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New Albany is a big small town of 10,896 people in Franklin County, Ohio. It's about 13 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $772k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,896people
$772kTypical home
$2,355/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
24"Snow
203Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,896
- Part of a metro area
- About 531 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Columbus, OH
- 13 mi to Columbus, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $772k (≈$4,869/mo)
- Median rent $2,355/mo
- Median household income $238k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (185 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,737 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 53% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 78% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to CMH airport
- 9 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,106 ft
- 312 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,262 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 292 bars within 25 mi
- 365 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: D+28 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk