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The Hometown Spirit

Welcome to Madison, one of the fastest growing cities in Mississippi. We invite you to experience and share our hometown spirit. A once small farming community, Madison is now your passport to the best the world has to offer! Small-town flavor nestled close to the amenities of a large metropolitan area, Madison also offers an international doorway to business, recreational and educational experiences through its sister city relationship with Solleftea, Sweden.

Madison is recognized for its emphasis on family and quality of living for its citizens. Madison is a Certified Retirement Community and nationally ranked as one of the best retirement locations in the country. It has also been named as Mississippi’s “Most Livable City,” designated as a “model city” by Southern Living Magazine, and was recently featured in “The 50 Best Small Southern Towns” by Peachtree Publishers. In 2005, Money Magazine named Madison one of the “100 Best Places to Live” in America. Recently, Madison The City was named one of the “Ten Best Towns For Families” in America by Family Circle Magazine. Madison has also been featured in the Mississippi Magazine in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

It really doesn’t get much better! Join in sharing our hometown spirit! Welcome to Madison—your passport to the best the world has to offer.

CLIMATE

Madison has a moderate climate

Winter — 48.0û
Spring — 65.0û
Summer — 81.0û
Fall — 66.0û
Average Rainfall — 52.0 in.
Average Snowfall — 1.0 in.
Average No. of Clear Days — 113.5
Average No. of Cloudy Days — 149

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population of Madison — 27,000
Population of Metropolitan Jackson area — 447,689
Population of Madison County — 86,742

EDUCATION

Madison area residents are well educated, with nearly 88 percent of the population completing a high school or higher degree and 46.7 percent having bachelor’s degrees or higher. The average amount of years of school completed is 14.2.

INCOME

Average Household Income of Madison area — $88,650
Median Household Income of Madison area — $77,624
Per Capita Income of Madison area — $32,139