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Country around Troy is a rural area of about 3,381 people in Lincoln County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 79 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 309 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $371k and rent runs about $879 a month.
3,381people
$371kTypical home
$879/moRent
76° / 22°Summer / winter
49"Snow
173Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,381 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 309 mi to Seattle, WA
- 79 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 75 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $371k (≈$2,342/mo)
- Median rent $879/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 173 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 192 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 20% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to FCA airport
- 106 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,086 ft
- 295 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Montana districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+53 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk