Utica, NY Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Utica home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

59,750
Population Estimate
$96,506
Median Home Value
91.8%
Employment Rate
18.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$148
Median Listing Price$237,175
Median Days on Market57
Active Listings115
New Listings56
Total Listings (Active + Pending)223
Avg Listing Price$250,882
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY2%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.35
Family Dual Income40.7
Median Household Income$37,760
Median Individual Income$22,156
Home Ownership48.0%
Home Value$96,506
Median Rent$725
Rent Burden36.6%
Poverty29.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED20.7%
  • Highschool Education30.5%
  • Some College29.9%
  • Bachelors Degree12.0%
  • Graduate Degree6.9%
  • Total College or Above18.9%
  • Stem Degree41.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.5%
  • Female50.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married35.1%
  • Divorced13.1%
  • Never Married44.6%
  • Widowed7.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityUtica
State IDNY
Population59,750

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1828.6%
19–2915.8%
30–3912.2%
40–4911.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.6%
60–6910.1%
70–795.6%
80+4.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation57.0%
Unemployment Rate8.2%
Disabled16.7%

ETHNICITY

White62.4%
Black15.2%
Asian11.5%
Native American0.5%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other3.9%
Multiple6.5%

OTHER

Hispanic12.7%
Limited English8.9%
Health Uninsured5.9%
Veteran6.0%

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Neighborhoods in Utica, NY

Get to know neighborhoods in Utica, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Homestead Village

    Homestead Village ↗

    Median asking price
    $79,900
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    13
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.