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Troy is a small town of 1,408 people in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Elmira, NY and 105 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $603 a month.
1,408people
$156kTypical home
$603/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
43"Snow
197Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,408
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,791 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Rochester, NY
- 21 mi to Elmira, NY
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$983/mo)
- Median rent $603/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (227 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 17% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ELM airport
- 98 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,122 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bradford County: R+48 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk