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Troy is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 295th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 66% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on safety: it reports less crime per resident than 64% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $281K, 3.9 years of the Dayton metro’s $72K median household income. Its National Register listings include Miami County Courthouse and Power Station and Troy Public Square. 24% of working residents work locally in Troy, above both the Ohio town median (6.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Troy's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 89% of U.S. towns.
Where Troy beats most towns.
Miami County Courthouse and Power Station
Census counts: 179 in 1810, 26,305 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1888 and 5 maps from 1914 on.
15 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Troy is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Troy. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
35 mi MountainCampbell Hill19 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
23 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail
37 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
18 mi MuseumHuffman PrairieNational Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Huffman Prairie: Wright Brothers, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Troy, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Troy.
Troy is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding) and has seen reported crime rise beyond ordinary swings.
3.8 miles of trail in 15 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Paul G. Duke Park, at 146 acres.
| Troy | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hobart Urban Nature Preserve | 2 mi | 81 |
| 2. Treasure Island Park | 0.7 mi | 15 |
| 3. McKaig & Race Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Troy has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reported crimes rose from 230 to 276 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
About one in 4 of Troy’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Troy grew to 16,646 in 2023, 2,369 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Troy is 22 minutes.
| Troy | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Troy home is worth about $281,000, up 1.8% in a year, 14% above the Ohio typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 10,433 U.S. towns with household incomes like Troy’s, it is healthier than 76%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Troy beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 33% of adults have obesity in Troy.
| Troy | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Troy | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.4% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 14.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
26% of Troy residents are under 18. Troy has grown 3.8% since 2020, to 27,344 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 33% of Troy adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Troy | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 24% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 39.5, men 35.8.
| Troy | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.1% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.5% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.9% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.2% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $46 per resident a year; that rating is what its B for hazard risk is built on.
Troy’s FEMA risk score is 58 of 100. Since 1980, 26 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Troy.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Troy
About 4 of every 100 Troy residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
15 places in Troy on the National Register of Historic Places.
16 notable people were born in Troy.
City and county seat of Miami County, Ohio
Troy is a city in and the county seat of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 26,305 at the 2020 census, making it Miami County's largest city and Ohio's 55th-largest. Troy lies along the Great Miami River about 19 miles (31 km) north of Dayton and is part of the Dayton metropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with Troy.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | #295 | B+ | B | B | B+ | B |
| Staunton Township | #349 | B+ | C+ | — | A | B |
| Concord Township | #317 | B+ | B | — | B+ | B |
Staunton Township and Concord Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Troy with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Troy grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #295 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health, B for safety and B+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
16 notable people were born here, including Jim Jordan and Tolbert Lanston.
