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UticaMT

With 14 residents, this town was settled in 1881.

Is Utica a good place to live?

Utica’s median age is 66.3 years, above both Montana’s towns (38.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 43 Montana towns, just one has a lower home-ownership rate than Utica. Utica has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

14 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Getting set up

Moving to Utica: who provides what

Utica is unincorporated, so Judith Basin County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerFergus Electric Coop15.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesJudith Basin CountyJudith Basin County provides services here
SchoolsHobson K-12 SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personMontana has no online registration; you can register in person up to and including Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereJudith Basin County Election AdministratorJudith Basin County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2024
ZIP code5945259452 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Utica.

Climate

Utica: snowy winters and pleasant summers

Its midsummer high comes in at 81°F.

45″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–37°
Spring28–53°
Summer46–77°
Fall30–57°
Sep 20
typical first frost
May 28
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Utica has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

FEMA puts nearly half of Utica’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 37% to cold waves. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities.

39risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
39Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

More of Utica’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Montana or U.S. town

Just over three quarters of adults had a checkup this year in Utica. Only 4 of the 42 Montana towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Utica. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Utica is ahead of Montana on 3 and behind on 10. Two figures for adults here: 17% report frequent physical distress, 29% feel lonely.

UticaMontana townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%32%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%31%33%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)16%20%16%
32 measures vs. Montana
3 better19 too close to call10 worse
What stands outUticaMT
Fewer binge drinkers16.1%20.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure79.1%73.4%
More adults with COPD9.8%7%
Central Montana Medical Center
31.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

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Everything we know about Utica

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After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Utica; the nearest are

About Utica

Unincorporated community in Montana, United States

Utica is an unincorporated community in west-central Judith Basin County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Utica had a population of 23. It is approximately 40 miles (64 km) from Lewistown at the intersections of Pig Eye Road, Montana Route 239 (the "Utica highway"), and Montana Route 541. Yogo sapphires were found near Utica in the mid-1890s. Judith River Ranger Station is near town.

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Questions about Utica

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Is Utica, MT a good place to live?

Utica has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.