Union TownshipMO
A town of 2,179. 2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Missouri town.
Is Union Township a good place to live?
The best of Union Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living, an A− for walkability, and an A+ for civic life; the weakest is a D for incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 89% of the country. Among 248 Missouri towns, just 5 have a lower January low than Union Township. Only 9 of Missouri’s 390 towns score higher on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is Holmes Bend Access, at 88 acres. Only 27 of Missouri’s 419 towns score higher on history. Union Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Union Township stand out
Where Union Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
How Union Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Union Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Union Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Union Township, and how to reach them.
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 Union Township.
Union Township earns a D for health
18% of Union Township adults report frequent physical distress, against 15% in Missouri’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 20% of Union Township adults smoke cigarettes. Union Township beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Union Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Union Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.8% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Union Township’s schools rank ahead of 60% of Missouri districts
Its public schools are run by the Gallatin R-V school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covel D. Searcy Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 225 | A− |
| Gallatin HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 148 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
In Union Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Union Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 17° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Union Township has 0.8 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Union Township for work: only 13% work in town. 17% of Union Township residents live below the poverty line, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The median household income in Union Township is $54,000.
| Union Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 13% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Moderate risk in Union Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Union Township has set aside 0.4% of its land for conservation
3.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Union Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Union Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Holmes Bend Access | 0.1 mi | 88 |
| 2. Wabash Crossing Area | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Union Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Union Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Union Township
Township in Daviess County, Missouri, U.S.
Union Township is a township in Daviess County, Missouri, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 2,127. Union Township was named such because a large share of the county residents were pro-Union during the Civil War.
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Union Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Union Township.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | — | — | A | — | B | D |
| Liberty Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grand River Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monroe Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Union Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Union Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Liberty Township, Jackson Township, Grand River Township and Monroe Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Union Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Union Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Union Township, MO a good place to live?
2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Missouri town.
Is Union Township, MO expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.