Best PlacesLittle Utica, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Little Utica, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Little Utica ranks 5,727th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Little Utica
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Little Utica's strengths and weaknesses
Where Little Utica ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
Where Little Utica ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,188 a month, better than only 14% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Little Utica
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Little Utica home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,977, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Little Utica's effective rate of 2.37%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Little Utica
Little Utica runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Little Utica.
Who works in Little Utica, and how
Work in Little Utica centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Little Utica
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Little Utica.
What the weather is like in Little Utica, month by month
Little Utica sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 18° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Little Utica
The nearest airport, Syracuse Hancock International, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 209 miles away.
The best schools in and around Little Utica
Schools across Little Utica average a B+, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mae E Reynolds SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Michael A Maroun Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Emerson J Dillon Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Donald S Ray SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Charles W Baker High SchoolA+ · 96% proficient
- John C Birdlebough High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Little Utica school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Little Utica measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Little Utica against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Little Utica
Is Little Utica a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Little Utica ranks 5,727th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, few empty homes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Little Utica expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,417. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $93,977 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Little Utica safe?
Yes, Little Utica is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $120 per resident a year.
Compare Little Utica with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Little Utica. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Little Utica represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Little Utica detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Little Utica: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Little Utica: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Little Utica: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Little Utica: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Little Utica detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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