Albany, GA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Albany ( awl-BIN-ee) is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located on the Flint River, it is the county seat of Dougherty County, and is the sole incorporated city in that county. Located in Southwest Georgia, it is the principal city of the Albany metropolitan area. The city's population was 68,089 in 2020. It became prominent in the nineteenth century as a shipping and market center, first served by riverboats. Scheduled steamboats connected Albany with the busy port of Apalachicola, Florida. They were replaced by railroads. Seven lines met in Albany, and it was a center of trade in the Southeast. Albany is part of the Black Belt, a geological formation of soil conducive to cotton growt…

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How Albany ranks

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#30Shortest commute in GA #38Most affordable in GA #41Most conserved land in GA All GA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code31701, 31702, 31703

Area code229

Living in Albany

Housing in Albany

$134K▲ 2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Albany home is worth about $134,000, up 2% in a year, 60% below the Georgia typical home.

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market50

Sale-to-list97.3%

Sold in May15

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Safety in Albany

D

Safety Grade D

Albany reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Albany 7.7

Georgia 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Albany 20.2

Georgia 14

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Albany

Compared with Georgia

3better than GA·23worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 6 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 9▼ 2 close Habits 1▲ 3▼ 0 close Care 1▲ 3▼ 3 close Mind 4▼ 1 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

11.1%Fewer binge drinkersGA 14.5% · better 6%Fewer adults who have had cancerGA 7% · better 20.6%More adults facing a utility shut-offGA 9.6% · worse

Care nearby

Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany · 1.4 mi · ER

Hotz Scoggins Family Medical CenterAlbany · 0.9 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Albany

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D

School Grade D

The public schools Albany’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 88% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictDougherty CountySchools19

Sherwood Acres Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 630 students Lake Park Elementary School B+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 494 students International Studies Elementary Charter School C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 470 students Alice Coachman Elementary School D-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 448 students Robert H Harvey Elementary School D-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 431 students Turner Elementary School DElementary · Grades PK–5 · 412 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within GA. Ratings are from neighbors.