Downtown Madison Station: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the City of Madison’s Madison on Track 2045 Comprehensive Plan (PDF, amended June 9, 2025) and parks pages; Madison City Schools’ 2026-27 School Zone Locator; the Alabama State Department of Education’s state report card for 2025; Zillow Research; the Census Bureau; and OpenStreetMap.

Downtown Madison is the old railroad town at the center of the city, known as Madison Station. The city’s comprehensive plan places it just north of Madison Boulevard and east of Sullivan Street, with Madison’s oldest neighborhoods to the north and newer apartments close by to the south. This page covers the historic district and the blocks around it between Sullivan Street and Hughes Road, up to Mill Road and Old Madison Pike, where City Hall stands at 100 Hughes Road.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: James Clemens High, 11306 County Line Road (2025 state report card: 88).
• Home value: $376,539 in ZIP 35758 in September 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest interstate exit: I-565 exit 9 (Madison Boulevard and Wall Triana Highway), about 1.3 miles by road.

Part of our Madison neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The Madison Station Historic District is roughly bounded by Wall Triana Highway, Mill Road, Church Street, Maple Street, Martin Street and Bradley Street, according to its National Register nomination; it was listed in March 2006. Main Street runs along the Norfolk Southern tracks. The whole area is in Madison County and in ZIP code 35758.

The comprehensive plan describes downtown as a one-sided Main Street lined with mostly single-story buildings, with the rail line limiting building on the north side of the street. It says there are no homes woven into the commercial blocks yet, and that the city has spent more than $8 million in recent years on roads, sidewalks, decorative lighting and parking for Madison Station. It also calls for extending Garner Street, with a parallel multiuse path, to Madison Boulevard to link downtown with Town Madison. A small part of the district is homes with garages at the rear of the lot, the plan notes. Work on buildings in the district goes to the city’s Madison Station Historic Preservation Commission; see our history and landmarks guide.

Schools

Scores are each school’s overall score on the 2025 state report card (the 2024-25 school year).

In Madison City Schools’ 2026-27 zone layer, every study area in this part of downtown is zoned for Madison Elementary and James Clemens High, and almost all for Journey Middle; a sliver is zoned for Liberty Middle (93). Madison Elementary sits inside the area, a few blocks from Main Street. The district rezones often, so check one address with the School Zone Locator or call the Central Office, 256-464-8370. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP code 35758 was $376,539 in September 2026, up 1.4% from $371,281 in September 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price. ZIP 35758 covers most of Madison, so it is not a downtown figure alone. The figure for the City of Madison was $376,486, up 0.9%.

City of Madison property on the Madison County side is taxed at 69.5 mills. More in our home prices and property taxes guides.

Parks and trails

• Home Place Park, 100 Shorter St.: a 2.25-acre downtown park with an outdoor amphitheater, opened in summer 2022, according to the city’s park page. It hosts concerts and the downtown festivals.
• Stewart Park, 100 Stewart St., and Madison Point Park, 139 Whisperwood Lane: two of the city’s neighborhood parks, listed in the comprehensive plan’s park inventory.

The Mill Creek Greenway starts about a mile to the west, off Mill Road. More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• Interstate: I-565 exit 9 (Madison Boulevard and Wall Triana Highway), about 1.3 miles by road from Main Street. Exit 10 (Town Madison Boulevard) is about 2.3 miles.
• City Hall: about 1 mile by road to 100 Hughes Road.
• Airport: about 4.2 miles by road to Huntsville International Airport.

Distances are measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine; they are distances, not drive times. Exit numbers are as signed on I-565 and mapped in OpenStreetMap. Madison has no fixed-route city bus; the city’s MARS service gives rides to residents who qualify for paratransit. More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap, at the Hughes Road and Old Madison Pike corner on the north edge of the area:

• Publix, 350 Hughes Road.
• Kroger, 4579 Wall Triana Highway.
• Walgreens, 298 Hughes Road.
• CVS Pharmacy, 8503 Old Madison Pike.

How we drew this area

The area is the Madison Station Historic District as listed on the National Register and the blocks the city’s comprehensive plan describes around it, between Sullivan Street and Hughes Road, checked Oct. 17, 2026. School zones come from Madison City Schools’ 2026-27 zone layer. Place and store locations are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What schools is downtown Madison zoned for?

Madison City Schools’ 2026-27 locator zones the Madison Station area for Madison Elementary, Journey Middle and James Clemens High. They scored 97, 93 and 88 on the 2025 state report card.

Is downtown Madison a historic district?

Yes. The Madison Station Historic District, roughly bounded by Wall Triana Highway, Mill Road, Church Street, Maple Street, Martin Street and Bradley Street, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in March 2006.

What ZIP code is downtown Madison?

35758. Zillow put the typical home value in 35758 at $376,539 in September 2026, up 1.4% in a year.

Is downtown Madison a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Downtown is Madison’s historic railroad town center, with Home Place Park and City Hall, zoned for James Clemens High (88 on the 2025 state report card); the typical home value in ZIP 35758 was $376,539 in September 2026, according to Zillow.