Rankings · How Utica ranks in MI
Utica ranks #43 in Michigan for walkable streets
Utica is ranked on 36 lists against the 719 Michigan towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Lists ranked on
36
of MI’s 719 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #43 most walkable
Top-quarter finishes
5
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 12% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Utica does best on
Each list ranks every MI town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Utica marked.
At a glance
Utica lands in the top half on 15 of 22 lists
Each dot is Utica’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MI, the right end is last. Areas where Utica does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Closest to a top hospital#57/719Fewest uninsured#163/719Lowest depression#231/719Lowest obesity#259/719Fewest smokers#305/719Healthiest#317/719Most active#410/719 People
Most educated#248/719 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#312/719 SafetySafety →
Safest#196/232 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#463/509 What kind of place
Steadier prices than 94% of Michigan
Not better or worse, just Utica’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Steadier prices than 94% of MI towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+41.6% in home prices, 5 years
Less snow than 92% of MI towns
Less snowMore snow
32 in of snow a year
Fewer kids than 89% of MI towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
15.6% of residents are under 18
Hotter summers than 88% of MI towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.4° July high
Milder winters than 84% of MI towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
18.1° January low
More seniors than 83% of MI towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
24.6% of residents are 65+
Longer growing season than 81% of MI towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
174 days between frosts
Older than 70% of MI towns
YoungerOlder
45.3 median age
More year-round than 70% of MI towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.3% of homes are seasonal
More homes per newcomer than 70% of MI towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.3 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Drier than 66% of MI towns
DrierWetter
34 in of rain + melted snow a year
Next door
Utica out-ranks 1 of its 2 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.