Albany, NY
US City in New York, Northeast · ranked on 22 metrics
Albany, NY is a US city in New York with a population of 102,305 (256th of 477). It ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (110th of 434), Average Commute (Minutes) (126th of 434), Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (tied 137th of 434). It ranks lowest for Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (350th of 395), Poverty Rate (%) (375th of 434), Murder Rate (per 100K) (325th of 395).
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Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024110th of 43475
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 120th of 46073
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024126th of 43471
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024tied 137th of 43468
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024171st of 43461
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024226th of 46051
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024234th of 46049
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025230th of 39542
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 280th of 46039
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025350th of 39511
- Poverty Rate (%)22.9%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024375th of 43414
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025325th of 39518
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024351st of 43419
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024370th of 46020
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025290th of 39527
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025279th of 39529
- Median Household Income$61,986Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024305th of 43430
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Quick answers
- What is the population of Albany, NY?
- Albany, NY has a population of 102,305, 256th among 477 US cities.
- What does Albany, NY rank best at?
- Among US cities, Albany, NY ranks best for Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (110th of 434); Average Commute (Minutes) (126th of 434); Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (tied 137th of 434).
- Where does Albany, NY rank worst?
- Albany, NY ranks lowest for Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (350th of 395); Poverty Rate (%) (375th of 434); Murder Rate (per 100K) (325th of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Albany, NY?
- Rankodex ranks Albany, NY on 22 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
22 metrics with a value for this place, in 5 topics