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Union is a big small town of 7,037 people in Montgomery County, Ohio. It's about 10 miles from Dayton, OH and 54 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,037people
$169kTypical home
$1,118/moRent
87° / 38°Summer / winter
21"Snow
220Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,037
- Part of a metro area
- About 843 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 10 mi to Dayton, OH
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,067/mo)
- Median rent $1,118/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (209 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,162 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to DAY airport
- 63 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 801 ft
- 385 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 516 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 154 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk