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A town of 9,637, settled in 1867. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Few places in the country grade higher. Madeira earns an A+, 33rd of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The median household earns $168K, its schools rank ahead of 97% of Ohio towns, and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 96% of the country. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $524K for a typical one and 6.5 times the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. 75% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Madeira, against 24% in Ohio’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 20 of Ohio’s 307 towns score higher on safety. Madeira Railroad Depot is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Madeira beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Madeira Elementary School | K–5 | 867 |
| St. Gertrude School | K–8 | 303 |
| Madeira Middle School | 6–8 | 395 |
| Widest gap | Madeira | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.6% | 14.1% |
Where Madeira’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Madeira is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 6%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 600 in 1920, 9,487 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 7 maps from 1898 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Madeira. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
9 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
9 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
8 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Madeira, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Madeira.
Madeira has schools in the top 5% of Ohio and has less food insecurity than most of Ohio, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Ohio.
At 6.5 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income, the typical home (about $524K) costs more against local pay than in 96% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $8,750, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Madeira is $1,777 a month. The typical Madeira home is worth about $524,000, up 3.1% in a year, about twice the Ohio typical home. 92% of Madeira households own their home.
| Madeira | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,777 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 92% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A+ ranks #15 of the 993 Ohio towns we grade for schools. Its A+ for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $524K.
Its public schools are run by the Madeira City school district. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Madeira High School, with 438 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madeira Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 867 | A+ |
| Madeira High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 438 | A+ |
| Madeira Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 395 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 5.6% of its 6,857 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide. Against the 1,769 U.S. towns with household incomes like Madeira’s, it is healthier than 73%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
9.3% of adults report frequent physical distress in Madeira. Only 7 of the 993 Ohio towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Madeira. 13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Madeira.
| Madeira | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Madeira | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.6% | 14.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 15.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Violent crime is rare: 5 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
Madeira’s property crime rate is 3.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Madeira | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.6 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McDonald Commons | 0.1 mi | 13 |
| 2. Nelle V. Hosbrook Bird Sanctuary and Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Madeira.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
30.4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Since 2013, Madeira has added 293 jobs, to 2,801 in 2023. Most working residents leave Madeira for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Cincinnati (31%), Blue Ash (7%) and Kenwood (3%).
| Madeira | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $168,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Madeira has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
15 within 15 miles of the center of Madeira
About 2 of every 100 Madeira residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
City in Ohio, United States
Madeira is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 9,487 at the 2020 census. A residential suburb of Cincinnati, Madeira has a small downtown and some light industry.
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7 towns share a border with Madeira.
At #33 in OH, it grades higher overall than all 6 graded towns on its borders; The Village of Indian Hill (A) comes closest. Silverton next door grades lower for schools (C to Madeira’s A+) and higher for cost of living (B+ to D).
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeira | #33 | A+ | D | A | A+ | A+ |
| The Village of Indian Hill | #146 | A | D | — | A+ | A |
| Columbia Township | #825 | C | C− | — | C | A− |
| Cincinnati | #957 | D | C+ | D− | C | C |
| Silverton | #398 | B+ | B+ | — | C | C+ |
| Sycamore Township | #462 | B | C− | — | B | A |
| Kenwood | #230 | A− | D− | — | A+ | A |
| Concorde Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
The Village of Indian Hill, Columbia Township, Silverton, Sycamore Township and Kenwood report no FBI crime data of their own. Concorde Hills isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Madeira with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Madeira grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #33 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A+ for health, A for safety and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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