Troy HillsNJ
A town of 5,179, settled in 1886. A regional job hub with 5,213 jobs.
Is Troy Hills a good place to live?
Troy Hills’ median rent is $3,108 a month, where New Jersey’s towns sit at $1,778 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Troy Hills. 28% of the land in Troy Hills is conserved, above both New Jersey’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Troy Meadows, at 255 acres. We don’t grade Troy Hills yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Troy Hills stand out
Where Troy Hills beats most towns.
Every workday, about 5,173 people come to Troy Hills for work
Where Troy Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Madison Square Garden and 533 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Troy Hills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw23 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw23 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw23 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Troy Hills: who provides what
Troy Hills is unincorporated, so Morris County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Troy Hills.
With 2.1 jobs for every working resident, Troy Hills draws in 5,173 commuters
Most working residents leave Troy Hills for work: only 2% work in town. The median household income in Troy Hills is $184,000. The top destinations are Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (14%), New York (7%) and Newark (3%).
| Troy Hills | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $184,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 23% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Nearly a quarter of Troy Hills is conserved land
2.6 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Troy Hills’ trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Troy Meadows | 0.7 mi | 255 |
| 2. Old Troy Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Normandy Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Troy Hills faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Troy Hills.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Troy Hills, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Troy Hills has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Troy Hills stands out in New Jersey and nationally, with fewer of its adults who have obesity
18% of Troy Hills adults have obesity. Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Troy Hills. 31% of Troy Hills adults have high blood pressure.
| Troy Hills | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 28% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Troy Hills | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.9% | 12.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.4% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Troy Hills sells for about $740K at the median
93% of households own their home in Troy Hills.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Troy Hills
Colleges nearby
22 within 15 miles of the center of Troy Hills
About 7 of every 100 Troy Hills residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Troy Hills’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Troy Hills.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parsippany | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | #114 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Whippany | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hanover Township | #169 | A− | D− | B | B+ | A+ |
Troy Hills, Parsippany and Whippany aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Troy Hills with a neighbor →
Questions about Troy Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Troy Hills, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Troy Hills yet; the figures below are still real.