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New Albany


New Albany sits about 15 miles northeast of Columbus, mostly in Franklin County with a small piece in Licking County, and SR 161 ties it to the I-270 Outerbelt. The Village Center keeps a street grid from 1837, and Market Square is the main gathering place, with the library, the 786-seat McCoy Center for the Performing Arts and an amphitheater.

The McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany. Photo: James D. DeCamp, courtesy of New Albany Community Foundation, CC BY-SA 4.0

01   Featured communities

Two to start with in New Albany

There are 3 new home communities in and around New Albany in this guide. These are the two I'd tour first, for the homes available now and what the builder is offering. Every one of them is in the search below.

Bob Webb Homes

Woodland Preserve

From $700,118

Ranch and patio homes  |  2 to 3 beds  |  2 baths  |  1,837 to 2,250 sq ft

4 move-in ready homes listed. Reduced prices on select homes.

58 homesites in Jefferson Township. Nature preserves and mature trees.

  • Reduced prices
Community details

02   The place

Getting to know New Albany

New Albany sits northeast of Columbus, about 15 miles from the state capital, mostly in Franklin County with a small portion in Licking County. SR 161 links the city to I-270, and SR 605 and US 62 (Johnstown Road) meet in the city center along with Dublin-Granville Road. The 9,000-acre New Albany International Business Park has four highway interchanges of its own.

School districts serving New Albany: New Albany-Plain Local School District, Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools (parts of Jefferson Township with New Albany addresses).

  • The Village Center keeps a street grid that dates to 1837, when Nobel Landon and William Yantis founded the town in the center of Plain Township. Market Square is the main gathering place, with the New Albany branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, the McCoy Center for the Performing Arts and its 786-seat auditorium, the Heit Center, the Hinson Amphitheater, shops and restaurants.
  • Rose Run Park runs through the Village Center as its central park, with an event plaza, a bridge over the stream, a library garden, a wooded glen trail and a bike hub. It hosts the city's Oktoberfest, which drew a record 3,700 people.
  • New Albany counts more than 80 miles of leisure trails and more than 2,000 acres of parkland. Bevelhymer Park covers 145 acres with 32 fields, tennis courts and the city's pickleball facility, Taylor Farm Park keeps nearly 100 acres of an 1800s farm with walking loops and a community garden, and Rocky Fork Metro Park, a partnership with Plain Township, Metro Parks and Columbus, adds more than 1,000 acres with a bridle trail and a fenced dog park.
  • Founders Day, started in 1976 for the nation's bicentennial, brings a parade and festival each year, and the Healthy New Albany Walking Classic, a community tradition for more than 20 years, sends 5K and 10K walkers out from Market Square each September.
  • More than 25,000 people work in New Albany. Abercrombie & Fitch is the leading employer inside city limits, and Intel's semiconductor fabrication site sits on 926 acres annexed into the city.
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Move-in ready homes listed

Around New Albany

Life in and around New Albany

The parks, local favorites and everyday stops close to the new home communities here. When you tour with me, I'll point out how each community connects to them.

New Albany City Hall
New Albany City Hall. Photo: Sixflashphoto, CC BY-SA 4.0
Georgian architecture in New Albany
Georgian architecture in New Albany. Photo: Lisa Hinson, CC BY-SA 4.0
The entrance to Rocky Fork Metro Park
The entrance to Rocky Fork Metro Park. Photo: Sixflashphoto, CC BY-SA 4.0

Parks and trails

  • Rose Run ParkThe central park of the Village Center, laid out along the Rose Run stream corridor with leisure trails and an event plaza. It's where the city holds Oktoberfest each fall.
  • Rocky Fork Metro ParkA 1,096-acre Metro Park run in partnership with New Albany and Plain Township, with woods, meadows and a pond, a 1.3-mile paved loop through beech woods, a bridle trail and a fenced 1.8-acre dog park. A paved trail continues out of the park to Bevelhymer Park.
  • Thompson ParkA 59-acre park with seven full-size athletic fields, tennis and basketball courts, walking trails, a playground and an open-air pavilion.
  • Swickard WoodsA city arboretum and nature preserve with more than 30 tree species, including a red oak more than 300 years old, plus a nature observatory and a pond visible from Fodor Road.
  • Ealy House and William H. Resch ParkA six-acre park on Dublin-Granville Road around the 1860 George and Christina Ealy House, which the New Albany-Plain Township Historical Society has owned since 2004. The house and park were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 and host art shows and tours.

Local favorites

  • DowntownMarket SquareThe heart of the Village Center, where the library, the McCoy Center, the amphitheater, shops and restaurants sit around the roundabout at Market and Main streets.
  • VenueMcCoy Center for the ArtsThe performing arts center on East Dublin-Granville Road, with two theaters hosting musicals, ballet, concerts, lectures and the New Albany Symphony Orchestra.
  • VenueCharleen & Charles Hinson AmphitheaterAn 800-seat outdoor amphitheater next to the McCoy Center that hosts national acts and local groups, including the symphony, in the warmer months.
  • MarketHealthy New Albany Farmers MarketRunning since 2011, with an outdoor market on Thursday evenings in summer and an indoor market on the first Saturday of the month from October through April.
  • RestaurantEagles PizzaA pizza and sub shop at 2 N. High St. since 1971, known for wafer-thin crust cut in squares and its taco pizza.
  • EventNew Albany OktoberfestThe city's fall festival at Rose Run Park, which drew a reported 3,700 people in 2026, its second year.

Everyday

  • Mount Carmel New AlbanyA specialty hospital for orthopedic, neurologic and musculoskeletal care with 60 patient rooms and a 24-hour emergency room.
  • Columbus Metropolitan Library, New Albany BranchThe Market Square branch, renovated in 2021 with more study rooms, an expanded homework help center and new lighting, flooring and furniture.
  • Easton Town CenterThe nearest regional shopping center, in northeast Columbus, with more than 200 stores plus restaurants in an open-air setting.

School districts

District lines don't always follow city limits. Confirm the district for a specific homesite with the district or the county auditor, and I'll check it for any home you like.

How New Albany compares

New Albany next to the other 34 places in this guide

Out of the 35 places with their own page here, New Albany ranks #22 for new home communities, #22 for move-in ready homes, #24 for builders to compare and #34 for the lowest starting price. It all comes from the communities in this guide, so it moves as builders open and sell out.

#22
Communities (of 35)
#22
Move-in ready homes
#24
Builders to compare
#34
Lowest starting price

03   The incentives

What builders in New Albany are offering

Builder by builder, the money on the table in and around New Albany right now. Offers change often and most come with the builder's affiliated lender, so I confirm what applies before you sign.

BuilderCommunities hereClosing cost helpFlex cash and designPrice reductionsRate buydowns
Bob Webb HomesWoodland Preserve, WoodhavenAsk meAsk meSelect homesAsk me
3 Pillar HomesEstates at Albany AcresAsk meAsk meAsk meAsk me

Offers as shown on each builder's website, checked October 22, 2026. Amounts are the largest published for that builder's communities here and apply to select homes and dates.

See New Albany in the incentives table

Every community in and around New Albany, offer by offer, with rate programs and their APRs.

06   The payment

What's a comfortable monthly payment for you?

Start with the payment that feels right, or with a home price, and see the whole picture: principal and interest, taxes, insurance, mortgage insurance and HOA dues. Then see how a builder's rate buydown changes the first years.

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Rate starts at the Freddie Mac weekly average for a 30-year fixed loan, 7.40% (15-year: 6.71%), as of October 15, 2026. It's a reference point, not a quote. Change it to anything you like.

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Starting values: Franklin County's median effective property tax rate, 1.69% (Ownwell, April 2026; Delaware, Union, Madison, Fairfield and Licking counties differ). Ohio's average home insurance premium for $400,000 of dwelling coverage, $2,080 a year (NerdWallet, March 2026). Private mortgage insurance usually runs $30 to $70 a month per $100,000 borrowed (Freddie Mac), so 0.60% sits in the middle. FHA uses 0.55% a year plus a 1.75% upfront premium added to the loan (HUD). Add the community's HOA dues when you know them.

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How a builder buydown works

Lower payments in the first years

With a temporary buydown, the builder pays money up front so your rate starts lower and steps up to the full rate. A 2-1 buydown starts two points lower in year one and one point lower in year two. A 1-0 buydown is one point lower for the first year. Here's what it does on the loan above.

YearRatePrincipal and interest

Payment options

Ways to buy at this price

The same home, four ways to finance it. More down means a smaller loan and, at 20%, no private mortgage insurance.

OptionDown paymentEst. monthly

For illustration only. These are estimates from the numbers you enter, not a loan estimate, a quote, an advertisement of credit terms or an offer to lend. Your rate, APR and payment depend on your credit, loan program, down payment, lender fees and the property, and taxes and insurance vary by home and county. The Wulf Collaboration and Coldwell Banker Realty are not lenders. Talk with a licensed lender before you decide.

Before you visit a model home

The builder's team works for the builder

The sales team in the model is great at what they do, and their job is to sell the builder's homes. Having your own agent costs you nothing extra in most cases, and it puts someone on your side for the decisions that matter most.

Tell me before your first visit.

Most builders need your agent with you, or registered, at your first visit to the community. If you walk in on your own first, it can be hard to bring an agent in later. A quick text to 614-483-2044 before you go is all it takes.

  1. Register you at the first visit

    I set up the appointment, come with you, and make sure you're on record as my client.

  2. Compare communities and homesites

    Homesite premiums, which way the home faces, what's planned next door, HOA dues and what they cover.

  3. Work the builder's offer

    Closing cost help, design credits, rate buydowns. I know what each builder is offering this month and what's worth asking for.

  4. Review the builder's contract

    Builder contracts are written by the builder. We go through deposits, timelines, and what happens if dates move.

  5. Inspect during construction

    An independent inspector before drywall and again before closing, so problems get fixed while they're easy to fix.

  6. Walk the punch list with you

    The final walkthrough, then the warranty list before your first year is up.

A recent client

She walked into closing on a brand-new home for less than $5,000

She wanted a brand-new home and needed down payment assistance to get there. We got her approved for an Ohio down payment assistance program that works on new construction, negotiated $7,000 of her closing costs covered, and she walked into closing owning a brand-new home for less than $5,000.

The home
Brand-new construction
Down payment assistance
Approved
Closing costs covered
$7,000
Brought to closing
Less than $5,000

One client's experience. Every buyer's situation, program eligibility and builder offer is different, and nothing here is a promise of a specific result.

New homes in New Albany

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Questions

New construction questions, answered

How many new construction communities are in New Albany, Ohio?

This guide lists 3 new home communities in and around New Albany from 2 builders: 3 Pillar Homes and Bob Webb Homes. Each one has its own page with floor plans, move-in ready homes and current builder offers.

What do new construction homes in New Albany start at?

Published starting prices in and around New Albany begin at $700,118, as listed on the builders' websites and checked October 22, 2026. Prices change with each release and homesite, so I confirm the current number before you tour.

Are there move-in ready new homes in New Albany?

Yes. Builders list 7 move-in ready homes across 2 communities in and around New Albany. These are finished or nearly finished homes that can close sooner than a new build.

Are builders in New Albany offering incentives?

1 of the 3 communities in and around New Albany has a published builder offer, including reduced prices. Offers apply to select homes and change often, so I confirm what applies before you sign.

What school districts serve New Albany?

New Albany is mainly served by New Albany-Plain Local School District and Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools (parts of Jefferson Township with New Albany addresses). District lines don't always follow city limits, so confirm the district for a specific homesite with the district or the county auditor.

Should I bring my own agent to a new construction model in New Albany?

You can, and it's worth doing. The onsite sales team works for the builder. I work for you, from comparing communities to negotiating and the final walkthrough. Most builders need your agent registered at or before your first visit, so reach out before you tour.

A vaulted great room with wood beams, a chandelier and a wall of glass to the back patio

Representative photo

Model home visits

See it in person, with me


Pick a community and a day. I'll set up the visit with the builder, meet you there and make sure you're registered as my client from the first step through the door.

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