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Troy is a tiny town of 960 people in Latah County, Idaho. It's about 26 miles from Lewiston, ID and 269 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $301k and rent runs about $993 a month.
960people
$301kTypical home
$993/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
47"Snow
208Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 960
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,214 people per sq mi
- 269 mi to Seattle, WA
- 26 mi to Lewiston, ID
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $301k (≈$1,895/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 61 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (877 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PUW airport
- 71 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 178 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,556 ft
- 265 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Latah County: R+8 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk