Madison, WI
US City in Wisconsin, Midwest · ranked on 54 metrics
Madison, WI is a US city in Wisconsin with a population of 288,589 (73rd of 477). It ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (60th of 434), Median Annual Wage, All Jobs (76th of 460), Average Commute (Minutes) (106th of 434). It ranks lowest for Poverty Rate (%) (269th of 434), Median Home Value (Capped at $2M) (254th of 434), Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (232nd of 434).
At a glance
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 19 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202460th of 43486
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 64th of 46085
- Median Annual Wage, All Jobs$58,080Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 202576th of 46084
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 202593rd of 39577
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024106th of 43476
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025102nd of 39574
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025109th of 39573
- Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025128th of 46072
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025121st of 39570
- Median Household Income$78,050Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024177th of 43459
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Poverty Rate (%)16.4%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024269th of 43438
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024254th of 43442
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024234th of 43446
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024232nd of 43447
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025211th of 39547
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 233rd of 46048
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024219th of 46053
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024216th of 46053
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024197th of 46057
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 20 widely reported measures from 5 categories, leaving out size and totals
Quick answers
- What is the population of Madison, WI?
- Madison, WI has a population of 288,589, 73rd among 477 US cities.
- What does Madison, WI rank best at?
- Among US cities, Madison, WI ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (60th of 434); Median Annual Wage, All Jobs (76th of 460); Average Commute (Minutes) (106th of 434).
- Where does Madison, WI rank worst?
- Madison, WI ranks lowest for Poverty Rate (%) (269th of 434); Median Home Value (Capped at $2M) (254th of 434); Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (232nd of 434).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Madison, WI?
- Rankodex ranks Madison, WI on 54 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
54 metrics with a value for this place, in 13 topics