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Utica vs Green Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (15.9× in Utica) and trails (11× in Green Township).

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Utica, MOHomes around $127KMissouri · 211 people
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Green Township, MOA small town of 254Livingston County · 254 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.

UticaHomes around $127K
Housing$127K typical home53% below the MO typical home All about Utica →
Green TownshipA small town of 254
Quiet strengthsGreen Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Green Township →
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.

Street grid15.9×
Utica has the more walkable street grid
Utica 52.6Green Township 3.3
Trails11×
Green Township has more miles of trail
Green Township 1.1 miUtica 0.1 mi
Jobs per worker5×
Green Township is more of a job hub
Green Township 0.05Utica 0.01
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Utica$760/mo
Typical home $127K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.90% · Housing →
Green Township$680/mo
Typical home $113K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Utica and Green Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Utica and Green Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

UticaGreen TownshipUticaGreen Township
Utica ↔ Green Township1.7 miles apart · They share a border
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
UticaGreen Township
Snow a year14″14″
January low16°F16°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)187d187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th69th
Outdoors & history
UticaGreen Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—5.3%
Settled1837—
Community
UticaGreen Township
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.

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.

UticaGreen Township
People
Population 211Lowest 254Highest
Median age 50.4±5.2Highest 29% above MO 49.3±5.3Lowest 26% above MO
Utica and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.9%±12.4Highest MO: 22.3% 10.6%±10.7Lowest MO: 22.3%
Utica and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.2%±8.4Highest MO: 17.9% 14.6%±7.3Lowest MO: 17.9%
Utica and Green Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±5.8Lowest MO: 5.7% 1.6%±2Highest MO: 5.7%
Green Township and Utica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,563±$36kLowest about the MO average $73,750±$23kHighest 4% above MO
Green Township and Utica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $112,500±$99k 51% below MO $112,500±$75k 51% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,013Lowest 48% below MO $1,061Highest 46% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MO: 45.6% 0%±100 MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 9.2%Highest MO: 12.6% 7.6%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.3%Highest MO: 68.1% 89.4%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 15 yrs older than MO 1964Highest 14 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 6% below MO 22 minLowest 7% below MO
Work from home 0%±8.2 MO: 13% 0%±6.7 MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.01Lowest 0.05Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chillicothe (42%)Chillicothe (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Green TownshipFew work in Utica
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 5.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 52.6Highest 3.3Lowest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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