Is Troy a good place to live?
The best of Troy’s subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for the outdoors. Only 84 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score higher on incomes. Troy's public schools beat 74% of Wisconsin towns on state tests and graduation. 15% of the land in Troy is conserved, above both the Wisconsin town median (3.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Pickerel Lake Fen Preserve, at 166 acres. Troy has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Troy stand out
Where Troy beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Troy for work
Where Troy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Troy grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Troy is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Troy: who provides what
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 Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Troy.
Homes in Troy are worth about $529K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Troy home is worth about $529,000, up 4.2% in a year, 57% above the Wisconsin typical home. 94% of Troy households own their home, against 74% in Wisconsin’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
| Troy | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,163 a month | $1,078 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Troy has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Troy for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Troy has added 86 jobs, to 297 in 2023. Troy’s median household income is $106,000.
| Troy | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $106,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Troy faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Troy are healthier than 73% of U.S. towns
Troy beats the Wisconsin average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of Troy adults binge drink.
| Troy | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Troy | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.3% | 5.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than Wisconsin overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 28% of residents (19% statewide). The median age in Troy is 50.5 years. 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin.
| Troy | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.5 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 28% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.9 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 89% are men (WI 51%).
| Troy | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.8% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.5% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.1% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.8% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
In Troy, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Troy has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 13° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pickerel Lake Fen Preserve | 0.1 mi | 166 |
| 2. Memorial Park | — | 6 |
| 3. Kettle Moraine State Forest-Mukwonago River Unit | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Troy
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Troy
About 4 of every 100 Troy residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Troy
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Troy is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,355 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Adams, Little Prairie, and Troy Center are located in the town. The ghost town of Mayhews was also located in the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 915 ft
- Area code
- 262
Troy’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Troy.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| East Troy | #186 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| East Troy | #111 | A− | D | A | B+ | B+ |
| La Grange | — | — | C+ | — | C | B |
| Eagle | #130 | A− | C | — | A | A− |
| Lafayette | — | — | C | — | B | B+ |
| Mukwonago | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Troy, La Grange and Lafayette have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Troy, East Troy, La Grange, Eagle and Lafayette report no FBI crime data of their own. Mukwonago isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Troy with a neighbor →
Questions about Troy
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Troy, WI expensive?
That is 6.6 years of the area's median household income ($80,520 across the Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
What is Troy, WI known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Doc Adkins and Joseph D. Bryant.