Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Albion’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for history and civic life. 89% of households own their home in Albion, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 74% and U.S. towns at 73%. Samuel Hall House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Albion has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Albion beats most towns.
Samuel Hall HouseWhere Albion’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Albion is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1856 and 3 maps from 1890 on.
1 place 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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Albion.
Most working residents leave Albion for work: only 4% work in town. At $108,000, Albion’s median household income is above both Wisconsin’s towns ($87,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Albion grew to 415 in 2023, 281 more than in 2013.
| Albion | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $108,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklawn Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 6–9 | Grades 6–9 | 87 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 24 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Albion.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Albion beats the Wisconsin average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of adults binge drink in Albion.
| Albion | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Albion | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.5% | 5.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Albion has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 12° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Albion home is worth about $387,000, up 3.9% in a year, 15% above the Wisconsin typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 15% of Albion residents are 65 or older. Albion has lost 3.3% of its people since 2020, down to 2,007 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Albion | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.7 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
45% women, 55% men
About 120 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.4 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Albion | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.1% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.6% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.1% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.7% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.1% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
10 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Silverwood County Park, at 288 acres.
| Albion | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Silverwood County Park | — | 288 |
| 2. Albion Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Albion. Close and well known come first.
21 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
16 mi State parkAztalan State Park
20 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center
35 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
20 mi Zoo & aquariumHenry Vilas Zoo
19 mi GardenOlbrich Botanical GardensCamp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Henry Vilas Zoo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · Olbrich Botanical Gardens: Chief-O at English Wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Albion; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Albion residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
3 notable people were born in Albion.
Town in Wisconsin, United States
The Town of Albion is located in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,069 at the 2020 Census. The unincorporated communities of Albion, Highwood, Hillside, and Indian Heights are located in the town.
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6 towns share a border with Albion.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B+ |
| Edgerton | #155 | B+ | C+ | A+ | B− | B |
| Christiana | — | — | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Fulton | #209 | B | C | — | B+ | B |
| Sumner | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dunkirk | — | — | B− | — | B | A− |
| Lake Koshkonong | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Albion, Christiana and Dunkirk have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Albion, Christiana, Fulton and Dunkirk report no FBI crime data of their own. Sumner and Lake Koshkonong aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Albion with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($88,804 across the Madison, WI 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+.
3 notable people were born here, including Rasmus Bjørn Anderson and Lawrence C. Whittet.
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