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Troy is a small town of 1,827 people in Obion County, Tennessee. It's about 51 miles from Jackson, TN and 97 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $692 a month.
1,827people
$115kTypical home
$692/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
5"Snow
243Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,827
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,356 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Memphis, TN
- 51 mi to Jackson, TN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$724/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (923 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to MKL airport
- 101 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 377 ft
- 393 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 172 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Obion County: R+65 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk