Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Among 57 Idaho towns, just 3 have a lower typical home value than Albion. Its National Register listings include Albion Normal School Campus and Albion Methodist Church. Albion has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Albion beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 257 in 1880, a peak of 610 in 1950, 234 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1888 and 2 maps from 1968 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Albion, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Albion.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 2005, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Albion.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Cassia County Joint District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 31 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
The typical Albion home is worth about $310,000, up 6.1% in a year, 35% below the Idaho typical home. At $1,361 a month, Albion’s median rent is where Idaho’s towns sit at $1,117 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month.
| Albion | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,361 a month | $1,117 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Albion for work: only 3% work in town. 7.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Albion, below both Idaho’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Albion’s average trip to work is 23 minutes.
| Albion | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 35 to 64 are 27% of residents (36% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide). 28% of Albion residents are under 18. Albion has grown 7.2% since 2020, to 267 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Albion | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 28% | 25% | 22% |
| Median age | 34.7 years | 35.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 25% | 29% |
Somewhere between 25% and 81% women
The Census survey reached too few of Albion’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±27.9 points. Across Idaho, 49.7% of residents are women.
| Albion | ID | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.6% | 11.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.6% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.8% | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.6% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.3% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.7% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 13.9% | 26.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 42.6% | 24.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.2% | 9.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.8% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.8% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Albion has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 20° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Albion beats the Idaho average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 28% of adults feel lonely in Albion. Only 2 of the 60 Idaho towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Albion.
| Albion | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Albion | ID |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 75.4% | 70.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Among 57 Idaho towns, just 2 have a lower share of conserved land than Albion.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Albion Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Albion; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Albion residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Idaho.
Where Albion’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Albion on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Idaho, United States
Albion is a city in Cassia County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Burley, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 234 at the 2020 census. Albion was the county seat of Cassia County from 1879 to 1918. Albion is one of the few cities in the Magic Valley region of Idaho founded before 1900. Beginning in 1893 it was home of the Albion State Normal School, which trained many Idaho teachers. The school was closed in 1951 and its teaching programs were transferred to Idaho State College (now Idaho State University) in Pocatello. The college was later opened by the Churches of Christ as Magic Valley Christian College, a part of Pepperdine College in California. By 2006 the…
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Albion has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
