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Alban Township vs Melrose Township

Next-door neighbors in Grant County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.7× in Alban Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+41.7 pts in Melrose Township).

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Alban Township, SDA small town of 740Grant County · 740 people
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Melrose Township, SDA small town of 286Grant County · 286 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 →
Melrose TownshipA small town of 286
Quiet strengthsMelrose Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Melrose 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.

Jobs per worker3.7×
Alban Township is more of a job hub
Alban Township 1.36Melrose Township 0.37
Bachelor’s degree++41.7 pts
More adults in Melrose Township have a degree
Melrose Township 46.8%Alban Township 5.1%
Homeowners+21.1 pts renters
Melrose Township has more renters
Alban Township 79.3%Melrose Township 58.2%
Size2.6×
Alban Township is the bigger place
Alban Township 740Melrose Township 286
Typical home built18 yrs
Melrose Township’s homes are older
Alban Township 1983Melrose Township 1965
★ What stands out · Where they are

Alban Township and Melrose Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Alban TownshipMelrose TownshipAlban TownshipMelrose Township
Alban Township ↔ Melrose Township8.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
10 Melrose Township residents work in Alban Township (6.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Melrose Township →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Melrose 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 →
Melrose Township$1,650/mo
Typical home $245K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Melrose 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 TownshipMelrose Township
Snow a year32″32″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd50th
Outdoors & history
Alban TownshipMelrose Township
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.5%3.9%
Community
Alban TownshipMelrose 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.

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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 TownshipMelrose Township
People
Population 740Highest 286Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.1% SD: +8.9% —
Median age 45.9±9.1Lowest 21% above SD 46.2±12Highest 22% above SD
Melrose Township and Alban 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% 28.3%±10.6Highest SD: 24.2%
Melrose 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%±10.1 SD: 18% 19.2%±11.9 SD: 18%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.1%Lowest SD: 31.9% 46.8%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±1.9 SD: 5% 0%±4.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $106,860±$14kLowest 42% above SD $128,841±$19kHighest 72% above SD
Melrose Township and Alban 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 $245,300±$141kHighest 5% below SD
Melrose Township and Alban Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,762 about the SD average —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.8%±60.3Highest SD: 39.8% 0%±48.8Lowest SD: 39.8%
Alban Township and Melrose Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.1%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 58.2%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than SD 1965Lowest 15 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 10 min 44% below SD —
Work from home 20.4%±15.1Highest SD: 9.7% 16.5%±12.8Lowest SD: 9.7%
Alban Township and Melrose 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 0.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miHighest 6.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.36Highest 0.37Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (38%)Milbank (51%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Melrose Township7% work in Alban Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 3.9%Highest
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 1.8Highest 1.3Lowest
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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