Madison County, Tennessee: roof stress score 39.5 of 100

Madison County ranks #763 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #4 of 17 in Tennessee. Madison County homes: 77.8% predate 2000, median year 1985. Hail in Madison County (1 inch or more): 2.0 days a year. Permits in Madison County ran 64.3 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 39.5

InputMadison CountyMedianStress percentileIn TN
Homes built before 2000 77.8%80.4% 40 85
Severe hail days per year 2.02.0 50 82
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 64.335.5 28 79

Average of 40, 50 and 28: 39.5

Madison County on age: 77.8% of homes were built before 2000. Madison County on hail: 22 severe days over 11 full years, 4 at the 2025 peak. Madison County on building: 64.3 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

43,919 housing units by decade built 5.3% pre-1940 3.5% 1940s 8.1% 1950s 9.4% 1960s 16.1% 1970s 14.7% 1980s 20.8% 1990s 14.7% 2000s 7.2% 2010s 0.4% 2020+
43,919 housing units by decade built
pre-19405.3%
1940s3.5%
1950s8.1%
1960s9.4%
1970s16.1%
1980s14.7%
1990s20.8%
2000s14.7%
2010s7.2%
2020+0.4%

43,919 housing units. Biggest slice: 1990s, 20.8%. Before 1980: 42.4%. Since 2010: 7.5%.

New-home permits in Madison County

2,823 single-family permits by year 195 14 193 15 223 16 225 17 234 18 241 19 252 20 294 21 248 22 235 23 247 24 236 25
2,823 single-family permits by year
14195
15193
16223
17225
18234
19241
20252
21294
22248
23235
24247
25236

Madison County issued 2,823 single-family permits, equal to 6.4% of its 43,919 housing units. Pace: about 239 a year lately, up from 204 a year at the start. Peak: 294 permits in 2021.

Severe hail days in Madison County, by year

Madison County severe days per year 2 14 2 16 3 17 1 18 1 19 2 20 1 21 2 22 3 23 1 24 4 25
Madison County severe days per year
142
162
173
181
191
202
211
222
233
241
254

* partial year. Madison County: severe days in 11 of 11 full years (worst: 2025, 4 days).

Map of 43 hail reports in Madison County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Madison County among Tennessee counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Madison County39.577.8%2.064.3+0.0

1 published. Madison County on the Tennessee map

Counties scoring near 39.5

CountyRankScoreGap
Lubbock County, TX#73940.7+1.2
Lauderdale County, MS#74340.5+1.0
Story County, IA#75639.8+0.3
Lee County, MS#76739.3-0.2
Harris County, TX#76839.2-0.3
Champaign County, IL#77039.1-0.4

Why Madison County lands at 39.5

Madison County: hail pulls hardest, at the 50th percentile. Age stands at 40, hail at 50, renewal at 28. Your house may differ: the score of Madison County is not a verdict on one roof.

Madison County next steps

  1. Check an address in Madison County: hail check.
  2. Compare Madison County with roof age by city.
  3. Claim clock after a Madison County storm: deadlines and date calculator.
  4. Madison County roofers we list: Jackson.

Madison County data: NOAA (22 severe days), Census ACS (43,919 homes), Census BPS (2,823 permits). Method, limits and common questions