Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 26,569, organized in 1810.
Madison Township grades B overall, 464th among Ohio's 987 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 92% of U.S. towns and it has 19 miles of trail. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $89K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $265K for a typical one and 3.2 times the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. Only 72 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns score lower on civic life. Walnut Woods Metro Park, at 971 acres with 5.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Madison Township’s property crime rate is 2.6 per 1,000 residents, below both Ohio’s towns (9.4) and U.S. towns (9.9).
Where Madison Township beats most towns.
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 →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1842 and 5 maps from 1925 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Madison Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
12 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
14 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
26 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
11 mi MuseumOhio Governor's MansionOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ohio Governor's Mansion: Bwsmith84 (talk), CC BY 3.0
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.
Madison Township draws workers from Columbus and beyond and reports less crime than Groveport or any other graded neighbor.
26,557 jobs are based in Madison Township, 2.1 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 15,637 in 2013 to 26,557.
Most working residents leave Madison Township for work: only 11% work in town. Jobs based in Madison Township grew to 26,557 in 2023, 10,920 more than in 2013. 16% of workers work from home in Madison Township.
| Madison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Groveport Madison Local school district. Two of its 19 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canal Winchester Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 886 | B |
| Groveport Madison High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,863 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Its A tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Groveport (B) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 13 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
Madison Township’s violent crime rate is 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Walnut Woods Metro Park | 5.9 mi | 971 |
| 2. Pickerington Ponds Metro Park | 1 mi | 502 |
| 3. McGill Park | 0.5 mi | 63 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Madison Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). 25% of Madison Township residents are under 18. Madison Township has grown 2.6% since 2020, to 26,569 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Madison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 40 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Madison Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.1% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 48 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Madison Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Madison Township beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| Madison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Madison Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.1% | 7.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.6% | 8.7% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.9% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
9 within 15 miles of the center of Madison Township
About 5 of every 100 Madison Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
23,509 counted in 2010 and 25,945 in 2020; an estimated 26,569 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
2 places in Madison Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Madison Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 25,945 people in the township.
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10 towns share a border with Madison Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | #464 | B | C+ | A | C+ | B− |
| Columbus | #933 | D | C | D | C | B− |
| Blacklick Estates | #872 | C− | B | — | C+ | C− |
| Canal Winchester | #282 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Groveport | #546 | B− | C+ | B | C+ | B |
| Obetz | #758 | C+ | B− | B | C+ | C+ |
| Violet Township | #335 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A− |
| Hamilton Township | #761 | C+ | B | — | B− | C− |
Blacklick Estates, Canal Winchester, Violet Township and Hamilton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Madison Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Madison Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #464 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health, A for safety and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
