People counted on one night each January in Troy and Rensselaer County. Sources: HUD point-in-time counts, HUD shelter bed counts.
Typical asking rent, without utilities. Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index.
Students in Rensselaer County schools with no fixed, regular place to sleep. Source: NYS-TEACHS, from state education data.
Cases filed in Rensselaer County courts, not people removed from their homes. Why they fell is not clear (see below). Source: Legal Services Corporation, from state court data.
Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom, with utilities. Housing vouchers are based on it. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents.
Average households a month. Source: NYS SNAP caseloads.
The county had 42% as many cases in 2025 as in 2019. Statewide it was 74%.
Could also mean: tenants had already left, a few big landlords filed less, or families moved during public housing rebuilds.
Would settle it: court records of filings, judgments, and warrants by landlord.
Troy's share of empty rentals rose from about 5% to about 8%.
Could also mean: two of every three empty apartments ask $1,000 a month or more, which most Troy renters can't pay.
Would settle it: the asking rents of new buildings.
Troy approved 157 new units in 2025, the most in at least ten years (Census).
Could also mean: new units rent at today's prices and may not reach renters who are struggling.
Would settle it: the city's list of new projects and their rents.
Troy renters earning $75,000 or more went from 2,302 to 3,767 households (Census).
Could also mean: lower-income renters left and higher-income renters moved in.
Would settle it: no single record. Eviction outcomes and school counts come closest.
Census figures are 5-year estimates and are not adjusted for inflation.