Albany’s Community Profile
Location
Population
City Climate
Local Government
Community Facilities
Education
Communication
Utilities
Housing
Real Estate
Storage
Transportation
Recreation
LOCATION:
Albany is located in the heart of the
Willamette
Valley just 44 miles north of
Eugene, 69 miles south of
Portland, and 24 miles south of
Salem, Oregon’s state capitol. Nestled between the Coast and the
Cascade Mountains allows an easy drive to ocean beaches or snow covered slopes.
Albany lies on the path of the
Willamette and
Calapooia
Rivers, the Amtrak railroad route,
US Highway
99E, Highway 20, and I-5. I-5 exits to
Albany include Exit 228, 233, 234A, and 234B.
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POPULATION:
City of
Albany: 47,470
Linn
County: 109,320(Center for Population Research and Census,
Portland
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CITY CLIMATE:
Conditions are mild with average annual precipitation of 40 inches. Temperatures in
Albany and
Linn
County are rarely below 25 degrees in the winter or above 95 degrees in summer.
(Oregon Climate Service, July 2003, www.ocs.orst.edu)
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT:The City of
Albany exercises its powers through a home rule charter under a Council-Manager management style. A directly elected non-partisan Mayor with a two-year term leads a six-member, non-partisan City Council who are elected to four-year, overlapping terms. A full-time City Manager administers the affairs of the city for the Council.City of
Albany: 333 SW Broadalbin, www.cityofalbany.net (541) 917-7500
Linn County Court
House:
300 4th Ave SW
, www.co.linn.or.us (541) 967-3825
Oregon
State Capitol: 900 Court
St. NE,
Salem OR
97310 ,www.state.or.us (503) 986-1388
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COMMUNITY FACILITIES:Medical Facilities:
Samaritan Albany General
Hospital, (541) 812-4000affiliated with Samaritan Health Services
1046 6th Ave SW, Albany
76 Beds, 165-member medical staff,
Emergency Services, Women’s Center, Diagnostic
Imaging
Center, Home Care Network, Cardiac
Rehabilitation Program, Lifeline Program, Volunteer
Services, Education Services, and Evergreen Hospice
www.samhealth.org
Walk-in/Urgent Care: Urgent Care Physicians, 1700 Geary St. SE,
Albany (541) 812-5500Physician Referral Service: Find-a-Physician (541) 791-2565Physicians Referral Network (541) 757-5121(800) 863-5241Fire Department: 333 Broadalbin SW (541) 917-7700Police Department: 1117
Jackson SE (541) 917-7680Libraries: Main Library 1390 Waverly Dr SE (541) 917-7580Carnegie Library 302 Ferry SW (541) 917-7585www.cityofalbany.netChamber of Commerce
435 1st Ave NW, Albany
(541) 926-1517Motels
Albany 765; Linn County 160 rooms (excluding
Albany) Shopping Eight major shopping areas with downtown specialty shops Heritage Mall (60 stores), www.heritagemall.com
Information & Referral Provides social service information for the county (541) 752-4636Linn Co. Fair and Expo 3700 Knox
Butte Rd, www.co.linn.or.us (541) 926-4314
(800) 858-2005
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EDUCATION:Public Schools Greater
Albany
Public Schools, Administration, (541) 967-4501
718 7th Ave SW, Albany
Elementary Schools: 14; Middle Schools: 3; High Schools: 2; Private Schools 8
Community College
Linn-Benton
Community College,
6500 Pacific Blvd
(541) 917-4811SW,
Albany, www.lbcc.cc.or.us Universities
Oregon
State
University, 15th and
Jefferson,
Corvallis (541) 737-0123www.orst.edu
University of
Oregon, 13th and Alder,
Eugene (541) 346-3111
www.uoregon.edu
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COMMUNICATION:Telephone QWest, no local office (800) 244-1111Cable Television Comcast,
150 NW Lewisburg Ave, Corvallis
(888) 824-8264Newspaper
Albany Democrat-Herald,
600 Lyon St
(541) 926-2211www.mvonline.comRadio Stations Clear Channel Radio: KRKT, KLOO, KTHH, KEJO; KGAL; KSHO; KWIP; KXPC; KWIL; KHPEInternet Providers Albanyoregon.com, CenturyTel, ExchangeNet, Peak Inc,
Limo.net, Qwest, Comcast,
Willamette
Valley Internet
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UTILITIES:
Electric Pacific Power & Light, no local office (888) 221-7070Consumers Power Inc,
6900 SW West Hills Rd.
, Philomath 97379 (800) 872-9036Pacific Power serves all but a portion of southern
Albany, which is served by Consumers Power Inc. Supply is reliable and adequate to meet projected growth.NW Natural Gas Northwest Natural, 7150 Supra Dr,
Albany (541) 926-4253Supply is adequate to meet projected growth.Water/Sewer City of Albany Public Works Department, (541) 917-7547333 Broadalbin SW,
Albany Water is supplied by an abundant quantity of mountain water from the
Santiam
River. Current expansion ensures surplus water capacity. Sewer is an active sludge system with excess treatment capacity. Garbage Allied Waste Services #450 (541) 928-25511214
Montgomery SE,
Albany
Post Office
Albany Post Office,
525 Second Ave
SW,
Albany (541) 924-9691
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HOUSING:Housing Alternatives:
Albany contains a wide variety of alternatives regarding style, age, cost, and surroundings.Housing Cost: average from local listings:Rentals: 2 bedroom apartment $500 - $650 month2 bedroom duplex $650 - $700 month3 bedroom home $800 - $1200 monthSize of typical city lot: 5,600 - 7,000 sq. ft.
Example: A new, 1,500 sq. ft. 3 bedroom frame home with enclosed 2 car garage, carpet, fireplace, inside utilities, landscaped would cost $150,000 to $195,000. Property tax for 2005-2006 is approximately $18.87/$1000 estimate.
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REAL ESTATE COMPANIES: American Realty
319 7th Ave SE
(541) 791-8565Baker and Associates Real Estate
131 Ferry Street
,
Jefferson (541) 327-2009
Coldwell
Banker
Valley Brokers
2225 Pacific Blvd SE Ste 101
(541) 928-6317Commercial Real Estate Solutions
120 Main St SE
(541) 791-3333Conser Realty 1010 Airport Rd SE (541)791-9310ERA Real Estate
2100 Lancaster Drive NE
, ST 1A (541) 967-8433John L. Scott Realty .
2189 14th Ave SE
(541) 926-5834Hayden Homes
3869 Somerset Ave NE
(541) 791-4406Inland Properties 1209 Shortridge SE (541) 928-6449Northwest Realty Consultants
904 North Albany Rd NW
(541) 928-8440Homes by Owner
904 North Albany Rd NW
(541) 928-8440Prudential Real Estate Professionals 1249 Pacific Blvd (541) 928-6363RE/MAX 2910 Santiam Hwy SE (541) 791-2000Town & Country Realty 1117 SE Pacific Blvd. (541) 924-5616Tripp & Tripp Realty Inc
202 2nd Ave SW
(541) 926-1521Western Homes Realty 1650 Waverly Rd SE (541) 926-0011Wines Realty 2219 Santiam Hwy SE (541) 967-9483REAL ESTATE PROPERTY MANAGEMENTCentury 21/ Best Realty 522 Ellsworth SW (541) 704-2380
Larry O. Heer & Associates
404 1st Ave SE
(541) 926-3324 Lepman Properties
180 Ferry St NW
(541) 928-0156
PM Property Management, Inc.
1624 Ferry St SE
(541) 926-1940MANUFACTURED MOBILE HOME PARKS
Albany
Trailer Park 1197 Century Dr NE (541) 928-8532Allen’s Oakvilla Mobile Home Park 32483 Oakville Rd (541) 752-3733Ashwood Estates
33175 McFarland Rd
Lot #8, Tangent (541) 928-8788Camelot
34505 Riverside Drive
(541) 926-2863
Columbus Greens Estates 5050
Columbus SE (541) 928-5163
Edgewood
Mobile Home Park
3800 SE Mountainview Dr
. (541) 928-6005
Heatherdale
Mobile
Village
950 Airport Rd SE
(541) 926-6360Lake Creek Ranch
31919 N. Lake Ck Dr.
, Tangent (541) 928-1433Oak View Terrace
777 College Pk
Dr SW (541) 928-4885
Periwinkle
Park 1010 Geary SE (541) 926-0700Rosewood Estates 300 Western SE (541) 812-1559
Shorewood
Mobile
Park 1905 Waverly Dr SE (541) 926-9787
Village
Estate
Mobile
Park 3246
Salem Ave SE #1 (541) 926-2075
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MOVING & STORAGE:
Albany Secure Storage (541) 928-7160Allied Waste (541) 928-2551All Secure Storage (541) 924-0413
Atlas (800) 221-4486
Bekins (800) 217-3451
Blue Ox Mini Storage (541) 926-2886
Busy B Mini Storage (541) 928-0064Calapooia RV-Marine Strg. (541) 926-6071Cummings Transfer Co. (541) 928-3385Hal’s Delivery Service (541) 928-3680McKay RV Storage (541) 928-3331North
Albany Self-Storage (541) 926-1416North American Van Lines (800) 638-2935
Riverside Econo Stor’n Lock (541) 753-6716
Ryder (541) 926-3711Self-Stor (541) 928-5919Stor-N-Lock (541) 928-9166Surelock Storage (541) 967-8628The Storage Depot (541) 928-7777U-Haul (541) 928-2237
A Storage Place
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TRANSPORTATION:
Albany is a destination stop for the Amtrak Railroad. Reliant Aviation, at the
Albany
Airport, provides charter fights, flight instruction, full maintenance and repair. Four car rental companies serve visitors. The Linn County Shuttle provides transportation between
Sweet Home, Lebanon, and
Albany (discounted for senior and disabled citizens). Albany Transit System provides two routes for inter-city travel. The Linn-Benton Loop System provides transportation between
Albany and
Corvallis. Albany Call-A-Ride is available for senior and disabled citizens who are unable to use the conventional transit services. Metro Taxi and The Other One Taxi provide service in
Albany. HUT Airporter, Omnishuttle, Lincoln Luxury Limousine, and JR Limousine, Inc. provide shuttles to and from the
Portland or
Eugene
Airport.
Albany Call-A-Ride (541) 917-7770
Albany Transit System (541) 917-7667AMTRAK (800) 872-7245HUT Airporter (541) 753-7831Chrysler Rental System (541) 967-9100
Enterprise Rent-A-Car (541) 928-0000Greyhound Bus Lines (541) 757-1797 Hertz Rental (541) 758-4102JR Limousine, Inc. (541) 926-8365 (541) 924-2410
Lincoln Luxury Limo (800) 546-6441Linn-Benton
Loop System (541) 917-7667
Linn
County Shuttle (541) 367-4775Mark Thomas Motor Rentals (541) 926-6011Omnishuttle (800) 741-5097
Oregon Auto Rental Services (541) 926-7617Reliant Aviation (541) 928-3232The Other One Taxi (541) 936-2939Pacific Cab (541) 791-9668
Metro Taxi (541) 926-7272
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RECREATION:
The
Linn
County area enjoys quality libraries, museums, art galleries, community theater productions, a variety of musical presentations, collegiate and professional sporting events. Area parks include 354 acres in
Albany, a large park facility in Millersburg, 1200 acres of county parks,
State,
U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and National Forest lands. Recreational opportunities within a short drive include snow skiing, sailing, beach combing, fishing, hunting, hiking, and water skiing.
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