Madison County, Indiana: roof stress score 45.1 of 100

Madison County ranks #646 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #8 of 23 in Indiana. Madison County homes: 88.2% predate 2000, median year 1965. Hail in Madison County (1 inch or more): 1.3 days a year. Permits in Madison County ran 38.0 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 45.1

InputMadison CountyMedianStress percentileIn IN
Homes built before 2000 88.2%80.4% 78 89
Severe hail days per year 1.32.0 9 30
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 38.035.5 48 67

Average of 78, 9 and 48: 45.1

Madison County on age: only 11.8% of homes date from 2000 or later. Madison County on hail: 14 severe days over 11 full years, at most 3 in 2016. Madison County on building: 38.0 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Madison County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Madison County homes by decade built

59,075 housing units by decade built 20.7% pre-1940 7.3% 1940s 14.0% 1950s 15.3% 1960s 13.7% 1970s 7.6% 1980s 9.6% 1990s 8.3% 2000s 2.9% 2010s 0.6% 2020+
59,075 housing units by decade built
pre-194020.7%
1940s7.3%
1950s14.0%
1960s15.3%
1970s13.7%
1980s7.6%
1990s9.6%
2000s8.3%
2010s2.9%
2020+0.6%

59,075 housing units. Biggest slice: pre-1940, 20.7%. Before 1980: 71.0%. Since 2010: 3.4%.

New-home permits in Madison County

2,244 single-family permits by year 88 14 92 15 87 16 109 17 102 18 228 19 272 20 287 21 337 22 270 23 186 24 186 25
2,244 single-family permits by year
1488
1592
1687
17109
18102
19228
20272
21287
22337
23270
24186
25186

Madison County issued 2,244 single-family permits, equal to 3.8% of its 59,075 housing units. Pace: about 214 a year lately, up from 89 a year at the start. Peak: 337 permits in 2022.

Severe hail days in Madison County, by year

Madison County severe days per year 1 14 0 15 3 16 2 17 1 18 1 19 1 20 2 21 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26*
Madison County severe days per year
141
150
163
172
181
191
201
212
231
241
251
26*1

* partial year. Madison County: severe days in 10 of 11 full years (worst: 2016, 3 days).

Map of 31 hail reports in Madison County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Madison County among Indiana counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Vigo County59.984.4%1.711.5+14.8
St. Joseph County57.785.5%2.030.2+12.6
Delaware County53.488.3%1.420.6+8.3
Madison County45.188.2%1.338.0-0.0

4 published. Madison County on the Indiana map

Counties scoring near 45.1

CountyRankScoreGap
Pennington County, SD#63145.7+0.6
Genesee County, MI#63345.6+0.5
Santa Fe County, NM#64545.1-0.0
Boulder County, CO#64944.8-0.3
Lancaster County, NE#65044.7-0.4
Rapides Parish, LA#65544.6-0.5

Why Madison County lands at 45.1

Madison County: housing age pulls hardest, at the 78th percentile. Age stands at 78, hail at 9, renewal at 48. Your house may differ: the score of Madison County is not a verdict on one roof.

Madison County next steps

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Madison County data: NOAA (14 severe days), Census ACS (59,075 homes), Census BPS (2,244 permits). Method, limits and common questions