Madison, NH

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Madison, New Hampshire

Madison, New Hampshire is 47 miles W of Portland, Maine (center to center) and 106 miles N of Boston, Massachusetts. It is in Carroll county. The population of the town is 1,984.

The People and Families of Madison

In Madison, about 62% of adults are married.

It's notable that men are disproportionately common in Madison.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Madison had a median family income of $51,080. The people of Madison can point with pride to the large number of college graduates in the the town.

Madison Housing

Of the housing in Madison, approximately 81% is occupied by their owners. A good bit of the housing in the town is used seasonally or for leisure or vacation purposes. Newer housing units are not uncommon in Madison. Property taxes in the town are low by New Hampshire standards.

Commuting

In Madison, 92% of commuters drive to work. It's harder to live without a car in Madison than most towns its size.

High Points

Madison strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Hampshire):

Category	Trophy
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 12%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 14%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 14%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 15%

Comparative Profile of Madison, NH

Comparing Madison to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Hampshire (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Senior Citizens
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	47 miles W of Portland, Maine (center to center)
Nearest Large City	106 miles N of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Carroll
Standard Zip Codes	03849
Phone Area Codes	603
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	43.899
Longitude	-71.148

Station	TAMWORTH 3
Distance	7.5 miles
Jan Temp	5 to 28 F
Apr Temp	29 to 53 F
Jul Temp	53 to 80 F
Oct Temp	32 to 56 F
Annual Precip	51.1 inches

Station	NORTH CONWAY
Distance	10.5 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 29 F
Apr Temp	31 to 54 F
Jul Temp	57 to 81 F
Oct Temp	34 to 59 F
Annual Precip	48 inches

Station	EAST HIRAM
Distance	19.9 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 28 F
Apr Temp	29 to 53 F
Jul Temp	55 to 80 F
Oct Temp	32 to 58 F
Annual Precip	48.3 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,984	100%
Male	1,013	51.1%
Female	971	48.9%
Under 18	492	24.8%
18+	1,492	75.2%
65+	239	12%
Median Age	39.6
Average Family Size	2.97
White	1,940	97.8%
African-American	1	0.1%
Asian	4	0.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	13	0.7%
Other	8	0.4%
Mixed Race	18	0.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	15	0.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	2,268
Growth	284
Growth %	14.3%

Ancestry	Percent
English	24.6%
Irish	13.9%
French (except Basque)	8.6%
US/American	7.4%
German	7.3%
Scottish	7.1%
Italian	6.4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.3%
French Canadian	2.7%
Scotch-Irish	2.7%
Polish	2.2%
Swedish	2%
European	1.5%
Portuguese	1.1%
Lithuanian	1%
Finnish	0.9%
Norwegian	0.5%
British	0.5%
Scandinavian	0.5%
Welsh	0.5%
Croatian	0.4%
Czechoslovakian	0.4%
Austrian	0.4%
Russian	0.2%
Dutch	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%
Danish	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Madison	1,984	$51,080
Albany	654	$39,250
Conway	8,604	$41,818
Eaton	375	$53,750
Freedom	1,303	$49,167
North Conway	2,069	$40,294
Tamworth	2,510	$41,121

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