Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,567, platted in 1838.
The best of Union City’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for schools and walkability; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 38% of residents live below the poverty line in Union City, above both the Ohio town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On incomes, just 20 of Ohio’s 1,707 towns do worse. Residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On civic life, just 31 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do worse. Union City has 1 place on the National Register. Union City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Union City beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Lambert-Parent HouseWhere Union City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Union City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 792 in 1870, 1,582 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1916 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Union City, 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 City.
21% of Union City adults smoke cigarettes, against 16% in Ohio’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 17% of Union City adults report frequent physical distress. Union City beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18.
| Union City | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Union City | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.3% | 8% |
| More uninsured adults | 11% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Union City’s median rent is $622 a month. Typical home values rose 12% in the year to September 2026. 58% of households own their home in Union City.
| Union City | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $622 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The median household income in Union City is $32,000. Since 2013, Union City has lost 64 jobs, to 272 in 2023. Most working residents leave Union City for work: only 4% work in town.
| Union City | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $32,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Union City has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Union City. Close and well known come first.
27 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
15 mi MuseumFort Recovery
18 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House
22 mi MuseumShrine of the Holy Relics
32 mi GardenMinnetrista
27 mi MuseumRichmond Art MuseumGrand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Shrine of the Holy Relics: Rfgagel, Public domain · Minnetrista: XWHJ2004, CC BY 2.0 · Richmond Art Museum: William Merritt Chase, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Union City; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Union City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
3 notable people were born in Union City.
Village in Ohio, United States
Union City is a village in Darke County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,582 at the 2020 census. It is directly across the state line from its twin city of Union City, Indiana.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.
Union City was platted in 1838 and has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 3 notable people were born here, including Evaline Ness and Curtis Enis.
