What's It Like Living in New Albany? Planned Georgian-Style Neighborhoods, 80-Plus Miles of Trails, and a Major Business Park

New Albany sits northeast of Columbus in Franklin and Licking counties, and much of it was planned from the start. Beginning in the late 1980s, the community was designed around a consistent architectural style, green space, and a walkable village center, and that planning shows almost everywhere you look.

The look. Georgian architecture is New Albany's signature: brick homes with symmetrical facades, and white horse fencing along the main roads. The style carries through the village center and the civic buildings too.

Market Square and the village center. Restaurants, shops, the library, the McCoy Center for the Arts, and the Heit Center for Healthy New Albany cluster around Market Square. Rose Run Park links the village center to the school campus with paths, gardens, and a pedestrian bridge.

Outdoors. The city counts more than 80 miles of leisure trails. Bevelhymer Park is a 145-acre hub of sports fields and trails, Rocky Fork Metro Park is minutes away, and New Albany Country Club's golf course was designed by Jack Nicklaus.

Housing. The market is largely upper-tier single-family, much of it built from the 1990s forward, including estate homes and golf course lots. Entry-level inventory is limited.

The business park. The New Albany International Business Park is one of the region's major employment centers, with corporate offices, advanced manufacturing, biotech, and data centers run by some of the world's largest technology companies. Intel's Ohio One chip campus remains under construction on the city's east side, with the company targeting completion of its first fab around 2030 to 2031.

Getting around. SR-161 and US-62 are the main routes, I-270 is a short drive west, and both John Glenn International Airport and Easton are nearby.

School district. Much of New Albany is served by New Albany-Plain Local Schools, but district lines don't match city limits everywhere, so verify by address. Research schools through the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce and by visiting in person. I don't rate schools, and fair housing law doesn't allow steering.

Trade-offs. Prices sit toward the upper end of the metro, entry-level options are scarce, and ongoing construction in the business park area is part of daily life for now.

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Norby Fischer | Epique Realty | 614-230-1117 | norbyfischer@epique.me