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Homes in Utica
Apartments outnumber houses in Utica: 54% of its 28,364 homes are in buildings of two or more units. Detached houses make up 43% and townhouses and other attached houses 2%.
More homes here were built before 1950 than in any later period we count: 58%. Only 5% date from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1940. 50% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Its housing is much like Syracuse's, 47 miles away. Nationally, Utica's homes are older than those in 97% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Plaster walls and deep casings
58% of homes date from before 1950, when walls were plaster on lath and windows sat in deep wood casings. Plaster cracks if you drive screws carelessly: drill a pilot hole, use fixings made for plaster, and fix into the casing or the framing behind it. A deep casing is good news for an inside mount; measure its depth before you choose a louver size.
Out-of-square openings
With 87% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Apartments and condos
54% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Utica weather and your shutters
At Utica Oneida CO AP, NY (9 mi away), July averages a high of 80.5°F and January a low of 13.8°F. Average lows sit at or below freezing from November to March.
About 5 days a year reach 90°F, 140 nights fall to freezing and 47.9 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Among the New York cities we have climate normals for, Utica has the most freezing days.
That's more freezing nights than in 89% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 15 h 22 min on the longest day to 8 h 59 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 70° above the horizon in June and 23° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Utica Oneida CO AP, NY (temperature) and New Hartford 0.8 S, NY (precipitation, 4 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.6°F | 13.8°F | 3.1 in |
| Feb | 32.1°F | 15.1°F | 3.1 in |
| Mar | 40.5°F | 23.1°F | 3.4 in |
| Apr | 54.7°F | 34.5°F | 3.7 in |
| May | 67.7°F | 45.9°F | 4 in |
| Jun | 76.1°F | 54.9°F | 4.8 in |
| Jul | 80.5°F | 59.6°F | 5.1 in |
| Aug | 78.7°F | 58.1°F | 4.5 in |
| Sep | 71.8°F | 50.7°F | 4 in |
| Oct | 59.1°F | 40.8°F | 4.8 in |
| Nov | 46.4°F | 30.7°F | 3.8 in |
| Dec | 34.9°F | 21.4°F | 3.6 in |
Cold winters
With 140 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Wet months
47.9 inches of precipitation a year keeps the air damp for long stretches. Steam and condensation are hard on any joint, so in kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms keep the air moving and wipe water off the sill before it sits.
Fitting them in Utica
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Utica
- Syracuse 47 mi
- Schenectady 69 mi
- Albany 78 mi
- Troy 82 mi
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