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Madisonville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $245K, 3.3 years of the county’s $75K median household income. It grades B− overall, 191st of 640 graded towns in Texas. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 89% of the country, and the median household income is $67K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, its schools outperform 77% of the state's. 24% of working residents work locally in Madisonville, above both the Texas town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). On civic life, just 68 of Texas’ 791 towns do better. Shapira Hotel is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Madisonville beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Madisonville El | PK–2 | 662 |
| Madisonville Int | 3–5 | 513 |
| Madisonville J H | 6–8 | 530 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Madisonville is from typical.
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Census counts: 118 in 1850, 4,420 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1963 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Madisonville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Madisonville.
Madisonville pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns.
30% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Madisonville. Madisonville beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 36% of adults get no exercise outside work in Madisonville.
| Madisonville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Madisonville | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.1% | 74.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.6% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A− for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $245K.
Its public schools are run by Madisonville CISD. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Madisonville H S, with 672 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madisonville ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 662 | – |
| Madisonville H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 672 | A− |
| Madisonville J HTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 530 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Madisonville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Madisonville weather station records that about 107 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 94.4°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 38.4°.
Madisonville has mild winters and hot summers. Madisonville’s January low is 38°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Madisonville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 38°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes are within reach (about $245K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 33 miles. The median property tax bill is $1,401, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Madisonville home is worth about $245,000, down 2.7% in a year, 17% below the Texas typical home. The median rent in Madisonville is $1,014 a month.
| Madisonville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,014 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 69% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Madisonville has about as many jobs (2,241) as working residents, but only 512 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 19.1 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
About one in 4 of Madisonville’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Madisonville has added 496 jobs, to 2,241 in 2023. The top destinations are Houston (10%), Huntsville (5%) and Bryan (5%).
| Madisonville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Lake Madison Park, at 229 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Madison Park | — | 229 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Reported crimes fell from 85 to 41 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Madisonville; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Madisonville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
8 notable people were born in Madisonville.
City in and county seat of Madison County, Texas, United States
Madisonville is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,420 at the 2020 census. Both the City of Madisonville and the County of Madison were named for U.S. President James Madison, the fourth chief executive.
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Madisonville grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #191 of 640 in Texas. It grades D for health, B− for safety and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
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−.
8 notable people were born here, including Curtis Dickey and Kenneth Hall.