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Troy is a mid-size city of 51,033 people in Rensselaer County, New York. It's about 8 miles from Albany, NY and 84 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $1k a month.
51,033people
$207kTypical home
$1,175/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
57"Snow
208Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 51,033
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,927 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Hartford, CT
- 8 mi to Albany, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,302/mo)
- Median rent $1,175/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (335 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,228 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 22% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 17% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ALB airport
- 6 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 29% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 207 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 775 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 87 bars within 25 mi
- 233 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Rensselaer County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk