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Madison, WI

Fit score

Good match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in WI, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,111 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,207 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $1,530 left over.

The job market looks healthy: 2.3% unemployment and 1.6% job growth over the past year.

Reported crime rates sit below most cities in this dataset.

AFFORD 93HOUSIN 66JOBS 84SAFETY 78CLIMAT 67AMENIT 63

The Madison fit print

Est. monthly cost

$3,581/mo

Typical rent

$1,420/mo

Home value ÷ income

5.0×

Score breakdown

Affordability
93
Housing
66
Jobs
84
Safety
78
Climate
67
Amenities
63

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,330/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,420/mo
Median home value
$380,000
Median household income
$76,000
Population
272,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
2.3%
Job growth (1yr)
1.6%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
380
Property crime rate
2,400

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
82°F
Avg. winter low
12°F
Sunny days / year
190
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈4/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈38/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈5/yr
Annual rain
37"
Annual snow
47"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
D+53
Int'l airport
≈125 mi
Walkability
49/100
Disaster risk
34/100
Buying instead of renting? Wisconsin's effective property tax runs about 1.61% of home value per year (≈$510/mo on the median $380,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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