Striking a perfect balance between small-town intimacy and city sophistication, Madison is beautifully situated, with sandy Long Island Sound beaches beckoning on its southern boundary and farms and rugged woodlands providing a green sanctuary to its north. The town's attractions include every civilized amenity, with an award-winning book store, a movie theater, inviting shops, summer fairs, antique shows, a beach hotel and a charming country inn. Once a resort town, Madison's shorefront location embraces many fine single-family residences. Located about twenty-five minutes east of New Haven and 83 miles from New York City, the 36.3 square mile town is convenient to Interstate 95. The town also has its own newly-renovated train station providing Shoreline East Commuter service to shoreline points east to New London and south to New Haven where connections to New York can be made via Metro-North and Amtrak. Madison has scenic charm from the surf to the woods.