Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 97/100
A+
Median home value$772,100
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$2,355/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households18%
Columbus 29%
New Albany
Franklin & Licking counties10,896 residents3 school districts
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
7th of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strong on housing & affordability and employment & income, held back by cost of living.
68
Columbus median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What New Albany is like to live in, by category
Bars show New Albany against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 72/100
B−
Within-state proficiency82nd pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio16.9
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate93%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 24/100
F
Housing cost index203
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.89%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 78/100
B+
Mean commute22.1 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes75%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi1.8
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 37/100
F
Restaurants & cafés2
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks32
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 91/100
A
Median household income$238,250
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment0.9%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations74%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than New Albany on cost of living
New Albany's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Newark19 mi from New AlbanyB+ 53 C− Heath18 mi from New AlbanyB 58 C Whitehall10 mi from New AlbanyB− 47 D Columbus13 mi from New AlbanyB− 57 C− Reynoldsburg9 mi from New AlbanyC+ 55 C− Delaware21 mi from New AlbanyC+ 61 C Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in New Albany
Is New Albany, OH a good place to live?
New Albany scores 68 out of 100, 7th of 24 Columbus suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is New Albany expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades F. The median home is $772,100, 157% above the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.89%. $2,355/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in New Albany?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving New Albany sit at the 82nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 16.9 student–teacher ratio. New Albany is served by New Albany-Plain Local, Johnstown-Monroe Local School District and Licking Heights Local School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from New Albany?
The mean commute is 22.1 min, with 75% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 25% working from home. Transit density is 1.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in New Albany?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 2 restaurants and cafés and 32 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in New Albany old or new?
The median home in New Albany was built in 2005 — newer than the Columbus median of 1982. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 92% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.