Rankings · How Troy ranks in NY
Troy ranks #27 in New York for trails
Troy is ranked on 40 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Lists ranked on
40
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #27 most trails
Top-quarter finishes
2
of 26 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 9% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Troy does best on
Each list ranks every NY 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 10 of 26 lists
Each dot is Troy’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Troy does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#214/777 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#222/709 People
Most educated#309/777 Cost of livingHousing →
Most affordable#344/777Lowest property tax#395/777Cheapest rent#436/769Rent easiest to afford#127/197 HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#353/777Lowest obesity#436/774Fewest smokers#510/774Lowest depression#522/774Healthiest#545/774Most active#584/774Fewest uninsured#641/774 LibrariesLibrary →
Most library borrowing#201/241Best libraries for kids#219/241Most-used libraries#231/241 SafetySafety →
Safest#184/206 What kind of place
Younger than 94% of New York
Not better or worse, just Troy’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Younger than 94% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
32.3 median age
Fewer seniors than 93% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
13.3% of residents are 65+
Longer growing season than 87% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
190 days between frosts
Hotter summers than 82% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.7° July high
Fewer kids than 75% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
17.2% of residents are under 18
Steadier prices than 72% of NY towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+50.6% in home prices, 5 years
Drier than 66% of NY towns
DrierWetter
41 in of rain + melted snow a year
More year-round than 62% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.6% of homes are seasonal
Colder winters than 51% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
15.8° January low
More homes per newcomer than 51% of NY towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
3.6 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
More snow than 50% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
59 in of snow a year
Almost there
2 spots from the top 25 for trails
Lists where Troy sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Troy out-ranks 3 of its 9 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.