A town of 6,584. A typical home worth about $260K.
The 3 things Union Gap does most differently from other towns.
Where Union Gap’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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The typical Union Gap home is worth about $260,000, about the same as a year ago, 56% below the Washington typical home.
Most working residents leave Union Gap for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Yakima (44%), Selah (2%) and Seattle (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
Union Gap beats the Washington average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| What stands out | Union Gap | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 7.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 21.6% | 8.4% |
Union Gap reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 97% report less.
1.5 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Reservation Park | 1.3 mi | 43 |
| 2. Ahtanum Youth Activities Park | 0.1 mi | 70 |
| 3. Fullbright Park | 0.1 mi | 52 |
The public schools Union Gap’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 82% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Gap School | PK–8 | 558 | Not graded |
| Martin Luther King Jr Elementary | K–5 | 485 | Not graded |
| La Salle High School Private | 9–12 | 203 |
Union Gap has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
9 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Union Gap on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Washington, United States
Union Gap is a city in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,568 at the 2020 census. Union Gap has become the retail hub for the entire Yakima Valley as a result of Valley Mall and other thriving businesses being located here. Part of the city is within the Yakama Nation.
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2 towns share a border with Union Gap.
