Living in Union City, OK
Union City is a small town of 1,722 people in Canadian County, Oklahoma. It's about 23 miles from Oklahoma City, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $298k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,722people
$298kTypical home
$1,102/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
271Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,722
- Part of a metro area
- About 31 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 23 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $298k (≈$1,882/mo)
- Median rent $1,102/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (488 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to OKC airport
- 17 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,342 ft
- 424 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 723 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 181 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Canadian County: R+40 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk