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Troy is a big small town of 13,947 people in Lincoln County, Missouri. It's about 45 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,947people
$227kTypical home
$1,033/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
15"Snow
241Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,947
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,807 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 45 mi to St. Louis, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,428/mo)
- Median rent $1,033/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (815 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to STL airport
- 36 mi to STL (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 532 ft
- 593 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 238 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+56 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk