Utica Apartment Renter's Guide
Utica Apartment Renter's Guide
Overview
Welcome to Utica where you’re just about as far from New York City as Montreal, QC, Canada. The name was actually chosen from suggestions offered at the Revolution-era Bagg's Tavern (a watering hole of George Washington himself). The winner was Utica – Don't ask what name came in second. It's actually named for a city in Tunisia, if that makes it more exciting. With that, let the apartment finding and adventure begin!
Settling down in a new apartment in the Upstate New York city of Utica located on the Erie Canal will expose you to the rich European heritage and a diverse present day influence from many countries
Welcome to Utica where you’re just about as far from New York City as Montreal, QC, Canada. The name was actually chosen from suggestions offered at the Revolution-era Bagg's Tavern (a watering hole of George Washington himself). The winner was Utica – Don't ask what name came in second. It's actually named for a city in Tunisia, if that makes it more exciting. With that, let the apartment finding and adventure begin!
Utica – the gateway to the world.
Settling down in a new apartment in the Upstate New York city of Utica located on the Erie Canal will expose you to the rich European heritage and a diverse present day influence from many countries. The huge influx of immigration from Bosnia and Somalia in the late 1990s and early 2000s has affected everything from cuisine to daily life, in addition to diverse character as a result of immigration from Thailand, Myanmar, and Iraq. Of significant note is the tapestry of cultural influences of the Welsh and Italians.
Housing is available in suburban Utica, particularly the towns of New Hartford and Whitesboro, a result of Utica facing suburban sprawl. If you are looking for a new apartment in Utica proper, the median rental price is around $650.
A Unicorn in Utica?
In the market for hardwood floors, Old World charm, and brick? You have started searching in the right city! Many of the apartments were built before the 1930s, but you may have to sift through some neglected properties to find that gem.
A majority of the “desirable” housing can be found in the north (Deerfield) and south sides of the city from the Parkway to New Hartford. The less desirable parts of town include areas of West Utica & the neighborhood of Cornhill, particularly James Street, which is known to be one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the city. Cornhill is defined as Genesee Street on the West, Mohawk Street on the East, Rutger Street on the South and Pleasant Street on the North.
The City that God Forgot
It's one of the nicknames, yes. Still though, Utica is a small and safe city, ready for new residents like you who are after an unpretentious lifestyle. It's also called the Handshake City and Sin City too. Move over Vegas. Perhaps it's the kind of "handshakes" popular in Utica that make it Sin City. Same goes with Las Vegas, but still, why suffer all the dessert heat of Nevada when you have upstate New York.
Now that we’ve laid down some groundwork to finding a new place in Utica, it’s time to start exploring all that your new city has to offer. Good luck finding your new home!