Albany
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1984
Piper Trail Motor Court, 1984
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About Albany
Town in New Hampshire, United StatesAlbany is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 759 at the 2020 census, and an estimated 781 in 2025. Most of Albany is within the southeastern corner of the White Mountain National Forest, including Mount Chocorua and Mount Paugus. Albany is the entrance to the Mount Washington Valley, and features a 120-foot (37 m) covered bridge that spans the Swift River just north of the Kancamagus Highway. Albany is also home to the World Fellowship Center, an intergenerational camp and conference retreat center founded in 1941 by and for peace activists.
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Housing in Albany
The typical Albany home is worth about $378,000, up 3.1% in a year, 27% below the New Hampshire typical home.
Work & commute in Albany
Full picture →Most working residents leave Albany for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Conway (25%), Tamworth (5%) and Ossipee (5%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
Health in Albany
Compared with New Hampshire
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 30 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Albany
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Albany
Full climate →Albany has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 76°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 83 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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