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Utica is a small town of 2,248 people in Licking County, Ohio. It's about 34 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $818 a month.
2,248people
$151kTypical home
$818/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
25"Snow
203Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,248
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,288 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Columbus, OH
- 34 mi to Columbus, OH
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$949/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (901 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 38% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to CMH airport
- 29 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,040 ft
- 299 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 183 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Licking County: R+30 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk