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Grant Center Township vs Alban Township

Next-door neighbors in Grant County. The biggest differences: work from home (+20.4 pts in Alban Township) and trails (3.3× in Alban Township).

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Grant Center Township, SDA small town of 296Grant County · 296 people
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Alban Township, SDA small town of 740Grant County · 740 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.

Grant Center TownshipA small town of 296
Quiet strengthsGrant Center Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grant Center Township →
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 →
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.

Work from home+20.4 pts
More people work from home in Alban Township
Alban Township 20.4%Grant Center Township 0%
Trails3.3×
Alban Township has more miles of trail
Alban Township 1.0 miGrant Center Township 0.3 mi
Bachelor’s degree++25.2 pts
More adults in Grant Center Township have a degree
Grant Center Township 30.3%Alban Township 5.1%
Jobs per worker2.5×
Alban Township is more of a job hub
Alban Township 1.36Grant Center Township 0.55
Property tax bill+41%
Tax bills are bigger in Alban Township
Alban Township $2,762Grant Center Township $1,964
Homeowners+20.7 pts renters
Alban Township has more renters
Grant Center Township 100%Alban Township 79.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $780 more a month in Grant Center 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.

Grant Center Township$2,270/mo
Typical home $403K (Census) · tax rate 0.49% · Housing →
Alban Township$1,500/mo
Typical home $242K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · Housing →

The difference: $780 a month, about $9,300 a year, between Grant Center 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.

Where they are

Grant Center Township and Alban Township share a border

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

Grant Center TownshipAlban TownshipGrant Center TownshipAlban Township
Grant Center Township ↔ Alban Township7.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
13 Grant Center Township residents work in Alban Township (8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Grant Center Township →
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
Grant Center TownshipAlban Township
Snow a year32″32″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd53rd
Outdoors & history
Grant Center TownshipAlban Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—1.5%
National Register places1—
Community
Grant Center TownshipAlban 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.

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.

Grant Center TownshipAlban Township
People
Population 296Lowest 740Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +3.1% SD: +8.9%
Median age 44±6.3Lowest 16% above SD 45.9±9.1Highest 21% above SD
Alban Township and Grant Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.7%±13.2Highest SD: 24.2% 22.2%±5.8Lowest SD: 24.2%
Grant Center Township and Alban Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.1%±9.7Lowest SD: 18% 19.2%±10.1Highest SD: 18%
Alban Township and Grant Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.3%Highest SD: 31.9% 5.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.8 SD: 5% 0%±1.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $70,750±$46kLowest 6% below SD $106,860±$14kHighest 42% above SD
Alban Township and Grant Center Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $402,500±$245kHighest 56% above SD $241,800±$27kLowest 6% below SD
Grant Center Township and Alban Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,964Lowest 28% below SD $2,762Highest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 35.8%±60.3 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest SD: 11.9% 0.1%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 79.3%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than SD 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 6% above SD 10 minLowest 44% below SD
Work from home 0%±5.1Lowest SD: 9.7% 20.4%±15.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 1.8%Lowest 5.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Lowest 1.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Milbank (34%)Milbank (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 8% work in Alban TownshipFew work in Grant Center Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 1.8Highest
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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