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Transit Quality in Madison

Madison ranks #30 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 78 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 78th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Wisconsin.

Transit Quality score
78
Very Fun
National rank
#30 of 134
In Wisconsin
#1 of 2
Percentile
78th

The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; Madison sits 28 points above the median.

How transit quality is measured

How well a person without a car can move around the city.

Data sources: GTFS schedules via Transit.land, the Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and US Census ACS B08301 commuter mode share.

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

Ranked around Madison

  1. T#27 Jackson, WY 80
  2. #29 Burlington, VT 79
  3. #30 Madison, WI — this page 78
  4. T#31 Boulder, CO 77
  5. T#31 Milwaukee, WI 77

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Top US cities for transit quality

  1. #1 New York, NY 93
  2. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  3. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
  4. T#2 Washington, DC 92
  5. T#5 Chicago, IL 91

More about Madison

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