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New Albany gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $237K for a typical one, or 3.2 years of the Louisville/Jefferson County metro’s $74K median household income. It grades C overall, 479th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and it reports more crime per resident than 81% of U.S. towns, including 110 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. On the plus side, its schools outperform 83% of the state's. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns, with 19 places on the National Register. Its National Register listings include New Albany National Cemetery and Culbertson Mansion. Only 107 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on hazard risk. New Albany is home to Indiana University-Southeast.
Where New Albany beats most towns.
Culbertson Mansion
George Brown Goode
Its 19 National Register listings are more than in 96% of Indiana towns with a listing.
Census counts: 2,079 in 1830, 37,841 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1868 and 7 maps from 1939 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far New Albany is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Albany. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository
5 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
9 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
6 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
8 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union StadiumUnited States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Albany, 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 New Albany.
New Albany has more 90° days than almost anywhere else in Indiana and sends many workers across the state line to Louisville, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
6.9 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Sam Peden Community Park, at 102 acres.
| New Albany | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sam Peden Community Park | 0.5 mi | 102 |
| 2. Silver Street Park | 0.3 mi | 15 |
| 3. Bicknell Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
36% of New Albany adults feel lonely, above both the Indiana town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). 20% of adults report frequent mental distress in New Albany. New Albany beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| New Albany | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | New Albany | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 18.6% | 14.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.3% | 15.4% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 9.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes fell from 1,260 to 873 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
New Albany’s property crime rate is 20.3 per 1,000 residents, where Indiana’s towns sit at 8.6 and U.S. towns at 9.9. The violent crime rate in New Albany is 2.9 per 1,000 residents. New Albany reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 81% report less.
| New Albany | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20.3 per 1,000 residents | 8.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Louisville Mcalpine weather station records that about 46 days a year reach 90°, the #2 highest of 1,978 Indiana places with climate records. The Louisville Mcalpine weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 225 days, the highest of 1,978 Indiana places with climate records.
New Albany has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. New Albany’s July high is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
108 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 12 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 108 flood insurance claims have been paid out in New Albany.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
29% of working residents cross a state line to work, Louisville among the top destinations.
About one in 4 of New Albany’s working residents works in town. 19% of New Albany residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, New Albany has added 2,577 jobs, to 24,493 in 2023.
| New Albany | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 11% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| New Albany | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.2 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.2 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Median age: women 40.2, men 36.2.
| New Albany | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.4% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.9% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.5% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.1% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.7% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical New Albany home is worth about $237,000, up 2.9% in a year, 8% below the Indiana typical home.
| New Albany | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,026 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 within 15 miles of the center of New Albany
About 4 of every 100 New Albany residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
19 places in New Albany on the National Register of Historic Places.
55 notable people were born in New Albany.
City in Indiana, United States
New Albany () is a city in New Albany Township, Floyd County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River, opposite Louisville, Kentucky. The population was 37,841 as of the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Floyd County. It is bounded by I-265 to the north and the Ohio River to the south, and is considered part of the Louisville metropolitan area. The mayor of New Albany is Jeff Gahan, a Democrat; he was re-elected in 2023.
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4 towns share a border with New Albany.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Albany | #479 | C | B+ | C− | A− | C− |
| New Albany Township | #280 | B | B | — | A− | C |
| Jeffersonville Township | #410 | C+ | B | — | B− | C− |
| Clarksville | #562 | D | B | D | C+ | D |
New Albany Township and Jeffersonville Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare New Albany with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
New Albany grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #479 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health, C− for safety and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
55 notable people were born here, including George Brown Goode and Fuzzy Zoeller.
