Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,833.
Madison Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for schools and the outdoors; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Madison Township, where Ohio’s towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. 12% of the land in Madison Township is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Slate Run Metro Park, 1,684 acres with 7.9 miles of trail. Madison Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,355 counted in 2010 and 1,712 in 2020; an estimated 1,833 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
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 2012.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Madison Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
17 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
29 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
31 mi State parkHocking Hills State ParkOhio 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 · Hocking Hills State Park: Ramseybuckeye, Public domain
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 tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Madison Township.
| Madison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Madison Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Madison Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Madison Township grew to 664 in 2023, 569 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Madison Township is 22 minutes.
| Madison Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
8.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Slate Run Metro Park | 7.9 mi | 1,684 |
| 2. Equestrian Day Use | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
7 within 15 miles of the center of Madison Township
About 0 of every 100 Madison Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Madison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,712 people in the township.
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4 towns share a border with Madison Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C |
| Harrison Township | #551 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Bloom Township | #421 | B | C | — | B+ | B |
| Madison Township | #464 | B | C+ | A | C+ | B− |
| Walnut Township | #919 | C− | C | — | B+ | C |
Madison Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Madison Township, Harrison Township, Bloom Township and Walnut Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Madison Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
