Jaffrey vs Troy

A side-by-side comparison of Jaffrey and Troy: population, income, housing, and more.

Jaffrey and Troy are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jaffrey has the higher population (2,885 vs 1,086 in Troy). Jaffrey has the higher median household income ($95,600 vs $90,938 in Troy). Jaffrey has the higher median home value ($219,200 vs $201,000 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Jaffrey	Troy
Population	2,885	1,086
Median age	37.6 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$95,600	$90,938
Median home value	$219,200	$201,000
Median gross rent	$950	$1,200
Housing units	1,180	470
Homeownership rate	71.4%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jaffrey	Troy
Population	2,765 → 2,885 (+4.3%)	918 → 1,086 (+18.3%)
Median household income	$58,083 → $95,600 (+64.6%)	$47,308 → $90,938 (+92.2%)
Median home value	$164,100 → $219,200 (+33.6%)	$110,500 → $201,000 (+81.9%)
Median gross rent	$840 → $950 (+13.1%)	$887 → $1,200 (+35.3%)

Jaffrey

Population

2,7652,885

Median household income

$58,083$95,600

Median home value

$164,100$219,200

Median gross rent

$840$950

Troy

Population

9181,086

Median household income

$47,308$90,938

Median home value

$110,500$201,000

Median gross rent

$887$1,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jaffrey	Troy
Under 5	4.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	20.7%	16.6%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.6%
25 to 34	15.7%	23.5%
35 to 44	15.5%	17.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	8.7%
55 to 64	12.2%	8.1%
65 to 74	3.1%	9.9%
75 and over	8.9%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jaffrey	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	98.2%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jaffrey	Troy
No high school diploma	2.7%	4.7%
High school graduate	31.7%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jaffrey	Troy
Drove alone	84.5%	85.3%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jaffrey	Troy
1-unit, detached	73.6%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	21.9%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	8.5%
20 or more units	4.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Jaffrey	Troy
Poverty rate	5.5%	5.2%
Average household size	2.95	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1970	1946