Latham, NY vs Troy, NY

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricLatham, NYTroy, NY
Population13,80251,033
Median Household Income$104,899$58,477
Median Rent$1,472/mo$1,175/mo
Median Home Value$326,900$206,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income36.3%50.7%
Poverty Rate9%23.4%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)4.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k149*345
Property Crime Rate /100k2,881*2,304
Median AQI39—
Good AQI Days /yr250—
Summer Highs82°F83°F
Winter Lows19°F20°F
Snowfall59 in/yr59 in/yr
Avg Commute20.5 min21.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher12.310.3
College Degree Rate48.4%37.3%
Foreign-Born %13.4%8.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—-0.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Latham (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.