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United Presbyterian Church and Rectory
The Albany Presbyterian Church and Rectory, also known as Whitespires, is a historic church building in Albany, Oregon, United States. It was built in 1891 in the Carpenter Gothic style.
About Albany
City in Oregon, United StatesAlbany ( AL-bə-nee) is a city in and the county seat of Linn County, Oregon, and is the 11th most populous city in the state. Albany is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem. It is predominantly a farming and manufacturing city that settlers founded around 1848. As of the 2020 United States census, the population of Albany, Oregon was 56,472. Albany has a home rule charter, a council–manager government, and a full-time unelected city manager. The city provides the population with access to over 30 parks and trails, a senior center, and many cultural events…
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How Albany ranks
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Housing in Albany
The typical Albany home is worth about $434,000, about the same as a year ago, 12% below the Oregon typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Albany
Safety Grade C+
Albany reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 63% report less.
Work & commute in Albany
Full picture →About one in 4 of Albany’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Corvallis (15%), Salem (10%) and Portland (4%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Health in Albany
Health Grade B−
Healthier than 50% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Oregon
No difference on any of 26 measures is outside the margin of error.
What stands out
Nothing stands out: Albany tracks Oregon closely.
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Natural hazards in Albany
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Albany
Full climate →Albany has mild winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 36°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Albany
All Albany schools →School Grade B
The public schools Albany’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of Oregon’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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 OR. Ratings are from neighbors.
Albany is a college town
Colleges →of Albany’s residents are enrolled in college. Linn-Benton Community College has about 3,767 students on campus.
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