North MadisonOH
A town in Ohio, home to 8,594 people.
Is North Madison a good place to live?
The weak point is health: residents are less healthy than four fifths of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Hazard risk is its strong suit (A+). Homes run about $157K for a typical one, 2.2 times the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income. All told, that adds up to a C overall and a rank of 808th of 987 in Ohio. Set against the rest, it does better than 31% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Bill Stanton Community Park, at 29 acres. Only 4 of the 993 Ohio towns we compare have a lower typical July afternoon high than North Madison. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · OpenStreetMap · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
What makes North Madison stand out
Where North Madison beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave North Madison for work
Where North Madison’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How North Madison grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far North Madison is from typical.
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Moving to North Madison: who provides what
North Madison is unincorporated, so Lake County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Madison.
North Madison gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns, has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to Mentor and beyond.
North Madison faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Since 1979, North Madison has seen 2 flood insurance claims paid out. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 86% of U.S. communities. 67% 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
North Madison earns a C− for health
The share of adults in North Madison who sleep under 7 hours is 41%, above both the Ohio town median (38%) and the median of U.S. towns (36%). 16% of adults report frequent physical distress here.
| North Madison | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | North Madison | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.9% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 8% |
| More adults in frequent physical distress | 15.9% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
North Madison sends most of its workers out of town
North Madison has 487 jobs for its 3,919 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
North Madison’s middle household income stands at $68,000, where Ohio’s towns sit at $75,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. For most workers, North Madison is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. The typical journey to work in the town is 30 minutes. The top destinations are Mentor (12%), Cleveland (11%) and Madison Township (7%).
| North Madison | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in North Madison is cooler than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
The Chardon weather station, 18 miles away, records that 114 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
The seasons in North Madison: chilly, snowy winters, pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 80° and January nights drop to 22°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
North Madison keeps 9.7% of its land conserved
There are 0.1 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bill Stanton Community Park | — | 29 |
| 2. Madison Township Park | 0.1 mi | 12 |
| 3. Tuttle Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in North Madison sells for about $224K at the median
At 2.2 years of the Cleveland metro’s $71K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 88% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
A home in North Madison typically sold within 35 days of listing. The share of households in North Madison who are owner-occupiers: 81%. In North Madison, 42% of sales closed above the list price.
| North Madison | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,155 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Madison. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw29 mi LakeLake Erie
40 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
37 mi MuseumCleveland Museum of Art410K visitors a year
37 mi Theme parkSeaWorld Ohio
36 mi LandmarkJames A. Garfield MemorialPhoto credits
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Erie: NOAA, Public domain · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Cleveland Museum of Art: zenbikescience, CC BY 2.0 · SeaWorld Ohio: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · James A. Garfield Memorial: zzzuucx, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about North Madison
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of North Madison
About 4 of every 100 North Madison residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About North Madison
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
North Madison is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the unincorporated communities of Redbird and Madison-on-the-Lake in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,188 at the 2020 census. The area uses a mailing address of "Madison", with the ZIP Code 44057.
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- Area
- 3.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 676 ft
North Madison’s neighbors
One town shares a border with North Madison.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Madison | #808 | C | B− | — | B− | C− |
| North Perry | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North Madison reports no FBI crime data of its own. North Perry isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Madison with a neighbor →
Questions about North Madison
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Madison, OH a good place to live?
North Madison grades C overall, better than 31% of U.S. towns and #808 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is North Madison, OH expensive?
The typical home is worth about $157,000, 36% below the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.