Photo: Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0How is New Albany run?
New Albany’s city government spent $40.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,693 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: New Albany didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how New Albany is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
New Albany-Plain Local School District
New Albany’s K–12 school district, shared with Plain Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,453 per pupil, $9,512 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.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
Johnstown-Monroe Local School District · $14,462 per pupil
Licking Heights Local School District · $11,780 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $3,693 per resident a year, or $10.12 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 20%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
New Albany didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for New Albany yet
Every year of New Albany’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
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.
One full-time city employee for every 106 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (11,043).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
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’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for New Albany alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Franklin County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat63.7%380,518 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican35.3%210,830 votesOthers: 1.0% (6,182 votes).
Most votes in Franklin County: Kamala D Harris
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
98% of New Albany lies in Franklin County; the rest in Licking County. Every 2024 race in Franklin County is on the county’s page.
Franklin County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for New Albany.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Ohio HouseNew Albany is split between 2 districts
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How New Albany compares with the towns next door
New Albany’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $727 to $1,764 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Plain Township | $727 | $10,000+ |
| Columbus | $1,764 | $3,341 |
| New Albany | estimate | $10,000+ |
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
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about New Albany’s government
How much does New Albany spend per resident?
About $3,693 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (New Albany didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $57.2 million.
Who runs New Albany’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for New Albany yet.
How did New Albany vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for New Albany alone. Franklin County, where 98% of New Albany lies, voted Harris 63.7%, Trump 35.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for New Albany?
104 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $651,339 (about $7.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
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 Ohio 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 (for New Albany, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →