AlbionWI
A town of 1,158. 74% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Is Albion a good place to live?
The best of Albion’s subject grades are an A+ for civic life and an A for history; the weakest is a D for walkability. 11% of residents are under 18 in Albion, below both the Wisconsin town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). On health, just 60 of Wisconsin’s 874 towns do worse. Albion's public schools trail 80% of Wisconsin towns on state tests and graduation. Only 20 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns score higher on civic life. Spring Creek School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Albion has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Albion stand out
Where Albion beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
1,158 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Albion grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Albion is from typical.
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Moving to Albion: who provides what
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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Albion.
Albion stands out in Wisconsin and nationally, with more of its adults who smoke cigarettes
19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Albion, above both Wisconsin’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (14%). 32% of Albion adults get no exercise outside work. Albion beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Albion | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Albion | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.1% | 9.9% |
| More smokers | 18.6% | 13.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 5.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Albion’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Albion for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Albion fell to 52 in 2023, 59 fewer than in 2013. Albion’s median household income is $68,000.
| Albion | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Albion has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Albion has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Albion is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Albion, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Albion
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Albion; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Albion residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% of working residents leave Albion for work
Where Albion’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Albion
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Albion is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,197 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Disco is located in the town.
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- Area
- 46 sq mi
- Elevation
- 942 ft
Questions about Albion
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Albion, WI a good place to live?
74% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Is Albion, WI expensive?
The typical home is worth about $239,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.