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Alban Township vs Colton

99 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (43.1× in Colton) and jobs per worker (7.6× in Alban Township).

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Alban Township, SDA small town of 740Grant County · 740 people
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Colton, SDA small town of 736South Dakota · 736 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 →
ColtonA small town of 736
Quiet strengthsColton doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Colton →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Street grid43.1×
Colton has the more walkable street grid
Colton 77.6Alban Township 1.8
Jobs per worker7.6×
Alban Township is more of a job hub
Alban Township 1.36Colton 0.18
Average commute16 min
Alban Township has the shorter commute
Colton 26 minAlban Township 10 min
Typical home built22 yrs
Colton’s homes are older
Alban Township 1983Colton 1961
Property tax bill+26%
Tax bills are bigger in Alban Township
Alban Township $2,762Colton $2,185
Homeowners+11.2 pts renters
Colton has more renters
Alban Township 79.3%Colton 68.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $580 more a month in Colton

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 →
Colton$2,080/mo
Typical home $337K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $736/mo · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Colton 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 TownshipColton
Snow a year32″40″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd31st
Outdoors & history
Alban TownshipColton
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.5%0%
Community
Alban TownshipColton
Library hours a week—12 hrs
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

99 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Alban TownshipGrant CountyColtonSD
Alban Township ↔ Colton99 miles apart
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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 TownshipColton
People
Population 740Highest 736Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.1%Lowest SD: +8.9% +7.4%Highest SD: +8.9%
Median age 45.9±9.1Highest 21% above SD 41.3±4.9Lowest 9% above SD
Alban Township and Colton 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% 27.2%±5.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Colton 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% 16.6%±1.6Lowest SD: 18%
Alban Township and Colton 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% 14.6%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±1.9Lowest SD: 5% 2%±1.5Highest SD: 5%
Colton 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 $83,750±$28kLowest 12% above SD
Alban Township and Colton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $241,800±$27kHighest 6% below SD $192,900±$33kLowest 25% below SD
Alban Township and Colton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $736±$143 22% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,762Highest about the SD average $2,185Lowest 20% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.8%±60.3Highest SD: 39.8% 28.9%±33Lowest SD: 39.8%
Alban Township and Colton 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% 14.3%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 68.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than SD 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 10 minLowest 44% below SD 26 minHighest 46% above SD
Work from home 20.4%±15.1Highest SD: 9.7% 8%±3.9Lowest SD: 9.7%
Alban Township and Colton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.5%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 19.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.36Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (38%)Sioux Falls (51%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ColtonFew work in Alban Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Lowest 77.6Highest
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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