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Union City is a mid-size city of 66,463 people in Hudson County, New Jersey. It's about 9 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $472k and rent runs about $2k a month.
66,463people
$472kTypical home
$1,537/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
30"Snow
235Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 66,463
- Part of a metro area
- About 51,642 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to New York, NY
- 9 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $472k (≈$2,974/mo)
- Median rent $1,537/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (29 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,593 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 47% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to TEB airport
- 8 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 8% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 217 ft
- Right on the coast
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 179 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,876 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,888 bars within 25 mi
- 5,434 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 138 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 295 museums within 25 mi
- 71 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hudson County: D+28 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk