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City in Mississippi, United States

Madison

$406kMedian Home
280Sunny Days/yr
57°FAvg High Temp

Madison is the 11th most populous city in Mississippi, United States, located in Madison County, 13 miles (21 km) north of the state capital, Jackson. The population was 27,747 at the 2020 census, up from 24,149 in 2010. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.Wikipedia

Nickname: Madison the City", "The Brick City
About the RegionSoutheast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median Rent
$406k
Median Home Price
Rent burden38% of income
Household Income
$75k
Median annual
05

Climate

Sunshine
280
sunny days per year
77% of the year
Avg High Temp
57°F
annual average
Humidity
70%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
56/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
53°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
33"
inches per year
Snowfall
15"
inches per year
Air Quality
39
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population269k
Median Age32 yrs
College Educated59%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home15%of workforce
Poverty Rate17%

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