Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. New Albany grades A overall, 117th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The median household earns $238K. Residents are healthier than 97% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and its schools rank ahead of 93% of Ohio towns. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $628K, 7.7 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. 79% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in New Albany, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 37 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on the outdoors. George and Christina Ealy House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where New Albany beats most towns.
| Widest gap | New Albany | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.3% | 15.3% |
7,724 counted in 2010 and 10,825 in 2020; an estimated 11,803 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.7% since 2020, after 40.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far New Albany is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 168 in 1850, a low of 115 in 1860, 10,825 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 5 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Albany. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
15 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
19 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
12 mi MuseumOhio Governor's MansionOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ohio Governor's Mansion: Bwsmith84 (talk), CC BY 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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in New Albany.
New Albany draws workers from Columbus and beyond and has less tooth loss than most of Ohio, but it has seen reported crime rise by a third or more.
At 7.7 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income, the typical home (about $629K) costs more against local pay than in 99% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living.
The median rent in New Albany is $2,355 a month. The typical New Albany home is worth about $629,000, up 1.9% in a year, more than twice the Ohio typical home. 89% of New Albany households own their home.
| New Albany | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,355 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 89% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A for the outdoors ranks #25 of 993 in Ohio.
21 miles of trail in 18 parks and preserves. New Albany’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Bevelhymer Park, at 293 acres.
| New Albany | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Taylor Farm Park | 3 mi | 95 |
| 2. Bevelhymer Park - Yellow Zone | 1.2 mi | 33 |
| 3. New Albany wetland and nature preserve | 1.2 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 6.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide. Against the 509 U.S. towns with household incomes like New Albany’s, it is less healthy than 65%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
9.7% of adults report frequent physical distress in New Albany. Among 993 Ohio towns, just 9 have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than New Albany. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in New Albany.
| New Albany | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | New Albany | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.3% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.2% | 14.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.4% | 16.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
21,278 jobs are based in New Albany, 4.2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 11,271 in 2013 to 21,278.
Most working residents leave New Albany for work: only 11% work in town. No town among the 992 in Ohio we compare has a higher median household income than New Albany. Jobs based in New Albany grew to 21,278 in 2023, 10,007 more than in 2013.
| New Albany | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $238,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 25% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 1.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in New Albany since 2026.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
New Albany has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reported crimes rose from 142 to 213 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
14 within 15 miles of the center of New Albany
About 3 of every 100 New Albany residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
7.8% of the town is conserved land, across 18 parks and preserves.
4 notable people were born in New Albany.
City in Franklin and Licking Counties, Ohio, US
New Albany is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is located 15 miles (24 km) northeast of the state capital, Columbus. Most of the city is located in Franklin County and a small portion extends into adjacent Licking County. New Albany had a population of 10,825 at the 2020 census. Founded in 1837, it was a small town in the Columbus metropolitan area, until businessman Les Wexner invested significantly in the town during the 1990s, which led to rapid population and business growth in the succeeding decades.
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3 towns share a border with New Albany.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Albany | #117 | A | C− | B− | A | A+ |
| Plain Township | #55 | A+ | C− | — | A | A+ |
| Columbus | #933 | D | C | D | C | B− |
| Jersey | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Plain Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Jersey isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare New Albany with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. New Albany grades A overall, better than 89% of U.S. towns and #117 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A+ for health, B− for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
4 notable people were born here, including David Dinsmore and Camaron Cheeseman.
