UticaSC
A town of 1,339.
Is Utica a good place to live?
The best of Utica’s subject grades is a B+ for schools; the weakest is a D for health. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Utica, where South Carolina’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 3 of the 170 South Carolina towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Utica. The median household income is $55K, and 27% of residents live below the poverty line. On the outdoors, just 9 of South Carolina’s 263 towns do worse. Utica has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Utica stand out
Where Utica beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,339 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Utica grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Utica is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Utica: who provides what
Utica is unincorporated, so Oconee County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Utica.
Residents of Utica are less healthy than 91% of U.S. towns
Utica beats the South Carolina average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 43% of Utica adults have obesity, against 37% in South Carolina’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 26% of Utica adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Utica | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 23% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 14% |
| What stands out | Utica | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.6% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 24.3% | 17.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Utica has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Utica for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Utica has lost 151 jobs, to 35 in 2023. The top destinations are Greenville (8%), Seneca (7%) and Clemson (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Utica
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Utica has mild winters and hot summers
Utica has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Utica is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Utica sells for about $276K at the median
52% of households own their home in Utica.
| Utica | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,073 a month | $1,060 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Memorial Stadium, Clemson and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Utica. Close and well known come first.
5 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium, Clemson
9 mi LakeLake Keowee
28 mi MountainCurrahee Mountain
15 mi LakeLake Hartwell
20 mi LakeLake Jocassee26 mi WaterfallTallulah GorgePhoto credits
Memorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Currahee Mountain: Wikilackey (talk), Public domain · Lake Hartwell: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain
Everything we know about Utica
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Utica
About 6 of every 100 Utica residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Utica for work
Where Utica’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Utica
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
Utica is a census-designated place (CDP) in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,322 at the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 909 ft
Questions about Utica
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Utica, SC expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.