Troy, NY vs Latham, NY

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

MetricTroy, NYLatham, NY
Population51,03313,802
Median Household Income$58,477$104,899
Median Rent$1,175/mo$1,472/mo
Median Home Value$206,500$326,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.7%36.3%
Poverty Rate23.4%9%
Unemployment Rate4.5%3.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k345149*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,3042,881*
Median AQI—39
Good AQI Days /yr—250
Summer Highs83°F82°F
Winter Lows20°F19°F
Snowfall59 in/yr59 in/yr
Avg Commute21.1 min20.5 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher10.312.3
College Degree Rate37.3%48.4%
Foreign-Born %8.1%13.4%
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.