Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 62/100
C
Median home value$268,000
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$1,116/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households17%
St. Louis 26%
Troy
Madison County11,647 residentsTriad Cusd 2
59
C
Suburbgrade score
34th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by amenities.
59
St. Louis median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Troy is like to live in, by category
Bars show Troy against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 70/100
B−
Within-state proficiency76th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.7
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate—
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 52/100
D+
Housing cost index111
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate1.70%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.96%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Mean commute25.7 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes56%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 41/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés24
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks11
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 74/100
B
Median household income$112,434
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment3.1%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations51%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Troy on amenities
Troy's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
St. Louis20 mi from TroyA 57 C− Clayton24 mi from TroyA− 77 B University City24 mi from TroyB+ 62 C Florissant24 mi from TroyB− 52 D+ Alton19 mi from TroyC+ 45 D Edwardsville7 mi from TroyC 58 C Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Troy
Is Troy, IL a good place to live?
Troy scores 59 out of 100, 34th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Troy expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $268,000, 9% above the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.70%. $1,116/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Troy?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Troy sit at the 76th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a — graduation rate and a 15.7 student–teacher ratio. Troy is served by Triad Cusd 2. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Troy?
The mean commute is 25.7 min, with 56% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Troy?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 24 restaurants and cafés and 11 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Troy old or new?
The median home in Troy was built in 1993 — newer than the St. Louis median of 1973. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 79% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.