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Troy is a small town of 2,844 people in Bell County, Texas. It's about 26 miles from Waco, TX and 67 miles from Austin, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,844people
$202kTypical home
$1,324/moRent
95° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
265Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,844
- Part of a metro area
- About 611 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Austin, TX
- 26 mi to Waco, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,271/mo)
- Median rent $1,324/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (916 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 44% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ACT airport
- 72 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 167 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 230 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 106 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bell County: R+16 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk