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Utica vs Edwards

16 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.8× in Utica) and growth since 2010 (+18.6 pts in Edwards).

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Utica, MSHomes around $129KMississippi · 799 people
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Edwards, MSHomes around $135KMississippi · 930 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 $129K
Housing$129K typical home35% below the MS typical home All about Utica →
EdwardsHomes around $135K
Housing$135K typical home32% below the MS typical home All about Edwards →
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 worker3.8×
Utica is more of a job hub
Utica 0.42Edwards 0.11
Growth since 2010+18.6 pts
Edwards has grown faster since 2010
Edwards -3.8%Utica -22.4%
Conserved land+33.2 pts
Utica has more conserved land
Utica 33.2%Edwards 0%
Street grid2.2×
Edwards has the more walkable street grid
Edwards 41.1Utica 18.7
Property tax bill+25%
Tax bills are bigger in Utica
Utica $650Edwards $519
★ 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$740/mo
Typical home $129K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $842/mo · Housing →
Edwards$770/mo
Typical home $135K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Mississippi ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
BUticaBetter than 58% of districts in the state –EdwardsNot graded
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
UticaEdwards
Snow a year1″0″
January low37°F38°F
July high92°F92°F
Growing season (days)250d269d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st56th
Outdoors & history
UticaEdwards
National Register places—2
Archive photos—7
Famous people born here119
Community
UticaEdwards
Library hours a week34 hrs26 hrs
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

16 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

UticaEdwardsUticaEdwards
Utica ↔ Edwards16 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.

UticaEdwards
People
Population 799Lowest 930Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -22.4%Lowest -3.8%Highest
Median age 43.3±7.8Highest 12% above MS 41.2±15.7Lowest 7% above MS
Utica and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.3%±6.7Lowest MS: 23.3% 26.7%±19.7Highest MS: 23.3%
Edwards and Utica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.9%±8.9Lowest MS: 17.2% 19.1%±10.4Highest MS: 17.2%
Edwards and Utica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.5%Lowest MS: 25.1% 19.3%Highest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±2.4Highest MS: 6.1% 1.5%±2.3Lowest MS: 6.1%
Utica and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $35,729±$14kHighest 37% below MS $34,722±$15kLowest 38% below MS
Utica and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $109,500±$11kHighest 36% below MS $93,400±$14kLowest 45% below MS
Utica and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $842±$130 12% below MS —
Property taxmedian, yearly $650Highest 47% below MS $519Lowest 57% below MS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MS: 51.3% 44.2%±27.6Highest MS: 51.3%
Edwards and Utica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 33.3%Highest MS: 18.9% 23.2%Lowest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.8%Lowest MS: 70% 75.4%Highest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 16 yrs older than MS 1977Highest 9 yrs older than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 24% above MS 28 minLowest 11% above MS
Work from home 1.2%±2Lowest MS: 5.9% 4.8%±5Highest MS: 5.9%
Edwards and Utica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.9%Highest 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miHighest 25.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (28%)Jackson (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EdwardsFew work in Utica
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 33.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 18.7Lowest 41.1Highest
Schools
School district Hinds County School District—
High school in town None in town—
Mississippi 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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