Albany Minn Oct 8 1911, 1911
Albany Township’s story
136 years in pictures
Census counts: 517 in 1900, 2,780 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1911 and 2 maps from 1965 on.
- 1890Albany Township is settled
Albany TownshipMN
A town of 1,020, settled in 1890.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Skvader · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,020
2025 Census estimate · +4.3% since 2020
Median home value
$424K
Census ACS
Household income
$128K
median
Median age
40.6
years
Jobs based here
211
A commuter town
Is Albany Township a good place to live?
Albany Township’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and schools. Albany Township’s median household income is $128,000, above both Minnesota’s towns ($90,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 24 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score lower on the outdoors. Albany Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns. Albany Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,020 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Krain TownshipFarming TownshipAvon TownshipOak TownshipAlbany Township
How Albany Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Albany Township is from typical.
Jobs & incomeAOpen →SchoolsBeat 85% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduationAOpen →HealthCentracare - Paynesville Hospital 16.3 miles awayA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.6 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 2.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $424K, 5.5 years of the St. Cloud metro’s $76K median household incomeCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 45% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trailsDOpen →HistoryCOpen →Civic life0.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Albany Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Albany Township, and how to reach them.
PowerXcel Energy17.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAlbany water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Albany Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereStearns County Service CenterStearns County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56307, 5631056307 91% · 56310 9%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Albany Township.
HealthA−
Albany Township is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns
Albany Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of adults binge drink in Albany Township, above both the Minnesota town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 74% of adults had a checkup this year in Albany Township.
76%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
| Albany Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better31 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Albany Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.2% | 7.1% |
Centracare - Paynesville Hospital
16.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
Most of Albany Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Albany Township for work: only 2% work in town. 1.8% of Albany Township residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Albany Township fell to 211 in 2023, 64 fewer than in 2013.
2%work in town
| Albany Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Albany Township2%
St. Cloud23%
Albany17%
Avon7%
Melrose3%
18 mi
median commute distance
211
jobs based in Albany Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Albany Township
Albany Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Albany Township is 81°F.
57″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter6–24°
Spring32–53°
Summer58–79°
Fall36–55°
Oct 7
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Moderate risk in Albany Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Albany Township since 2011.
45risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 2011
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsD
Albany Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
1.9 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Albany Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 2 of 23,246 acres
1.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Albany Township
18pages on Albany Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Albany Township
Saint Johns UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Collegeville10.9 mi$55,816 tuitionCollege of Saint BenedictUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Saint Joseph14.6 mi$55,756 tuition
About 11 of every 100 Albany Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Albany Township for work
Where Albany Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
211jobs based in Albany Township
2%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Albany Township
City in Minnesota, United States
Albany ( AWL-bə-nee) is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,780 at the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Cloud metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1890
- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,204 ft
- ZIP code
- 56307
- Area code
- 320
Questions about Albany Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Albany Township, MN expensive?
Cloud, MN metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.