Living in Union City, IN
Union City is a small town of 3,569 people in Randolph County, Indiana. It's about 30 miles from Muncie, IN and 75 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $595 a month.
3,569people
$79kTypical home
$595/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
24"Snow
212Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,569
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,581 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 30 mi to Muncie, IN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$500/mo)
- Median rent $595/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to DAY airport
- 80 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,096 ft
- 417 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Randolph County: R+54 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk