Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York. It is also the county seat of, and the most populous city in Albany County. Albany is located on the west bank of the Hudson River, approximately ten miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. Its population was 99,224 at the time of the 2020 census and was estimated at 101,698 in 2025.
Northeast
Albany
Albany County, NY
Population
99,692
Walk Score
94 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,130
Median home value
$213,400
Founded
1686
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Arbor Hill Historic District-Ten Broeck Triangle · listed 1979
- Arbor Hill Historic District-Ten Broeck Triangle (Boundary Increase) · listed 1984
- Bleeker Stadium and Swinburne Park
- Broadway-Livingston Avenue Historic District · listed 1988
- Broadway-Livingston Historic District
- Buildings at 744, 746, 748, 750 Broadway · listed 1987
- Capitol Hill District
- Center Square-Hudson-Park Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1980
- Clinton Avenue Historic District · listed 1988
- Downtown Albany Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1980
- Downtown Albany Historic District (Boundary Increase/Decrease) · listed 2022
- Knox Street Historic District · listed 2008
- Lafayette Park Historic · listed 1978
- Lincoln Park
- Mansion Historic District · listed 1982
- Normanskill Farm · listed 2019
- Onesquethaw Valley Historic District · listed 1974
- Pastures Historic District · listed 1972
- Rapp Road Community Historic District · listed 2002
- South End Historic District
- South End Historic District-Plum Street Extension
- South End/Groesbeckville Historic District
- South End-Groesbeckville Historic District · listed 1984
- South Pearl St. Commercial Row Historic District
- St Casimir's Church Complex · listed 2018
- Steamboat Square Historic District · listed 2022
- Washington Avenue Corridor Historic District · listed 2019
- Washington Avenue Historic District
- Washington Park Historic District · listed 1972
- Saratoga National Historical Park · listed 1966
Notable landmarks
- Abrams Building · listed 1980
- Albany Academy · listed 1971
- Albany City Hall · listed 1972
- Albany Institute of History and Art · listed 1976
- Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Co. · listed 2022
- Albany Union Station · listed 1971
- Albany VA Main Hospital Building · listed 2022
- Arnold, Benjamin Walworth, House and Carriage House · listed 1982
- Boardman and Gray Piano Company · listed 2022
- Building at 44 Central Avenue · listed 2014
- Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church · listed 2008
- Cathedral of All Saints · listed 1974
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception · listed 1976
- Cherry Hill · listed 1971
- Church of the Holy Innocents · listed 1978
- Consolidated Car Heating Company Complex · listed 2021
- Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company Building · listed 1972
- First Congregational Church of Albany · listed 2014
- First Reformed Church · listed 1974
- First Trust Company Building · listed 1973
- Fort Orange Archeological Site · listed 1993
- Graceland Cemetery Receiving Vault · listed 2024
- Hall, James, Office · listed 1976
- Harmanus Bleecker Library · listed 1996
- Hook and Ladder No. 4 · listed 2001
- …and 35 more
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