Cost of living in Madison, North Carolina
Madison, North Carolina has about 2,242 people. Typical rent is $830 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $52,593 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $830 a month.
Madison is a town in North Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $52,593 a year.
- People
- 2,242
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $830
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $52,593
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $184,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,012
- Rockingham County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Madison, North Carolina has about 2,242 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $184,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Rockingham County is $1,012 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Madison. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area, prices sit at 92.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
North Carolina taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Madison's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical North Carolina home paid 15.16¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Madison's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for North Carolina in the table we use.
Among 407 places we list in North Carolina with a rent figure, 299 have higher typical rent than Madison.
Nearby places
- Mayodan
Typical rent $817
Compare with Madison - Stoneville
Typical rent $738
Compare with Madison - Stokesdale
Typical rent $1,450
Compare with Madison - Walnut Cove
Typical rent $674
Compare with Madison - Wentworth
Typical rent $800
Compare with Madison - Summerfield
Typical rent $1,521
Compare with Madison - Eden
Typical rent $799
- Oak Ridge
Typical rent $3,009
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in North Carolina
Bigger places in North Carolina
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.