Hot-summer humid continental
Troy, Missouri
Lincoln County, Missouri · Population 13k · 535 ft elevation
Living in Troy
Troy has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 41″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Troy at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 535 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 41″40th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,802 hrs50th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $212k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,051/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 103 per 100k32th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 842 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6721th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4847th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 21°F | 2.4″ | 5.1″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 24°F | 2.2″ | 4.5″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 34°F | 2.6″ | 2.4″ | 199 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 44°F | 4.6″ | 0.2″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 54°F | 5.1″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 67°F | 3.9″ | — | 339 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 66°F | 3.5″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 57°F | 3.5″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 46°F | 3.2″ | — | 218 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 35°F | 3.5″ | 0.7″ | 179 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 2.4″ | 3.4″ | 149 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology