UnionNH
A town of 131, settled in 1840.
Is Union a good place to live?
No town among the 127 in New Hampshire we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Union. Union has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
131 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Union: who provides what
Union is unincorporated, so Carroll County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 19, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Union.
With 1.6 jobs for every working resident, Union draws in 134 commuters
Only 2% of working residents stay in Union for work; the rest commute out. Since 2013, Union has lost 62 jobs, to 136 in 2023. Union: 11% of residents live below the poverty line, above the New Hampshire town median (6.8%) and near the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The middle household income for Union comes to $75,000.
| Union | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $75,000 | $103,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A college town: 42% of residents are 18 to 24
Union: 48% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, where New Hampshire’s towns sit at 39% and U.S. towns at 29%.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 22% and 100% women
The Census survey reached too few of Union’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±48.8 points. Across New Hampshire, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Union | NH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 35.9% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 8.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 42% | 8.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.1% | 15.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 12.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 7.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 5.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 51.7% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 0% | 17.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 48.3% | 24.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 16.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Union, mostly inland flooding
Compared with 62% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Union is higher. 62% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 19%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
37% of adults in Union sleep under 7 hours, against 33% in New Hampshire’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns
In Union, 18% of adults binge drink, and 15% smoke cigarettes. CDC measures, 32 in all: Union beats New Hampshire on 1 and trails on 5. Among adults here, 21% get no exercise outside work. Only 10 of the 127 New Hampshire towns we compare have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Union.
| Union | New Hampshire towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Union | NH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 8.4% | 9.8% |
| More smokers | 15.1% | 10.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lake Winnipesaukee and 36 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Union. Close and well known come first.
17 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee
39 mi Scenic railwayConway Scenic Railroad
31 mi LighthouseCape Neddick Light
32 mi MuseumStrawbery Banke
27 mi MuseumSeashore Trolley Museum17 mi Ski areaGunstock Recreation Area73 runs · 1,305 ft verticalPhoto credits
Lake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Conway Scenic Railroad: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Neddick Light: Stefan Hillebrand, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Strawbery Banke: Ken Gallager (Ken Gallager from en.wikipedia), Public domain · Seashore Trolley Museum: Rene Schwietzke from Jena, Germany, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Union
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Union; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Union residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Hampshire.
Every workday, about 134 people come to Union for work
Where Union’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Union
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Union, NH a good place to live?
Union has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.