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Anniston vs Utica

308 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (24× in Anniston) and street grid (2.4× in Anniston).

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Anniston, MOA small town of 241Missouri · 241 people
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Utica, MOHomes around $127KMissouri · 211 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AnnistonA small town of 241
Quiet strengthsAnniston doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Anniston →
UticaHomes around $127K
Housing$127K typical home53% below the MO typical home All about Utica →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker24×
Anniston is more of a job hub
Anniston 0.24Utica 0.01
Street grid2.4×
Anniston has the more walkable street grid
Anniston 126Utica 52.6
Typical home built15 yrs
Utica’s homes are older
Anniston 1978Utica 1963
Average commute5 min
Anniston has the shorter commute
Utica 22 minAnniston 17 min
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AnnistonUtica
Snow a year3″14″
January low28°F16°F
July high91°F87°F
Growing season (days)225d187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th69th
Outdoors & history
AnnistonUtica
Settled—1837
Archive photos7—
Community
AnnistonUtica
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

308 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AnnistonMOUticaMO
Anniston ↔ Utica308 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AnnistonUtica
People
Population 241Highest 211Lowest
Median age 52.5±32.1Highest 35% above MO 50.4±5.2Lowest 29% above MO
Anniston and Utica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.5%±12Highest MO: 22.3% 10.9%±12.4Lowest MO: 22.3%
Anniston and Utica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.8%±18.8Highest MO: 17.9% 15.2%±8.4Lowest MO: 17.9%
Anniston and Utica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 4%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7Lowest MO: 5.7% 0.5%±5.8Highest MO: 5.7%
Utica and Anniston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $71,563±$36k about the MO average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $112,500±$99k 51% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $670±$493 35% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,013 48% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Anniston and Utica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17%Highest MO: 12.6% 9.2%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 94.3%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest same as MO 1963Lowest 15 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 27% below MO 22 minHighest 6% below MO
Work from home 0%±17.9 MO: 13% 0%±8.2 MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Highest 0.01Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sikeston (21%)Chillicothe (42%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in UticaFew work in Anniston
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 126Highest 52.6Lowest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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