Housing in Union

A typical Union home is worth roughly $156,000

Typical home value

$156K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,000

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,381

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Union?

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

Your money goes further37% below the Ohio typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

What it takes to buy in Union

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You could afford about

$277,000

Typical Union home $156K

That covers a typical Union home, with $121K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$930

Loan $770Tax $120Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000 a month here, $70 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Marion$178K Beaver$165K Seal$158K Scioto$157K Jefferson$203K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Union’s typical property tax (0.89% 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 $1,000

Renters already here pay a median of $771, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$730

1 bedroom$790

2 bedrooms$1,000

3 bedrooms$1,280

4 bedrooms$1,480

22%

of households rent · OH 33%

renter households

100%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · OH 46%

$771

median rent paid today · Census

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

The homes

79% of Union households own their home

Half of Union’s homes were built before 1983.

Owners and renters

Own 79%Rent 22%

Ohio: 67% own.

1983

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,381

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

0.89%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · OH 1.31%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Next door

Union vs. its neighbors

Union is the least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Jefferson$203K Marion$178K Beaver$165K Seal$158K Scioto$157K Union$156K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Union	$156K*	—	$1,000	—	—
Marion	$178K*	—	$970	—	$35,188
Beaver	$165K	+1.9%	$1,010	—	$50,911
Seal	$158K*	+8.6%†	$1,020	—	$40,896
Scioto	$157K*	—	$980	—	—
Jefferson	$203K*	−1.9%†	$1,010	0	$68,345

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.