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Alban Township vs Bath Township

89 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6× in Bath Township) and property tax bill (+83% in Alban Township).

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Alban Township, SDA small town of 740Grant County · 740 people
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Bath Township, SDA small town of 446Brown County · 446 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Alban TownshipA small town of 740
Quiet strengthsAlban Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Alban Township →
Bath TownshipA small town of 446
Quiet strengthsBath Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bath Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails6×
Bath Township has more miles of trail
Bath Township 6.0 miAlban Township 1.0 mi
Property tax bill+83%
Tax bills are bigger in Alban Township
Alban Township $2,762Bath Township $1,512
Average commute9 min
Alban Township has the shorter commute
Bath Township 19 minAlban Township 10 min
Typical home built18 yrs
Alban Township’s homes are older
Bath Township 2001Alban Township 1983
Bachelor’s degree++8.2 pts
More adults in Bath Township have a degree
Bath Township 13.3%Alban Township 5.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Bath Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Alban Township$1,500/mo
Typical home $242K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · Housing →
Bath Township$1,880/mo
Typical home $334K (Census) · tax rate 0.45% · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,500 a year, between Bath Township and Alban Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Alban TownshipBath Township
Snow a year32″42″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd37th
Outdoors & history
Alban TownshipBath Township
Trails1 mi6 mi
Conserved land1.5%4.6%
Archive photos—1
Community
Alban TownshipBath Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

89 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Alban TownshipGrant CountyBath TownshipBrown County
Alban Township ↔ Bath Township89 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Alban TownshipBath Township
People
Population 740Highest 446Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.1%Highest SD: +8.9% +1%Lowest SD: +8.9%
Median age 45.9±9.1Highest 21% above SD 43.7±6.7Lowest 15% above SD
Alban Township and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.2%±5.8Lowest SD: 24.2% 25.1%±14.3Highest SD: 24.2%
Bath Township and Alban Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.2%±10.1Highest SD: 18% 16.1%±12.4Lowest SD: 18%
Alban Township and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 13.3%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±1.9Lowest SD: 5% 7.4%±9.8Highest SD: 5%
Bath Township and Alban Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $106,860±$14kHighest 42% above SD $86,250±$59kLowest 15% above SD
Alban Township and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $241,800±$27kLowest 6% below SD $333,600±$111kHighest 30% above SD
Bath Township and Alban Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,762Highest about the SD average $1,512Lowest 44% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.8%±60.3Lowest SD: 39.8% 100%±100Highest SD: 39.8%
Bath Township and Alban Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 9.9%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.3%Lowest SD: 68.6% 83.4%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than SD 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 10 minLowest 44% below SD 19 minHighest 7% above SD
Work from home 20.4%±15.1Highest SD: 9.7% 4%±5.4Lowest SD: 9.7%
Alban Township and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.5%Highest 3.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.36Highest 1.26Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (38%)Aberdeen (54%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bath TownshipFew work in Alban Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 4.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miLowest 6.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Lowest 2.1Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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