Marlborough vs Troy

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

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

Troy has the higher population (1,086 vs 925 in Marlborough). Troy has the higher median household income ($90,938 vs $65,800 in Marlborough). Marlborough has the higher median home value ($241,800 vs $201,000 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Marlborough	Troy
Population	925	1,086
Median age	50.3 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,800	$90,938
Median home value	$241,800	$201,000
Median gross rent	$1,004	$1,200
Housing units	500	470
Homeownership rate	49.8%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marlborough	Troy
Population	1,164 → 925 (-20.5%)	918 → 1,086 (+18.3%)
Median household income	$51,513 → $65,800 (+27.7%)	$47,308 → $90,938 (+92.2%)
Median home value	$182,100 → $241,800 (+32.8%)	$110,500 → $201,000 (+81.9%)
Median gross rent	$831 → $1,004 (+20.8%)	$887 → $1,200 (+35.3%)

Marlborough

Population

1,164925

Median household income

$51,513$65,800

Median home value

$182,100$241,800

Median gross rent

$831$1,004

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)

	Marlborough	Troy
Under 5	4.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.8%	16.6%
18 to 24	4.4%	5.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	23.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	17.0%
45 to 54	14.9%	8.7%
55 to 64	16.1%	8.1%
65 to 74	12.0%	9.9%
75 and over	10.1%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marlborough	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	98.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marlborough	Troy
No high school diploma	6.4%	4.7%
High school graduate	30.1%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marlborough	Troy
Drove alone	69.9%	85.3%
Carpooled	7.6%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.9%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marlborough	Troy
1-unit, detached	46.4%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	25.4%	21.9%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	8.5%
20 or more units	12.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Marlborough	Troy
Poverty rate	9.8%	5.2%
Average household size	1.99	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1938	1946