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Union SpringsNY

A town of 1,255. A typical home worth about $252K.

Population
1,255
−10.2% since 2010
Typical home
$252K
+3.5% in a year
Household income
$81K
median
Median age
42.7
years
Jobs based here
331
A commuter town

What makes Union Springs stand out

The 2 things Union Springs does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

1,255 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Union Springs home is worth about $252K

The typical Union Springs home is worth about $252,000, up 3.5% in a year, 52% below the New York typical home.

$252KZillow home value

Typical home value

Union Springs$252K
New York$527K
+3.5%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 83% of U.S. towns

Union Springs beats the New York average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

A−Health Grade
32 measures vs. New York
9 better21 too close to call2 worse
What stands outUnion SpringsNY
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.3%17.2%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.6%14.5%
More adults who have had cancer11.2%7.7%
Auburn Community Hospital
9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
77th
percentile among NY towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Union Springs

Most working residents leave Union Springs for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Auburn (15%), Springport (10%) and Syracuse (8%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

8%work in town

Where working residents work

In Union Springs8%
Auburn15%
Springport10%
Syracuse8%
Ledyard4%
15 mi
median commute distance
331
jobs based in Union Springs
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 26% of U.S. communities.

26risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
26Low riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
14
paid flood claims since 1979
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Union Springs has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 56 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

56″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°
Spring35–56°
Summer59–80°
Fall42–61°
Oct 21
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

2.3% of Union Springs is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

2.3%conserved
Map of Union Springs: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2.3%
conserved · 26 of 1,122 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Frontenac Park—14
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A shrinking town

Union Springs has shrunk 10.2% since 2010

1,197 people in 2010; 1,255 today.

1,1972010
1,0752020
1,255Today

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS

About Union Springs

Village in New York, United States

Union Springs is a village in Cayuga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Union Springs had a population of 1,075. The name is derived from the mineral springs near the village. Union Springs is in the western part of the town of Springport and is southwest of Auburn.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,075
Area
1.8 sq mi
Elevation
410 ft
ZIP code
13160

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Union Springs, NY · Photo: Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗