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A city of 66,463 people in New Jersey
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Map of Union: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land2.8%23 of 819 acres
Trails1.0 mi0.8 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves30 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Union

City in Hudson County, New Jersey, US
68,589Population
1.3 sq miArea
194 ftElevation

Union City is a city in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city was the state's 18th-most-populous municipality, with a population of 68,589, an increase of 2,134 (+3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 66,455, which in turn had reflected a decline of 633 (−0.9%) from the 67,088 counted in the 2000 census. As of the 2010 Census, among cities with a population of more than 50,000, it was the most densely populated city in the United States, with a density of 54,138 per square mile of land. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 65,366 in 2022, ranking the city the 590t…

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ZIP code07087
Area code201
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Housing in Union

$564K▲ 5.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Union home is worth about $564,000, up 5.3% in a year, close to the New Jersey typical home.

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market93
Sale-to-list98.5%
Sold in May19
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Union's police department reported only 2023 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Union 2.5
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Union 14
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C-

The public schools Union’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictUnion City School DistrictSchools17

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NJ. Ratings are from neighbors.

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