City Score: Utica-Rome, NY

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Utica-Rome, NY: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Utica-Rome, NY scores 29 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 29 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Utica-Rome, NY

  • What Utica-Rome, NY is up against: 54 out of 100 — Better than 43% of cbsas, up 7 points
  • Where grace is growing: 19 out of 100 — Better than 20% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 36 out of 100 — Better than 31% of cbsas, up 8 points
  • Christian liberty: 15 out of 100 — Better than 2% of cbsas, down 7 points

What takes Utica-Rome, NY to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 0 → 40
  • Prayer: Prayer 0 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 0 → 45
  • Unity: Unity 0 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Drug overdose deaths up 31 percentile points (What Utica-Rome, NY is up against)
  • This quarter: Adults 25-44 married up 21 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Property crime down 18 percentile points (What Utica-Rome, NY is up against)

Utica-Rome, NY over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New York · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New York · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Utica-Rome, NY (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Utica-Rome, NY · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Utica-Rome, NY · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Utica-Rome, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Utica-Rome, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Utica-Rome, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Utica-Rome, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Utica-Rome, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Utica-Rome, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Utica-Rome, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Utica-Rome, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Utica-Rome, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Utica-Rome, NY (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New York · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · New York · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · New York · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · New York · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 29 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Utica-Rome, NY

  1. Newport, NY — 40, Liberty
  2. Old Forge, NY — 40, Liberty
  3. Poland, NY — 40, Liberty
  4. Richfield Springs, NY — 40, Liberty
  5. West Winfield, NY — 40, Liberty
  6. Clinton, NY — 39, Liberty
  7. Durhamville, NY — 39, Liberty
  8. Lee Center, NY — 39, Liberty
  9. New Hartford, NY — 39, Liberty
  10. Point Rock, NY — 39, Liberty
  11. Remsen, NY — 39, Liberty
  12. Verona, NY — 39, Liberty
  13. Waterville, NY — 39, Liberty
  14. Westernville, NY — 39, Liberty
  15. New York Mills, NY — 32, Liberty
  16. Ilion, NY — 31, Liberty
  17. Boonville, NY — 29, Liberty
  18. Camden, NY — 29, Liberty
  19. Dolgeville, NY — 29, Liberty
  20. Mohawk, NY — 29, Liberty
  21. Oneida, NY — 29, Liberty
  22. Oriskany, NY — 29, Liberty
  23. Vernon, NY — 29, Liberty
  24. Rome, NY — 27, Liberty
  25. Little Falls, NY — 26, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Utica-Rome, NY, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/utica-rome-ny. Methodology.

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