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About Troy
City in New York, United StatesTroy is a city in and the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It is located on the western edge of the county, on the eastern bank of the Hudson River just northeast of the capital city of Albany. At the 2020 census, the population of Troy was 51,401. Troy has close ties to Albany and nearby Schenectady. The three cities form a region called the Capital District, which has a population of 1.24 million. The area had long been occupied by the Mohican Indian tribe, but Dutch settlement began in the mid-17th century. The Dutch colony was conquered by the English in 1664, renamed Troy in 1789 and was incorporated as a town in 1791. Due to the confluence of major waterways …
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How Troy ranks
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Housing in Troy
The typical Troy home is worth about $301,000, up 5% in a year, 43% below the New York typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Troy
Safety Grade D
Troy reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less.
Schools in Troy
All Troy schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Troy’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 83% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NY. Ratings are from neighbors.
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