Awards & Recognitions

Madison has topped numerous “Best of” lists in Mississippi and is continuously recognized for leading the state in a range of categories by many organizations and websites for several years:

• Mississippi’s Safest City
• Best Place to Live in Mississippi
• Best Educated Place in Mississippi
• Mississippi’s Most Successful City
• City with Best Credit Score in Mississippi
• Scholaroo’s Top Ten Best Cities to Live in the U.S. (2023)
  1. Naples, Florida
  2. Carmel, Indiana
  3. Naperville, Illinois
  4. Amherst, New Hampshire
  5. Portland, Maine
  6. Alpharetta, Georgia
  7. Madison, Mississippi
  8. Papillion, Nebraska
  9. Leawood, Kansas
  10. Cambridge, Massachusetts
• America in Bloom’s Outstanding Community Vitality Award
• Keep Mississippi Beautiful’s President’s Circle Recognition Award
• Highest Median Household Income in Mississippi
• Best Place to Raise a Family in Mississippi
• Top 5 Best High School in Mississippi
• Best Place to Buy a House in Mississippi
• Highest Percentage of College Graduates in Mississippi
• Golden Fork Award for Reunion Golf and Country Club’s Culinary Operations (Golf, Inc.)
• 1 of only 13 Certified Retirement Communities in Mississippi
• Best Public Schools in Mississippi
• Healthiest Place to Live in Mississippi A+