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Organized in 1809, this town now has 2,821 residents.
Strong in places, weak in others. Its weakest subject is health — CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 93% of the country. Madison Township’s overall grade is C, better than 29% of U.S. towns. That places it 819th of 987 in Ohio. Walkability is weaker too. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. Schools are its strong suit (A−): its schools outperform 78% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $168K, 2.9 years of the Salem area’s $58K median household income.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
Where Madison Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Madison Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 8% |
Where Madison Township’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 Madison Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,387 in 1980, 2,922 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1937 on.
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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Madison Township.
Among adults in Madison Township, 16% have diabetes, above both the Ohio town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). In Madison Township, 34% of adults get no exercise outside work.
| Madison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Madison Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 8% |
| More smokers | 21.3% | 15.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Madison Township has 136 jobs for its 1,181 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 387 in 2013 to 136.
Madison Township had 136 jobs in 2023, down 251 from 2013. In Madison Township, the average commute is 35 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The median household income for Madison Township comes to $88,000. The top destinations are East Liverpool (6%), Lisbon (5%) and Salem (4%).
| Madison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
6.8 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. The biggest place to walk is Hellbender Bluff Park, 697 acres with 6.5 miles of trail. In Madison Township, the trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hellbender Bluff Park | 6.5 mi | 697 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 69% of U.S. communities. One claim on flood insurance has been paid out in Madison Township since 2015.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 20°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Madison Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
39 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
39 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
40 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
29 mi MuseumMeadowcroft RockshelterPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Madison Township
About 1 of every 100 Madison Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Madison Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,922.
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7 towns share a border with Madison Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | #819 | C | B | — | A− | D |
| Yellow Creek Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | D |
| St. Clair Township | #698 | C+ | B+ | — | A− | D |
| Wayne Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elkrun Township | #638 | B− | A− | — | B+ | D |
| Glenmoor | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C− |
| Liverpool Township | #840 | C | A− | — | C | D |
| Middleton Township | #310 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C |
Yellow Creek Township and Glenmoor have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Madison Township, Yellow Creek Township, St. Clair Township, Elkrun Township, Glenmoor, Liverpool Township and Middleton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wayne Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Madison Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Madison Township grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #819 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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