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Troy is a big small town of 11,647 people in Madison County, Illinois. It's about 20 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,647people
$268kTypical home
$1,116/moRent
89° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
239Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,647
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,868 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 20 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,690/mo)
- Median rent $1,116/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (548 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BLV airport
- 26 mi to STL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 561 ft
- 562 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 796 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 282 bars within 25 mi
- 152 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+13 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk