Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Utica grades B− overall, 410th of 697 graded towns in Michigan, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its public schools beat 83% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. On the other side, its crime rate is higher than 85% of U.S. towns, with 16 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Utica’s property crime rate is 29.5 per 1,000 residents, above both the Michigan town median (7.8) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). On civic life, just 45 of Michigan’s 1,265 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is River Bends Park, at 22 acres.
Where Utica beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Flickinger Elementary School | PK–6 | 422 |
| St. Lawrence School | PK–8 | 1,033 |
| Trinity Lutheran School | PK–8 | 511 |
Where Utica’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Utica is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 493 in 1880, 5,245 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1916 and a map from 1908 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Utica. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaFord Field
20 mi Stadium & arenaComerica Park
22 mi LakeLake Saint Clair
20 mi TheatreFox Theatre
25 mi MuseumThe Henry Ford1.8M visitors a year
19 mi MuseumDetroit Institute of ArtsFord Field: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Comerica Park: City of Detroit, Public domain · Lake Saint Clair: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Fox Theatre: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Henry Ford: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Detroit Institute of Arts: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Utica, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Utica.
Utica draws workers from Sterling Heights and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it reports property crime at about twice the Michigan rate.
5,546 jobs are based in Utica, 2.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 3,442 in 2011 to 5,546.
Most working residents leave Utica for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2011, Utica has added 2,104 jobs, to 5,546 in 2021. The median household income in Utica is $59,000.
| Utica | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Utica Community Schools. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flickinger Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 422 | B+ |
| Eppler Junior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–9 | Grades 7–9 | 589 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
1.3 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Utica’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Utica | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. River Bends Park | 0.5 mi | 22 |
| 2. Pioneer Park | 0.1 mi | 11 |
| 3. Grant Park | 0.1 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Property crime runs at 29.5 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Michigan rate, most of it theft.
Utica reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 85% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 39 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Utica.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Utica has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 18° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 25% of residents (19% statewide); children under 18 are 16% of residents (21% statewide). Utica has lost 2.3% of its people since 2020, down to 5,114 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan.
| Utica | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 45.3 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 26% | 29% |
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Utica | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.5% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.2% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Against the 8,572 U.S. towns with household incomes like Utica’s, it is healthier than 81%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Utica beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 81% of Utica adults had a checkup this year.
| Utica | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Utica | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults seeing a dentist | 71.6% | 68% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
59% of households own their home in Utica.
| Utica | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,131 a month | $1,045 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
8 within 15 miles of the center of Utica
About 5 of every 100 Utica residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
4,757 counted in 2010 and 5,245 in 2020; an estimated 5,114 in 2025.
Since 2020 the trend has turned: down 2.3%, after 10.3% growth in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
City in Michigan, United States
Utica is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 5,245 at the 2020 census, up from 4,757 in 2010.
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2 towns share a border with Utica.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utica | #410 | B− | C | C− | A− | B− |
| Shelby Township | #207 | B+ | C− | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Sterling Heights | #447 | C+ | C− | B− | A− | B− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Utica grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #410 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B− for health, C− for safety and A− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 3.3 years of the area's median household income ($76,664 across the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
2 notable people were born here, including Duke Maas and Ron Robinson.
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