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A town of 4,181, founded in 1900.
Madill gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $173K for a typical one, or 3 years of the county’s $57K median household income. It grades C− overall, ranked 80th of 131 in Oklahoma. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household income is $48K, and 20% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 4 of the 131 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher January low than Madill. Madill is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. Only 8 of the 131 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher share of children under 18 than Madill.
Where Madill beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Madill is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,564 in 1910, 3,914 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1901 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Madill, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Madill.
Madill trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and has commutes shorter than most of Oklahoma.
21% of Madill adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, against 11% in Oklahoma’s towns and 8.1% across U.S. towns. 76% of Madill adults had a checkup this year. Madill beats the Oklahoma average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| Madill | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 11% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 21% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Madill | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.9% | 7.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 20.9% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Madill school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Madill HS, with 511 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madill EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 839 | B+ |
| Madill HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 511 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
Homes are within reach (about $173K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 21 miles. The median property tax bill is $733, against $1,599 across Oklahoma, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
55% of Madill households own their home, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 62% and U.S. towns at 73%. Madill’s median rent is $782 a month. The typical Madill home is worth about $173,000, up 3.6% in a year, 22% below the Oklahoma typical home.
| Madill | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $782 a month | $875 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 94.1°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 31.4°.
Madill has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Madill is 94°F. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within Oklahoma, it does better than 59% of towns.
| Madill | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14 per 1,000 residents | 14.1 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The average commute for its 1,674 working residents takes 14.5 minutes, against 22.4 across Oklahoma.
About one in 4 of Madill’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Madill fell to 2,081 in 2023, 297 fewer than in 2013. Among 131 Oklahoma towns, just 8 have a lower average trip to work than Madill.
| Madill | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 25% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $48,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1 within 15 miles of the center of Madill
About 6 of every 100 Madill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma.
3 places in Madill on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Oklahoma, United States
Madill is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named in honor of George Alexander Madill, an attorney for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway. The population was 3,914 as of the 2020 Census, up 3.8% from the figure reported in the 2010 census of 3,770, which itself was an increase of 10.8 percent from the 3,410 reported at the 2000 census. It is best known as the site of the annual National Sand Bass Festival. It is part of the Texoma region.
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One town shares a border with Madill.
Oakland isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Madill with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Madill grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #80 of 131 in Oklahoma. It grades D− for health, C+ for safety and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within Oklahoma, it does better than 59% of towns.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
2 notable people were born here, including Bob Muncrief and Roy Johnson.
