Area data
Madison, WI — ZIP 53706
Population: 3,958 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 459.9 (+5.7% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 94.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 18.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.70/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- coldWave, hail, iceStorm, inlandFlooding, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 47.0°F
- Average high
- 57.0°F
- Average low
- 37.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 40.4 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 42
- Days with Good air quality
- 264
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN) (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN) (6 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 20
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.8 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 275
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,946
- Households with broadband internet
- 10.3%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 275,196
- Average weekly wage
- $1,370
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,256
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