Old Madison Pike, Madison: 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), Old Madison Pike KDA page 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; and OpenStreetMap.

The Old Madison Pike side of Madison is the established east end of the city, between Hughes Road and the Huntsville line, built around Dublin Park. The city’s comprehensive plan treats the Old Madison Pike corridor as one of its Key Development Areas and says it has seen the least growth of any of them since 2010. Its direction for the area is infill and redevelopment that fits the neighborhoods already there.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: mostly Bob Jones High, 650 Hughes Road (2025 state report card: 86).
• Home value: $376,539 in ZIP 35758 in September 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest interstate exit: I-565 exit 10 (Town Madison Boulevard), about 3.3 miles by road.

Part of our Madison neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

For this guide the area runs east from Hughes Road to the city limit near Slaughter Road, and north from the Madison Boulevard corridor to Eastview Drive, with Old Madison Pike running east and west through the middle. It is in Madison County and ZIP code 35758. OpenStreetMap names several older places here, among them Brentwood, Clift Acres and Nolan Hills.

The plan notes that traffic on most city streets grew slowly in the five years before it was written, but Old Madison Pike was an exception. It says the vacant land on the south side of the pike, zoned for commercial and multifamily use, is the area’s biggest chance for new building, and lists that stretch as Key Opportunity Area 1. The plan also describes a “checkerboard” boundary between Madison and Huntsville, so check which city a parcel is in.

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, about half of this area’s study-area land is zoned for Horizon Elementary, which stands on Old Madison Pike inside the area, and about a quarter for Midtown Elementary; smaller parts go to Madison (97), Rainbow (97) or Mill Creek (97) elementary. Most of it is zoned for Discovery Middle, the rest mainly for Journey Middle, and about nine-tenths for Bob Jones High; a few study areas go to James Clemens High (88). 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, and 35758 covers most of Madison, so it is not a figure for this area alone. The City of Madison figure was $376,486, up 0.9%. More in our home prices and property taxes guides.

Parks and trails

• Dublin Park, 8324 Madison Pike: 60 acres, listed in the comprehensive plan with a double gym, upstairs walking track, eight-lane heated indoor pool, outdoor pool with a diving well, nine soccer fields, six tennis courts, four outdoor pickleball courts, a nine-hole disc golf course and the Kid’s Kingdom playground. The recreation center is open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays, according to the city; using the gym, track or pools takes a membership or day fee. Phone: 256-772-9300.
• Neighborhood parks from the plan’s inventory: Cambridge Park, 696 Cambridge Drive; Westgate Park, 276 Pine Ridge Road; Stavemill Park, 786 Seina Vista Drive; Shelton Park, 1035 Shelton Lane; Sweetbriar Park, 144 Steele Drive; Chadrick Park, 521 Brenda Drive; Cedars Park, 121 Shadow Ridge Drive; and Ashley I and II Park, 214 Ashley Way.
• Indian Creek Greenway: on the Huntsville-Madison line, reached from Old Madison Pike near Slaughter Road. Huntsville maintains it; 256-564-8026.

The plan points out that the neighborhoods around Dublin Park have no sidewalks, so the park is reachable on foot only along the sidewalk on Old Madison Pike. More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• Interstate: I-565 exit 10 (Town Madison Boulevard), about 3.3 miles by road from Old Madison Pike at Horizon Elementary; exit 9 is about 3.5 miles.
• City Hall: about 1.4 miles by road to 100 Hughes Road.
• Airport: about 6.7 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. Madison has no fixed-route city bus; see our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap:

• Publix, 350 Hughes Road, and Kroger, 4579 Wall Triana Highway, at the west end.
• CVS Pharmacy, 8503 Old Madison Pike, and Walgreens, 298 Hughes Road.
• Publix and Walgreens, 8000 Madison Blvd., at the southeast corner.

How we drew this area

The area follows the Old Madison Pike Key Development Area in the city’s comprehensive plan, widened to the neighborhoods between Hughes Road, the Madison Boulevard corridor, Eastview Drive and the Huntsville line, 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 are on the Old Madison Pike side of Madison zoned for?

Mostly Horizon Elementary, Discovery Middle and Bob Jones High in Madison City Schools’ 2026-27 locator. They scored 98, 94 and 86 on the 2025 state report card. Some streets go to Midtown or Madison Elementary and Journey Middle.

What is at Dublin Park in Madison?

The 60-acre park at 8324 Madison Pike has a recreation center with a gym, walking track and eight-lane heated indoor pool, an outdoor pool, nine soccer fields, six tennis courts, disc golf and the Kid’s Kingdom playground, according to the city.

What ZIP code is Old Madison Pike in Madison?

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

Is the Old Madison Pike area of Madison a good place to live?

Here are the facts. It is an established east Madison area around Dublin Park, about 1.4 miles by road from City Hall, mostly zoned for Bob Jones High (86 on the 2025 state report card); the typical home value in ZIP 35758 was $376,539 in September 2026, according to Zillow.