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Madison Township's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C+, ranked 686th of 987 in Ohio. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 74% of the country. A typical home there costs about $236K, 3.3 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. Madison Township has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Madison Seminary And Home and Unionville Tavern. Madison Township’s peak summer temperature is 80°F, against 84°F in Ohio’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Hogback Ridge Park, at 627 acres with 3.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Madison Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 757 in 1870, 3,435 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1815 and 5 maps from 1905 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Madison Township is from typical.
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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.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. Madison Township has had 18 paid flood insurance claims since 1979. 66% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 12%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Madison Local school district. Two of its 5 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The largest public high school is Madison High School, with 818 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 605 | B− |
| Madison High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 818 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Employers in Madison Township added 537 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 3,710. Just over a tenth of working residents work locally here. For half of commuters, work is under 20 miles away. Its average commute comes in at 28 minutes.
| Madison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of adults in Madison Township who have diabetes: 14%. Two figures for adults here: 18% smoke cigarettes, 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Madison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Madison Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 17.8% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Chardon weather station, 20 miles away, records that 114 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
July afternoons reach 80° and January nights drop to 22°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
11 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves. The trail network density in Madison Township is 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 12, covering 1,580 acres.
| Madison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hogback Ridge Park | 3.6 mi | 627 |
| 2. Hidden Valley Park | 1 mi | 290 |
| 3. River Road Park | 0.7 mi | 452 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Madison Township are typically worth about $236,000, up 3.6% in a year, close to the Ohio typical home. 85% of Madison Township households own their home. For Madison Township, the going rate for rent is $1,076 a month.
| Madison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,076 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Madison Township
About 4 of every 100 Madison Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Madison Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in Madison Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in Ohio, United States
Madison is a village in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,435 at the 2020 census. Madison was incorporated as a village in 1867.
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4 towns share a border with Madison Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Harpersfield Township (C+) is closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | #686 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C |
| Perry Township | #131 | A | B | — | A− | B− |
| Thompson Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Geneva Township | #651 | B− | A− | — | B− | D |
| Harpersfield Township | #685 | C+ | A− | — | B− | D |
Thompson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Madison Township, Perry Township, Thompson Township, Geneva Township and Harpersfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Madison Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Madison Township grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #686 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B− 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 B−.
