Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 75/100
B
Median home value$420,300
Detroit $249,700
Median rent$1,602/mo
Detroit $1,207/mo
Cost-burdened households21%
Detroit 29%
Troy
Oakland County87,898 residentsTroy School District
72
B−
Suburbgrade score
6th of 54 Detroit suburbs. Strong on schools and housing & affordability, held back by cost of living.
72
Detroit median 58
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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 Detroit. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 80/100
B+
Within-state proficiency92nd pct
Detroit median 46th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.5
Detroit median 16.8
Graduation rate91%
Detroit median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Housing cost index130
Detroit 100
Eff. tax rate1.27%
Detroit 1.27%
Local sales tax6.00%
Detroit median 6.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 69/100
B−
Mean commute23.7 min
Detroit 26.0 min
Under 30 minutes65%
Detroit 61%
Transit stops / sq mi2.5
Detroit median 7.8 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés93
Detroit median 59 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Detroit median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks74
Detroit median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 70/100
B−
Median household income$120,045
Detroit $76,664
Unemployment4.4%
Detroit 6.4%
Professional occupations66%
Detroit 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Troy on cost of living
Troy's weakest grade is C. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Pontiac9 mi from TroyB+ 44 D Madison Heights6 mi from TroyB+ 65 C+ Mount Clemens13 mi from TroyB+ 44 D Hamtramck14 mi from TroyB+ 46 D Westland22 mi from TroyB+ 55 C− Wixom20 mi from TroyB 62 C Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Troy
Is Troy, MI a good place to live?
Troy scores 72 out of 100, 6th of 54 Detroit suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Troy expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $420,300, 68% above the Detroit median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.27%. $1,602/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Troy?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Troy sit at the 92nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 16.5 student–teacher ratio. Troy is served by Troy School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Troy?
The mean commute is 23.7 min, with 65% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 23% working from home. Transit density is 2.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Troy?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 93 restaurants and cafés and 74 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Troy old or new?
The median home in Troy was built in 1977 — newer than the Detroit median of 1968. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 77% 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.