Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Albany’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for history; the weakest is a D− for incomes. On incomes, just 27 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse. Albany's schools rank ahead of 71% of Missouri towns. Only 29 of Missouri’s 419 towns score higher on cost of living. Albany has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Albany Carnegie Public Library and Samuel and Pauline Peery House. Albany has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Albany beats most towns.
Albany Carnegie Public LibraryEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Albany is from typical.
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Census counts: 476 in 1860, 1,679 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1906 and 2 maps from 1985 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in 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 Albany.
Albany’s median rent is $550 a month, below both the Missouri town median ($971 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The typical Albany home is worth about $131,000, up 2.2% in a year, 51% below the Missouri typical home.
| Albany | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $550 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Albany beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 33% of Albany adults get no exercise outside work, above both Missouri’s towns (30%) and U.S. towns (25%). 16% of Albany adults report frequent physical distress.
| Albany | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Albany | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.3% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Albany has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 16° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 4 of Albany’s working residents works in town. Albany’s average trip to work is 17 minutes. Jobs based in Albany grew to 901 in 2023, 87 more than in 2013.
| Albany | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 27% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $45,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 2017, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Albany.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Albany; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Albany residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
3 notable people were born in Albany.
City in Missouri, U.S.
Albany is a city in and the county seat of Gentry County, Missouri, United States. It is also the largest city in Gentry County, with a population of 1,679 at the 2020 census.
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3 notable people were born here, including John Twist and John S. Murray.
