Troy Water Damage Restoration

About 73 percent of occupied Troy homes are owner-occupied: 24,446 owner households against 8,926 renter households.

Single-family detached houses make up about 71 percent of Troy housing units (24,749 of 34,883).

The 1970s is the biggest building decade in Troy: 11,311 homes, about 32 percent of all units, date from that decade.

Only 4,708 Troy homes (about 13 percent) date from 2000 or later, and 872 date from 1939 or earlier.

Natural gas heats 29,635 of Troy's 33,372 occupied homes (89 percent), and electricity heats 3,247.

Median home value in Troy is $420,300 and median gross rent is $1,602 a month.

Land in what became Troy Township was first purchased in 1819, and a settlement called Troy Corners formed in the area that is now north-central Troy.

Troy chose to incorporate in 1955 mainly to stop neighboring cities from annexing its land, at a time when people were leaving Detroit for the suburbs and the population was rising fast.

Troy storm drains empty into 134 detention basins and six lakes, so heavy rain depends on those basins to hold water back from streets and yards.

The northwest quarter of Troy drains to the Rouge River (Main 1-2 Subwatershed) and the rest of the city drains to the Red Run Subwatershed of the Clinton River.

The master plan names four major open drains in Troy: Sprague Ditch, Sturgis Ditch, Big Beaver Creek and Gibson Drain. It says many other county drains in the city are enclosed.

State natural-features mapping flags Troy land along the floodplains of the Gibson Drain, Lane Drain and Ferry Drain, which feed the Clinton River, plus floodplains along tributaries of the Rouge River.

Troy's stormwater system is regulated under a county permit and the state environmental agency, and the Streets and Storm Drains division investigates resident stormwater problems.

Troy's stormwater permit paperwork places the city in both the Main 1-2 Subwatershed of the Rouge River and the Red Run Subwatershed of the Clinton River, and it carries a separate Red Run drain pollution plan.

Troy's Water & Sewer Division sends the city's wastewater to the Great Lakes Water Authority treatment plant.

Troy tells residents that flushed wipes and household items cause sanitary sewer backups in basements. It also warns that the disinfectant products needed to clean a backup can be scarce and that cleanup companies may be busy.

Most of Troy's drinking water comes from the Lake Huron Water Treatment Plant in Port Huron, and a small share comes from the Northeast plant in Detroit. Both belong to the Great Lakes Water Authority.

The Great Lakes Water Authority has a pump station in Troy. A power outage there on July 16, 2026 cut water flow to several Oakland County communities and set off boil-water advisories and main breaks elsewhere.

On June 18, 2014 a thunderstorm wind gust of about 52 knots blew a tree onto a house in Troy, with NOAA recording $10,000 in property damage.

NOAA logged dime-size hail at Troy on August 12, 2014, in the storm period right after the August 11, 2014 flood.

On August 18, 2019 a thunderstorm wind gust of about 52 knots blew a large tree onto a power line in Troy.

NOAA recorded one-inch hail at Troy on April 5, 2023, in storms that hit Oakland and Macomb counties.

On August 24, 2023 a 56-knot thunderstorm gust blew down a one-foot-diameter tree in Troy during a night of metro Detroit flooding.

NOAA recorded one-inch hail at Troy on May 19, 2024.

On June 30, 2026 the Troy airport (KVLL) and Pontiac airport reported heat index values of 100 to 103, the first day of a long southeast Michigan heat wave.

On the morning of September 3, 2026 the Troy Fire Department answered a fire at the Troy Villa manufactured home community that partly collapsed the structure and left one person dead. Crews stayed until about 11 am.

Troy's outdoor water rule says underground irrigation systems may run only between 11 pm and 5 am, a limit that comes from the city's contract with GLWA. Garden hoses and hand watering are exempt.

Troy code enforcement says sump pump discharge aimed at roadways or sidewalks creates hazardous conditions and asks owners to redirect it safely.

Owners and occupants must clear public sidewalks of snow over 2 inches deep and of ice within 24 hours after the storm ends. Corner-lot rules exempt side and rear sidewalks on listed major roads for one- and two-family homes.

Troy limits recreational ground fires to 3 feet by 3 feet by 2 feet, 25 feet from structures, burning only seasoned firewood or clean untreated lumber, and it prohibits burning yard waste.

Consumer fireworks need a permit in Troy except on set windows, including December 31 to 1 am, the weekends before Memorial Day and Labor Day, and June 29 to July 4 until 11:45 pm.

Troy runs a rental inspection program only for multiple-family buildings with three or more units. It links the state mold guide and a tenant-landlord guide for those buildings.

Troy's Building Department enforces the Michigan codes, and it says the state paused rollout of the 2021 Michigan Residential Code, so the 2015 residential code still governs house repairs.

For commercial work Troy enforces the 2021 Michigan Building Code and the 2021 Michigan Rehab Code, both effective April 9, 2025.

The Troy Building Department phone is 248.524.3344.

Troy Public Works lists separate lines: Streets & Drains 248.524.3392 and Refuse & Recycling 248.524.3399.

Troy Code Enforcement takes complaints at 248.524.3364.

Troy Fire Department's administrative office number is 248.524.3419, and its office sits in City Hall at 500 West Big Beaver Road.