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UnionvilleGA

Home to 2,000 people, this town lies in Georgia.

Is Unionville a good place to live?

The best of Unionville’s subject grades is a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for health. 32% of residents live below the poverty line in Unionville, against 15% in Georgia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town in Georgia scores lower than Unionville on health. The median household income is $53K, and 32% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 25 of Georgia’s 373 towns score lower on history. Unionville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Unionville stand out

Where Unionville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Unionville for work

Where Unionville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

26% → Tifton Tifton 26% 4% → Valdosta Valdosta 4% 3% → Moultrie Moultrie 3% 2% → Douglas Douglas 2% 2% → Albany Albany 2% 2% → Macon-Bibb County Macon-Bibb County 2% Unionville · 0% stay
245jobs based in Unionville
0%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Unionville grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Unionville is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Unionville: who provides what

Unionville is unincorporated, so Tift County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerGeorgia Power16.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTifton-Tift County Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesTift CountyTift County provides services here
SchoolsTift County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Georgia you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereTift County Board of Elections and Voter RegistrationTift County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code3179431794 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Unionville.

HealthD−

Compared with most of Georgia and the rest of the country, more of Unionville’s adults get no exercise outside work

No town among the 262 in Georgia we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Unionville. The share of adults in Unionville who smoke cigarettes: 28%. Of the 262 Georgia towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Unionville. Against the Georgia average, Unionville comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 23.

1%healthier than U.S. townsD−Health Grade
UnionvilleGeorgia townsU.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)45%23%19%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)28%15%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)53%38%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)31%14%12%
32 measures vs. Georgia
4 better5 too close to call23 worse
What stands outUnionvilleGA
Fewer binge drinkers8.2%14.5%
Fewer adults who have had cancer5.5%7%
More adults facing a utility shut-off30.3%9.6%
Irwin County Hospital
19.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

SchoolsB−

Unionville’s schools rank ahead of 52% of Georgia districts

Its one school is below. Public schools: the Tift County school district. Enrollment at Unionville’s public school: 339 students.

52%of GA districts it outscoresB−School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
J. T. Reddick Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5339B+

NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D

Most of Unionville’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them

Jobs in Unionville grew by 200 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 245. Half the trips to work are shorter than 18 miles. The top destinations are Tifton (26%), Valdosta (4%) and Moultrie (3%).

0%work in town
UnionvilleGeorgia townsU.S. towns
Median household income$53,000$63,000$80,000
Average trip to work26 minutes26 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Unionville0%
Tifton26%
Valdosta4%
Moultrie3%
Douglas2%
18 mi
median commute distance
245
jobs based in Unionville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−

Top of a low hazard risk in Unionville: inland flooding

In Unionville, the FEMA hazard score is 22 of 100. FEMA puts nearly a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.

22risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
22Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect mild winters and hot summers in Unionville

Its July high stands at 91°F.

91°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter40–62°
Spring53–78°
Summer70–90°
Fall55–78°
Nov 19
typical first frost
Mar 11
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HousingCost of living grade B+

A home in Unionville sells for about $95K at the median

55% of Unionville households live in a home they own. Its typical rent comes in at $761 a month.

$95Kmedian sale price
UnionvilleGeorgia townsU.S. towns
Median rent$761 a month$1,154 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home55%58%73%
0
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Unionville

15pages on Unionville
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Unionville

About Unionville

Place in Georgia, United States

Unionville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Tift County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Unionville had a population of 1,688.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
351 ft
Area code
229

Unionville’s neighbors

2 towns share a border with Unionville.

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How the neighbors grade
TownGA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Unionville——B+—B−D−
Tifton#174C−C—B−D
Phillipsburg——————

Unionville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Unionville and Tifton report no FBI crime data of their own. Phillipsburg isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Unionville with a neighbor →

Questions about Unionville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Unionville, GA expensive?

Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $49,000, 85% below the Georgia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.