Housing in Union

A typical Union home is worth roughly $278,000

Typical home value

$278K

IN $260K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,140

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,146

IN $1,614

What kind of housing town is Union?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Newer homesThe typical home was built around 1998.

★ What stands out · The homes

78% of Union households own their home

Half of Union’s homes were built before 1998.

Owners and renters

Own 78%Rent 22%

Indiana: 71% own.

1998

typical home built · IN 1976

$1,146

median property tax bill · IN $1,614

0.41%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · IN 0.74%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Affordability

A typical home costs 9 years of income

More than across Indiana (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$129,000

Typical Union home $278K

That’s $149K short of a typical Union home.

The typical home, each month

$1,550

Loan $1,380Tax $100Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,140 a month here, $410 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Barkley$280K Keener$243K Walker$250K Newton$205K Marion$168K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Union’s typical property tax (0.41% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,140

Renters already here pay a median of $795, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$850

1 bedroom$890

2 bedrooms$1,140

3 bedrooms$1,460

4 bedrooms$1,500

22%

of households rent · IN 29%

154

renter households

87%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · IN 48%

44%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$795

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Gary, IN HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Union vs. its neighbors

Union is the 2nd priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Barkley$280K Union$278K Walker$250K Keener$243K Newton$205K Marion$168K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Union	$278K*	—	$1,140	—	$30,750
Barkley	$280K*	+15.3%†	$1,150	—	$164,333
Keener	$243K*	+0.6%†	$1,160	26	$74,292
Walker	$250K*	+7.2%†	$1,190	—	$91,932
Newton	$205K*	+15.3%†	$1,150	—	$112,000
Marion	$168K*	+15.3%†	$1,150	—	$62,252

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.