Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Albany grades C− overall, ranked 82nd of 142 in Oregon, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $433K, 5.7 years of the Albany metro’s $76K median household income. 28% of working residents work locally in Albany, where Oregon’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 8%. Its National Register listings include George Earle Chamberlain House and Hackleman Historic District.
Where Albany beats most towns.
Monteith,Thomas and Walter,House| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Linn-Benton Community College | 3,767 |
Census counts: 1,292 in 1870, 56,472 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1866 and 4 maps from 1912 on.
20 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Albany is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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 Oct 2, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Albany.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Albany.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Greater Albany Public SD 8J. Three of its 23 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Ridge SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 3–8 | Grades 3–8 | 657 | C+ |
| South Albany High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,466 | B− |
| West Albany High SchoolTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,297 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OR on state tests and graduation
Albany has mild winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 36° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 25.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 53% of Oregon’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 1,292 to 956 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
About one in 4 of Albany’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Albany has added 3,867 jobs, to 21,387 in 2023. Albany’s average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Albany | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 14% | 14% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
10 miles of trail in 26 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Timber Linn Memorial Park, at 86 acres.
| Albany | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Waverly Lake Park | 0.8 mi | 23 |
| 2. Bryant Park | 0.5 mi | 72 |
| 3. Teloh Calapooia Park | 0.5 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
59% of households own their home in Albany. The typical Albany home is worth about $433,000, about the same as a year ago, 12% below the Oregon typical home.
| Albany | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 65% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 56% | 53% | 48% |
| Median rent | $1,372 a month | $1,415 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Children under 18 are 24% of residents (20% statewide). 25% of Albany residents are under 18. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 37% across Oregon.
| Albany | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 37.7 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 18% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.2 points. Across Oregon, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 39.0, men 36.2.
| Albany | OR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.8% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.9% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.5% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.8% | 22.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.7% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.5% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Albany tracks Oregon closely on all 26 CDC measures.
| Albany | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Albany. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaReser Stadium
39 mi Stadium & arenaAutzen Stadium
15 mi Theme parkEnchanted Forest
40 mi MuseumEvergreen Aviation & Space Museum
29 mi State parkSilver Falls State Park
30 mi MuseumOregon Electric Railway MuseumReser Stadium: Zapper258, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Autzen Stadium: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enchanted Forest: Trashbag (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum: Notkeel at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Silver Falls State Park: Kelvin Kay -- Kkmd at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oregon Electric Railway Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Albany
About 5 of every 100 Albany residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oregon.
20 places in Albany on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Albany.
City in Oregon, United States
Albany ( AL-bə-nee) is a city in and the county seat of Linn County, Oregon, and is the 11th most populous city in the state. Albany is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem. It is predominantly a farming and manufacturing city that settlers founded around 1848. As of the 2020 United States census, the population of Albany, Oregon was 56,472. Albany has a home rule charter, a council–manager government, and a full-time unelected city manager. The city provides the population with access to over 30 parks and trails, a senior center, and many cultural events…
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One town shares a border with Albany.
| Town | OR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | #82 | C− | D | C+ | B | B− |
| Millersburg | #60 | C+ | C− | — | B | B+ |
Millersburg reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Albany with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Albany grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #82 of 142 in Oregon. It grades B− for health, C+ for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
9 notable people were born here, including Carol Menken-Schaudt and J. Arthur Younger.
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