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Troy is a tiny town of 177 people in Greenwood County, South Carolina. It's about 41 miles from Augusta, GA and 118 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $1k a month.
177people
$181kTypical home
$1,110/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
256Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 177
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 222 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 41 mi to Augusta, GA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,138/mo)
- Median rent $1,110/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (331 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,718 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to AGS airport
- 114 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 522 ft
- 130 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greenwood County: R+29 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.