Union, WI housing market
Home prices around Union have risen about 97% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 2 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Union compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 97% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Union rose 97% over the past 5 years, faster than across Wisconsin (57%). Last year prices rose 33%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Wisconsin since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +33% | +232% | +143% |
| 2024 | +11% | +150% | +131% |
| 2023 | −7.5% | +126% | +116% |
| 2022 | +30% | +144% | +95% |
| 2021 | +11% | +88% | +70% |
| 2020 | +2.7% | +69% | +54% |
| 2019 | +4.1% | +64% | +50% |
| 2018 | −1.5% | +58% | +43% |
| 2017 | +28% | +60% | +36% |
| 2016 | −1.1% | +26% | +29% |
| 2015 | +13% | +27% | +24% |
| 2014 | −5.1% | +12% | +21% |
| 2013 | −4.5% | +18% | +19% |
| 2012 | +1.3% | +24% | +19% |
| 2011 | −6.8% | +22% | +21% |
| 2010 | +0.1% | +31% | +25% |
| 2009 | −14% | +31% | +31% |
| 2008 | +8% | +53% | +36% |
| 2007 | +3.2% | +42% | +38% |
| 2006 | −2% | +37% | +36% |
| 2005 | +19% | +40% | +32% |
| 2004 | +3% | +18% | +21% |
| 2003 | +2.2% | +15% | +13% |
| 2002 | +4.5% | +12% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | +7.5% | +7.5% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
How Union ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 54634, 54639, covering 61% of Union’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
2 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in Union in 2025, all single-family houses. Over the past 10 years, Union has permitted 22 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 3 | 3 | 0 | $555,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $370,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $707,000 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $855,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $557,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $271,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $429,000 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
How Union ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Union and its neighbors
| Town | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union | +32.8%† | $970 | 2 | $61,042 |
| Bloom | +31.1%† | $980 | — | $66,042 |
| Forest | +32.8%† | $1,000 | — | $61,833 |
| Stark | — | $970 | 2 | $75,250 |
| Henrietta | +30.7%† | $970 | — | $87,600 |
| Greenwood | +32.8%† | $980 | 4 | $61,042 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Union is $970 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $670 · 4 bedrooms $1,480
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (54634, 54639; Vernon County, WI HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.