Best PlacesStone Meadows, Madison, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stone Meadows, Madison, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Stone Meadows, Madison ranks 756th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Stone Meadows, Madison
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Stone Meadows, Madison's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stone Meadows, Madison ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Stone Meadows, Madison ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 35% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 37% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Stone Meadows, Madison
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stone Meadows, Madison home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $124,896, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Stone Meadows, Madison's effective rate of 1.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Stone Meadows, Madison
Stone Meadows, Madison runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Stone Meadows, Madison.
Who works in Stone Meadows, Madison, and how
Work in Stone Meadows, Madison centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Stone Meadows, Madison
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Stone Meadows, Madison.
What the weather is like in Stone Meadows, Madison, month by month
Stone Meadows, Madison sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 22° | 14° |
| April | 60° | 46° | 34° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 64° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Stone Meadows, Madison
The nearest airport, Dane County Regional/Truax Field, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Stone Meadows, Madison
Schools across Stone Meadows, Madison average a C+, better than 53% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Glacier Edge ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Country View ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Savanna Oaks MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Toki MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Badger Ridge MiddleC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Vel Phillips Memorial HighB · 48% proficient
- Verona Area HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stone Meadows, Madison school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stone Meadows, Madison measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Stone Meadows, Madison against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Stone Meadows, Madison
Is Stone Meadows, Madison a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stone Meadows, Madison ranks 756th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and few empty homes, and lowest on property taxes and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stone Meadows, Madison expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $351,949. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $124,896 median income, cost of living beats 90% of neighborhoods.
Is Stone Meadows, Madison safe?
Yes, Stone Meadows, Madison is safer than 77% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $311 per resident a year.
Compare Stone Meadows, Madison with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stone Meadows, Madison. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stone Meadows, Madison represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Stone Meadows, Madison detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stone Meadows, Madison: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stone Meadows, Madison: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stone Meadows, Madison: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stone Meadows, Madison: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stone Meadows, Madison detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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