?
Madison Township grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #542 of 697 in Michigan. It grades C− for health, C+ for safety and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Madison Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.