Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,783.
Union Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $145K, 1.8 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades C− overall, 875th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $52K, and 24% of residents live below the poverty line, and CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 94% of the country. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns, with 5 places on the National Register. 24% of residents live below the poverty line in Union Township, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 13 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on hazard risk. Its National Register listings include Red Oak Presbyterian Church and Henry Martin Farm.
Where Union Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Union Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.9% | 15.3% |
3,064 counted in 2010 and 2,739 in 2020; an estimated 2,783 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Union Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for jobs and income (better than 2%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 3 maps from 1931 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Union Township.
Union Township sends many workers across the state line to Maysville, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding) and has poverty well above the Ohio rate.
48% of adults have high blood pressure in Union Township. Union Township beats the Ohio average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 18% of adults have diabetes in Union Township.
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 28% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Union Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.2% | 16.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.4% | 79.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.9% | 15.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 410 | B |
| Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 192 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 99% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $1,097 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Union Township is 89 of 100. Since 1979, 66 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Union Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
23% of working residents cross a state line to work, Maysville among the top destinations. The average commute for its 1,146 working residents takes 33.9 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Union Township for work: only 12% work in town. Union Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Union Township has lost 128 jobs, to 612 in 2023.
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Union Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Rankin House State Memorial, at 48 acres.
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rankin House State Memorial | 0.1 mi | 48 |
| 2. Ripley Lions Club Community Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Union Township
About 3 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Union Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Union Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Union Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,739 people in the township.
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6 towns share a border with Union Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | #875 | C− | A+ | — | C+ | D |
| Huntington Township | #959 | D | A | — | C+ | D− |
| Pleasant Township | #656 | C+ | A | — | B+ | D− |
| Ripley | — | — | A | — | C+ | D− |
| Byrd Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A | — | B | D |
Ripley and Jefferson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Union Township, Huntington Township, Pleasant Township, Ripley and Jefferson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Byrd Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Union Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Union Township grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #875 of 987 in Ohio. It grades D for health and C+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
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+.
