Madison, New Jersey

MADISON, NEW JERSEY: Named after the fourth president of the United States, Madison Borough is also the home of three major academic institutions: Drew University, Fairleigh Dickinson University and St. Elizabeth’s College. The Borough is approximately four square miles in size which includes a Main Street business district with widely diversified shops and excellent restaurants. There are more than 101 acres of parks and public lands allocated for recreational use. Madison is an affluent residential community with an easy commute to Manhattan via the excellent train and bus transportation. The municipality offers a highly rated school system including a department of Special Services (child study team for the learning disabled). Newark Liberty International Airport is a twenty-minute drive away. Two train lines funnel into Madison: Midtown Direct moving directly into Penn Station located in Midtown Manhattan and New Jersey Transit’s original line which carries passengers into Hoboken where PATH trains connect to lower Manhattan and Wall Street. Direct access to Routes 24, I-78, I-287, I-280 connect Madison to the major metropolitan network.


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Madison NJ School Information :

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Madison High School Ranked
# 15

in the State of New Jersey for 2010 by New Jersey Monthly Magazine
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Public Elementary - 3 schools
School
Address
Phone
Grades
Students
Website
Report
Central Avenue Elementary School 50 Central Avenue 973-593-3173
PreK-5
500
Kings Road Elementary School 215 Kings Road 973-593-3178
K-5
300
Torey J. Sabatini Elementary School 359 Woodland Road 973-593-3182
K-5
311
Public Middle -1 school
School
Address
Grades
Students
Website
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Madison Junior High School 160 Main Street 973-593-3149
6-8
350
Public High - 1 school
School
Address
Grades
Students
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Madison High School 170 Ridgedale Avenue 973-593-3117
9-12
775
Private - 1 school
School
Address
Grades
Students
Website
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St. Vincent Martyr School 26 Green Village Road 973-377-1104
PreK-8
425

Demographics :

Demographics Madison, NJ
United States
PEOPLE
Population 16,005 293,655,400
Pop. Density 3907.5 80
Pop. Change -3.18% 5.88%
Median Age 34 37.6
Household Size 2.58 2.58
RACE
White 92.59% 77.53%
Black 2.80% 12.35%
Asian 3.57% 3.58%
American Indian 0.04% 0.89%
Other 1.00% 5.65%
Hispanic 5.89% 12.73%
FAMILY
Married, w/children 27.14% 27.90%
Married, no children 31.78% 31.04%
Single, w/children 4.58% 9.43%
Single, no children 6.27% 30.05%
Divorced 6.19% 7.64%
Separated 1.68% 2.82%
Widowed 5.53% 7.42%
Now Married 55.15% 57.73%
Never Married 31.45% 24.39%
ECONOMY
Unemployment Rate 3.30% 5.00%
Recent Job Growth 1.44% 1.30%
Future Job Growth 10.07% 9.06%
Sales Taxes 6.00% 6.00%
Income Taxes 2.45% 5.02%
Household Income $89,535 $44,684
Income per Cap. $41,517 $24,020
HOUSING
Median Home Age 48 27.2
Median Home Cost $550,200 $208,500
Home Appreciation 15.84% 13.62%
Homes Owned 65.01% 64.07%
Housing Vacant 2.44% 14.48%
Homes Rented 32.55% 21.45%
Apartment Rent $1,070 $653
Property Tax Rate $16.65 $0.00
HEALTH
Air Quality (100=best) 33 48
Water Quality (100=best) 27 55
Superfund Sites (100=best) 10 71
Physicians per Cap. 350.3 169.7
CRIME
Violent Crime 1 3
Property Crime 1 3
CLIMATE
Rainfall (in.) 53.1 38.8
Snowfall (in.) 26.6 24.4
Precipitation Days 124 112
Sunny Days 205 205
Avg. July High 83.1 86.4
Avg. Jan. Low 17.8 21.6
Comfort Index (higher=better) 48 44
UV Index 3.8 4.3
Elevation ft. 419 1,058
EDUCATION
School Expend. $11,682 $6,058
Pupil/Teacher Ratio 14.8 15.9
Students per Librarian 0 907
Students per Counselor 0 546
TRANSPORTATION
Commute Time 28.9 27.4
COMMUTE MODE
Auto (alone) 68.48% 71.32%
Carpool 7.20% 14.52%
Mass Transit 9.38% 2.00%
Work at Home 5.14% 5.46%
COST OF LIVING
Overall 168.1 100
Food 111.4 100
Housing 263.9 100
Utilities 120.5 100
Health 118.2 100
Transportation 118.1 100
Miscellaneous 111.1 100
RELIGION
Percent Religious 56.90% 50.03%
Catholic 38.07% 21.92%
Protestant 8.23% 19.12%
LDS 0.27% 1.57%
Other Christian 2.73% 4.66%
Jewish 7.12% 2.16%
Eastern 0.01% 0.05%
Islam 0.46% 0.54%
VOTING
Democrat 41.703% 48.147%
Republican 57.512% 50.849%
Independent Liberal 0.606% 0.491%
Independent Conservative 0.179% 0.450%
Independent Other 0.000% 0.063%

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