Photo: Mikehallna · CC BY-SA 4.0How is New Albany run?
New Albany’s city government spent $76.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,040 per resident.
What stands out about how New Albany is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,040 per resident a year, or $5.59 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 21%.
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No comparison for New Albany yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). New Albany’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported 1% of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 13% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years New Albany reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $1,804 · 2024: $2,040.
full-time in March 2025, up from 257 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,414 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.78% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at New Albany’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to New Albany’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in New Albany →
Who’s in charge in New Albany
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
New Albany’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofnewalbany.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 140 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (37,506).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated Schools
New Albany’s K–12 school district, shared with Franklin Township, Georgetown, Georgetown Township, Greenville, Greenville Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,957 per pupil, $7,081 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for New Albany.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofnewalbany.com ↗
- 2Indiana HouseNew Albany is split between 2 districts
- 3Indiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How New Albany compares with the towns next door
New Albany’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $4 to $1,648 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| New Albany Township | $4 | $1,592 |
| Clarksville | $1,648 | $1,599 |
| Jeffersonville Township | estimate | $1,668 |
| New Albany | estimate | $1,414 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach New Albany’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about New Albany’s government
How much does New Albany spend per resident?
About $2,040 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in New Albany?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,414 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.78% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofnewalbany.com.
Who runs New Albany’s government?
See cityofnewalbany.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for New Albany yet.
How many people work for New Albany?
268 full-time and 49 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.9M (about $22.4M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents New Albany in the state legislature?
New Albany is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Indiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about New Albany’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →