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Troy is a small town of 1,081 people in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. It's about 36 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 68 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,081people
$205kTypical home
$1,300/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
70"Snow
224Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,081
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 847 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Boston, MA
- 36 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,290/mo)
- Median rent $1,300/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (544 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MHT airport
- 67 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,004 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 168 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cheshire County: D+10 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk