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Albany

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About Albany

City in Kentucky, United States
1838Established
1,760Population
2.3 sq miArea
961 ftElevation

Albany is a home rule-class city in Clinton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 1,760 as of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Clinton County. It is located on U.S. Route 127, about 6 miles (10 km) north of the Tennessee border.

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ZIP code42602
Area code606
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Housing in Albany

$147K▼ 11.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Albany home is worth about $147,000, down 11.7% in a year, 37% below the Kentucky typical home.

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Safety Grade A

Albany reports less crime per resident than 85% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Albany 1.1
Kentucky 2.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Albany 0.6
Kentucky 12.8
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C-

The public schools Albany’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 80% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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