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Somerset Collection, corporate campuses and one of the region's best food scenes.

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About Troy

Troy is Oakland County's retail and corporate center. Big Beaver Road carries the city's commercial spine, from the Somerset Collection — the region's flagship upscale mall — through a long stretch of office towers and business parks along I-75.

Troy is also quietly one of metro Detroit's best cities to eat in. A large and diverse population supports an unusually deep bench of South Asian, East Asian and Middle Eastern restaurants, bakeries and grocers scattered through otherwise ordinary suburban plazas.

The residential side is calm and well-serviced, with a widely respected school district and a large park system. The Troy Historic Village preserves nineteenth-century buildings on a small campus near the civic center.

What Troy is known for

  • Somerset Collection
  • Corporate offices and business parks along I-75
  • An exceptionally diverse restaurant and grocery scene
  • Troy Historic Village
  • The Big Beaver Road retail corridor
  • Strong public schools

Neighborhoods and areas

  • Big Beaver corridor
  • Long Lake area
  • Northfield Hills
  • Sylvan Glen

Troy questions, answered

What is Troy best known for?
Regionally, the Somerset Collection shopping center and a large concentration of corporate offices along the I-75 and Big Beaver corridors.
Is Troy a good place to eat?
Yes. Troy has one of the deepest international dining scenes in metro Detroit, particularly for South Asian, Chinese, Korean and Middle Eastern food.
Does Troy have historic attractions?
The Troy Historic Village preserves a collection of nineteenth-century buildings relocated to a single walkable campus.

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