Ordered by what stands out in Troy. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
About one in two working residents works right in Troy
41% of Troy’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Montgomery (11%), Dothan (4%) and Brundidge (2%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Troy’s public schools outperform 47% of Alabama districts
The public schools Troy’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Troy has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 36°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Troy is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, Alabama, United States. It was formally incorporated on February 4, 1843. Between 1763 and 1783, the area where Troy sits was part of the colony of British West Florida. After 1783, the region fell under the jurisdiction of the newly created United States of America. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17,727, down from 18,033 in 2010. The 2022 estimated population was 17,774. The City of Troy had previously been considered one of the fastest-growing cities in Alabama. Troy is home to Troy University, the fourth-largest university in total enrollment in Alabama.
