Housing in Union

A typical Union home is worth roughly $226,000

Typical home value

$226K

PA $290K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$990

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,980

PA $3,311

What kind of housing town is Union?

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

Your money goes further22% below the Pennsylvania typical home.A town of owners91% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.7 years of income

Less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$313,000

Typical Union home $226K

That covers a typical Union home, with $86K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,430

Loan $1,120Tax $250Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $440 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

East Union$149K North Union$187K Roaring Creek$198K West Mahanoy$89K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Union’s typical property tax (1.32% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

91% of Union households own their home

Half of Union’s homes were built before 1975.

Owners and renters

Own 91%Rent 9%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1975

typical home built · PA 1965

$2,980

median property tax bill · PA $3,311

1.32%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $990

Renters already here pay a median of $632, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$700

1 bedroom$800

2 bedrooms$990

3 bedrooms$1,290

4 bedrooms$1,380

of households rent · PA 31%

renter households

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

14%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$632

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Columbia County, PA): 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 priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Union$226K Roaring Creek$198K North Union$187K East Union$149K West Mahanoy$89K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Union	$226K*	—	$990	—	$85,379
East Union	$149K*	—	$1,110	6	$80,982
North Union	$187K*	—	$1,330	—	$71,250
Roaring Creek	$198K*	—	$1,130	0	$97,708
West Mahanoy	$89K*	—	$1,050	0	$85,471

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.