Rankings · How Troy ranks in IL
Troy ranks #40 in Illinois for affordable rent
Troy is ranked on 33 lists against the 820 Illinois towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
33
of IL’s 820 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #40 rent easiest to afford
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 20 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 12% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Troy does best on
Each list ranks every IL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Troy marked.
At a glance
Troy lands in the top half on 9 of 20 lists
Each dot is Troy’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IL, the right end is last. Areas where Troy does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#206/819Fewest smokers#239/819Healthiest#393/817Most active#432/819Closest to a top hospital#440/820Lowest obesity#550/819Fewest uninsured#591/819 SchoolsSchools →
Best schools#128/384 People
Most educated#338/820 Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#40/278Cheapest rent#545/799Most affordable#601/819Lowest property tax#611/818 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#620/820 What kind of place
Faster-rising prices than 74% of Illinois
Not better or worse, just Troy’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Faster-rising prices than 74% of IL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+54.8% in home prices, 5 years
Less snow than 71% of IL towns
Less snowMore snow
17 in of snow a year
Colder winters than 62% of IL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.2° January low
Longer growing season than 62% of IL towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
188 days between frosts
More year-round than 59% of IL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Fewer kids than 55% of IL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.9% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 54% of IL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18% of residents are 65+
Older than 52% of IL towns
YoungerOlder
40.9 median age
Hotter summers than 52% of IL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.5° July high
Drier than 52% of IL towns
DrierWetter
38 in of rain + melted snow a year
Next door
Troy out-ranks 3 of its 5 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.