Troy vs West Swanzey

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

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

West Swanzey has the higher population (1,227 vs 1,086 in Troy). Troy has the higher median household income ($90,938 vs $52,241 in West Swanzey). Troy has the higher median home value ($201,000 vs $193,100 in West Swanzey).

Population, income & housing

	Troy	West Swanzey
Population	1,086	1,227
Median age	33.3 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$90,938	$52,241
Median home value	$201,000	$193,100
Median gross rent	$1,200	$1,685
Housing units	470	596
Homeownership rate	69.3%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	43.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Troy	West Swanzey
Population	918 → 1,086 (+18.3%)	896 → 1,227 (+36.9%)
Median household income	$47,308 → $90,938 (+92.2%)	$58,494 → $52,241 (-10.7%)
Median home value	$110,500 → $201,000 (+81.9%)	$154,600 → $193,100 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,200 (+35.3%)	$1,174 → $1,685 (+43.5%)

Troy

Population

9181,086

Median household income

$47,308$90,938

Median home value

$110,500$201,000

Median gross rent

$887$1,200

West Swanzey

Population

8961,227

Median household income

$58,494$52,241

Median home value

$154,600$193,100

Median gross rent

$1,174$1,685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Troy	West Swanzey
Under 5	5.3%	6.7%
5 to 17	16.6%	12.6%
18 to 24	5.6%	4.5%
25 to 34	23.5%	20.9%
35 to 44	17.0%	9.2%
45 to 54	8.7%	5.7%
55 to 64	8.1%	17.0%
65 to 74	9.9%	13.0%
75 and over	5.3%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Troy	West Swanzey
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	99.6%
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	0.6%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Troy	West Swanzey
No high school diploma	4.7%	6.8%
High school graduate	40.7%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Troy	West Swanzey
Drove alone	85.3%	95.6%
Carpooled	8.0%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Troy	West Swanzey
1-unit, detached	59.4%	33.6%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	21.9%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	20.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	26.7%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Troy	West Swanzey
Poverty rate	5.2%	5.6%
Average household size	2.64	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1946	1972