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Madison, WI · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Madison

Madison ranks T#39 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 71 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 72nd percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Wisconsin.

affordability score
71
Very Fun
National rank
T#39 of 134
In Wisconsin
#1 of 2
Percentile
72nd

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Madison sits 21 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Madison

  1. #37 Santa Barbara, CA 73
  2. #38 Irvine, CA 72
  3. T#39 Madison, WI — this page 71
  4. #41 Fort Wayne, IN 70
  5. #42 Lexington, KY 69

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Madison

Madison scores 97 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: