Madison is an affluent borough in Morris County, New Jersey, about 25 miles west of New York City. Its nickname, "the Rose City," dates to the nineteenth century, when the community's greenhouses cultivated roses in such quantity and quality that they supplied England's queens. The 2020 census recorded 16,937 residents, up from 15,845 in 2010. The borough functions as a classic upscale commuter town. NJ Transit's Midtown Direct service on the Morris & Essex Lines places Manhattan about an hour away, and the walkable downtown along Main Street gives Madison a self-contained village character with shops, restaurants, and civic life. Drew University, a private liberal arts institution, brings a college-town element to the borough and hosts the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, the state's professional classical theater company. Giralda Farms, the former estate of philanthropist Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, now serves as a landscaped corporate campus, reflecting Madison's long-standing presence as a white-collar employment node in Morris County. The borough balances this corporate and commuter identity with a leafy, established residential fabric, tree-lined streets, and a strong civic culture anchored by the Madison Public Schools. The borough's Free Public Library is widely regarded as one of the finest small-community libraries in New Jersey, a mark of the community's investment in civic life. Madison suits families and professionals seeking top-rated schools, a walkable downtown, and direct rail access to New York City. Morristown, the county seat, lies just west, and Interstate 287 runs along the borough's edge. It is a borough that has retained its historic, village character even as it functions as one of Morris County's most desirable and convenient commuter addresses.