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Utica is a tiny town of 799 people in Hinds County, Mississippi. It's about 28 miles from Jackson, MS and 211 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $842 a month.
799people
$110kTypical home
$842/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
251Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 799
- Part of a metro area
- About 267 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Memphis, TN
- 28 mi to Jackson, MS
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,203 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 20% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to JAN airport
- 148 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 308 ft
- 121 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hinds County: D+46 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk