Living in Madison
In Madison (Connecticut), unemployment is 2.7% (2024).
Madison had a population of 2,250 at the end of 2020.
Lower unemployment than 85% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 97% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 72% of American cities that publish it.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Madison?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.38 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Verizon 300 Mbps home internet18Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.57 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Visible unlimited mobile plan19Official · national market |
| Median monthly rent | 1,768 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records4Official |
| Recorded property crimes | 27 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official |
Is Madison a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
Madison 2.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary | 5,851 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)20Community estimate · Supplemental context |
| Unemployment rate | 2.68 %country median 4.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | api.census.gov6Official |
What does a salary buy in Madison?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €3,659 |
| Rentmedian gross rent, utilities included · US Census Bureau, ACS 2016–2020 5-year | − €1,768 |
| Public transport passnot published for this city | — |
| Utilities, 85 m²included in the gross rent above | incl. |
| Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | €1,809 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Madison. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Madison. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
The city's crime rate was 309.3 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 309.3 offences per 100,000country median 1,586 | 31 Dec 2024 | FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting11Official |
| Recorded violent crimes | 2 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official |
Mobility and administration
Madison's nearest airport was HVN, 24 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Madison. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were −0.8°C in January and 23.3°C in July. Madison's monthly precipitation totalled 69.1 mm in January and 85.3 mm in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Madison 6.2
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6.2 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EPA AQS annual monitor concentrations, 20249Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 3.39 · Feb 4.56 · Mar 8.33 · Apr 14.33 · May 19.83 · Jun 24.67 · Jul 27.83 · Aug 27.22 · Sep 23.72 · Oct 17.67 · Nov 11.89 · Dec 6.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -5 · Feb -4.5 · Mar -1.06 · Apr 4.06 · May 9.67 · Jun 15.17 · Jul 18.72 · Aug 18.17 · Sep 14.06 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 2.17 · Dec -1.72 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.833 · Feb 0 · Mar 3.61 · Apr 9.17 · May 14.72 · Jun 19.94 · Jul 23.28 · Aug 22.72 · Sep 18.89 · Oct 12.61 · Nov 7.06 · Dec 2.39 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 69.09 · Feb 72.14 · Mar 92.96 · Apr 106.4 · May 89.92 · Jun 88.14 · Jul 85.34 · Aug 90.17 · Sep 102.4 · Oct 96.01 · Nov 79.25 · Dec 89.66 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In United States: Providence ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
Alternatives for people set on Madison
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Madison from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
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Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Madison when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideIs Madison part of New Haven?
Madison is in the published commuting zone of New Haven; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. New Haven city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source15
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the unemployment rate in Madison?
The unemployment rate is 2.68 %. Source: api.census.gov.
Is the air quality good in Madison?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.2 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EPA AQS annual monitor concentrations, 2024.
How safe is Madison?
Police recorded 309.3 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.
How many people live in Madison?
The published population is 2,250 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.
Is Madison a good place to live?
Madison may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Madison part of New Haven?
Madison is in the published commuting zone of New Haven; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Madison?
New Haven, Guilford, North Branford, Branford, Branford Center are near Madison. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Madison (Connecticut), United States: population, rent, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ddd7528afc25019ba42fc1b1d49785cb]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/madison/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
- ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- api.census.gov api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-26
- Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year Table B20002 — total median earnings; B20017 total checked Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year Table B20002 · api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-09-25
- download.geonames.org recorded crime data download.geonames.org · checked 2026-08-28
- EPA AQS annual monitor concentrations, 2024 aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-09-23
- FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
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- FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- TIGERweb ACS2023 — Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (CBSA, January 1 2023) TIGERweb ACS2023 · tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
- U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
- Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
- Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-09-11
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q49145 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
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