Living in Troy, OH
Troy is a small city of 26,842 people in Miami County, Ohio. It's about 18 miles from Dayton, OH and 64 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,842people
$217kTypical home
$1,003/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
212Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
Is Troy right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small city of 26,842
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,124 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 18 mi to Dayton, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,371/mo)
- Median rent $1,003/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k)
- Low property crime (887 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DAY airport
- 70 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 860 ft
- 384 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 424 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Miami County: R+45 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk