Utica
Utica is a Squarespace theme by Squarespace (Free). Tested on 2026-11-09 with Google Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights on its own demo store, it scores 70 for mobile speed and 90 for desktop speed, 92/92 for SEO and 94/95 for accessibility (mobile/desktop, 0–100).
Mobile70
Desktop90
Scores
| Mobile | Desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | 70 | 90 |
| SEO | 92 | 92 |
| Accessibility | 94 | 95 |
| Best practices | 100 | 100 |
Single preset · measured 14 times since 2026-11-09 · Lighthouse via PageSpeed Insights · 0–100, 90+ is good.
Why not 100 — Utica home page
Mobile
Speed 70 · 30 points to gain
- −23.8 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- −3.6 First Contentful Paint medium effort
- −2.2 Speed Index medium effort
- 1.5 s Reduce unused JavaScript high effort
- 600 ms Reduce unused CSS high effort
SEO 92 · 8 points to gain
- −7.7 Document does not have a meta description low effort
Accessibility 94 · 6 points to gain
- −6 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
Desktop
Speed 90 · 10 points to gain
- −5.7 Total Blocking Time medium effort
- −3.3 Largest Contentful Paint medium effort
- −0.8 Speed Index medium effort
- 120 ms Reduce unused CSS high effort
- 120 ms Reduce unused JavaScript high effort
SEO 92 · 8 points to gain
- −7.7 Document does not have a meta description low effort
Accessibility 95 · 5 points to gain
- −4.6 Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio. medium effort
Presets and pages
| Preset / page | Speed | SEO | A11y | Speed | SEO | A11y | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobile | desktop | ||||||
| Utica default demo ↗ | 70 | 92 | 94 | 90 | 92 | 95 | 2026-11-09 |
| home ↗ | 70 | 92 | 94 | 90 | 92 | 95 | 2026-11-09 |
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