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Milbank vs Alban Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (45.2× in Milbank) and household income (+91% in Alban Township).

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Milbank, SDHomes around $237KSouth Dakota · 3,525 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.

MilbankHomes around $237K
Housing$237K typical home26% below the SD typical home Schools#13 for schools in SDof 34 towns Outdoors#5 most walkable in SD2.0 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves All about Milbank →
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.

Street grid45.2×
Milbank has the more walkable street grid
Milbank 81.3Alban Township 1.8
Household income+91%
Households in Alban Township earn more
Alban Township $106,860Milbank $56,011
Work in town+45.8 pts
More of Milbank’s workers stay in town
Milbank 51.3%Alban Township 5.5%
Home values+56%
Homes cost more in Alban Township
Alban Township $241,800Milbank $155,000
Property tax bill+69%
Tax bills are bigger in Alban Township
Alban Township $2,762Milbank $1,630
Size4.8×
Milbank is the bigger place
Milbank 3,525Alban Township 740
★ What stands out · Where they are

Milbank and Alban Township share a border

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

MilbankAlban TownshipMilbankAlban Township
Milbank ↔ Alban Township4.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
91 Alban Township residents work in Milbank (38.4% of its workers)
72 Milbank residents work in Alban Township (4.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Alban Township →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Milbank$1,450/mo
Typical home $237K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.05% · or rent about $548/mo · Housing →
Alban Township$1,500/mo
Typical home $242K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every South Dakota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
B+MilbankBetter than 67% of districts in the state –Alban TownshipNot graded
Health
BMilbankHealthier than 61% of U.S. towns –Alban TownshipNot graded
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
MilbankAlban Township
Snow a year32″32″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th53rd
Outdoors & history
MilbankAlban Township
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land3.2%1.5%
Settled1880—
National Register places6—
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here5—
Community
MilbankAlban Township
Library hours a week45 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.

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.

MilbankAlban Township
People
Population 3,525Highest 740Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.7%Highest SD: +8.9% +3.1%Lowest SD: +8.9%
Median age 50±7.6Highest 32% above SD 45.9±9.1Lowest 21% above SD
Milbank and Alban Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.1%±3.9Lowest SD: 24.2% 22.2%±5.8Highest SD: 24.2%
Alban Township and Milbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.4%±6.1Highest SD: 18% 19.2%±10.1Lowest SD: 18%
Milbank and Alban Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 5.1%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1Highest SD: 5% 0%±1.9Lowest SD: 5%
Milbank 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 $56,011±$13kLowest 25% below SD $106,860±$14kHighest 42% above SD
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $155,000±$21kLowest 40% below SD $241,800±$27kHighest 6% below SD
Rentmedian gross, monthly $548±$364 42% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,630Lowest 40% below SD $2,762Highest about the SD average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.7%±21Lowest SD: 39.8% 35.8%±60.3Highest SD: 39.8%
Alban Township and Milbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.2%Highest SD: 11.9% 0.1%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.8%Lowest SD: 68.6% 79.3%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than SD 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 9 minLowest 49% below SD 10 minHighest 44% below SD
Work from home 10.3%±6.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 20.4%±15.1Highest SD: 9.7%
Alban Township and Milbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 51.3%Highest 5.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 1.3 miLowest 8.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.44Highest 1.36Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (5%)Milbank (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Alban Township38% work in Milbank
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Highest 1.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 81.3Highest 1.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #13 of 34 in SD—
School district Milbank School District 25-4—
High school in town Milbank High School - 01—
Students per teacherat that high school 12.2 —
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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