Madison, WI

Madison is a large city in Wisconsin with a population of 275,568. Residents earn $76,983 per year, which is 2% above the national average.

3.7 /5.0

B+ Good

275,568 Population 3,295/sq mi density

$76,983 Median Income $48,557 per capita

$346,900 Home Value $415,530 Zillow

$1,364 Median Rent 29.5% income on rent

50°F Avg Temperature 265 sunny days/yr

231 Violent Crime/100K 2,062 property/100K

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Overall

3.7 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

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Economy

4.5 / 5.0

$76,983 median income, 1.9% unemployment

Affordability

4.1 / 5.0

$346,900 home value, $1,364/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

231 violent crimes/100K (39% below avg)

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Education

5.0 / 5.0

59.2% bachelor's degree or higher

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Haunted Places

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4 reported haunted locations found near Madison, WI.

Name	Description
Bay View Townhouses	Rumors of it built on top of a Indian burial. Said to have seen a little girl in white at the basketball court. Hear little girl crying for her mom late at night. Said to have seen shadows but nothing there.
Memorial Union	Memorial Union is supposedly built on an Indian burial ground. The 2nd floor of the building is haunted. Right before walking down the stairs to the pool hall, an old lady was seen, dressed in clothes from the 1800's, standing at the top of the stairs leading from the first to the second floor, at second glance she disappears. Also, if brave enough to venture to the 2nd floor a strange feeling of not being alone will overcome you, and clocks and watches will spin out of control.
Science Hall	The Science Hall on Campus is said to be haunted on the fourth floor of the building. The floor is used mainly for storage and not many people go up there. Sightings of beakers falling off the shelves one by one have been reported numerous times.
State Capitol	The fourth floor of the south wing is said to be haunted. When members of the messenger staff have been up their completely alone doors have opened by themselves and strange footsteps have been heard.