CITY PROFILE
Utica, NY
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Utica is a smaller metro with moderately priced homes—a solid option if you're looking to stretch your budget further. Expect a cold-winter, cool-summer climate paired with often-cloudy skies and a wet climate, so you'll want to be comfortable with gray days and regular precipitation year-round. It's a straightforward choice for people prioritizing affordable housing in a compact setting.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $230K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,404/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 6.9°C · warmest 19.8°C · coolest -7.1°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1203 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.58 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #169 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy92
- Affordable to rent80
- Climate comfort27
- Plenty of sunshine30
- Big-city amenities59
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
