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A city of 51,713.
Union Township's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B, ranked 513th of 987 in Ohio. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $80K. A typical home there costs about $265K, 3.3 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. Union Township has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Langdon House and Pfarr Log House. 62% of households own their home in Union Township, against 77% in Ohio’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Rowe Woods, at 1,041 acres with 16.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Union Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Union Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 7 maps from 1898 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Union Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
Big draw38 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
13 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
14 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
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.
21 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. Union Township’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rowe Woods | 16.7 mi | 1,041 |
| 2. Shor Park | 1.5 mi | 60 |
| 3. Clepper Park | 1.2 mi | 49 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the West Clermont Local school district. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willowville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 614 | B+ |
| West Clermont High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,048 | B− |
| Clough Pike Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 471 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Union Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Union Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Union Township beats the Ohio average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of Union Township adults binge drink.
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Union Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Union Township for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Union Township has added 2,614 jobs, to 18,478 in 2023. 15% of workers work from home in Union Township.
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 15% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Union Township's reported crime rate is below Ohio's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 35 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 12.5 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. Union Township has grown 4.2% since 2020, to 51,713 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in Union Township is 38.2 years.
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 24% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.2 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.5, men 37.5.
| Union Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The median sale price was $195,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
14 within 15 miles of the center of Union Township
About 4 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
4 places in Union Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Ohio, US
Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 49,639 at the 2020 census.
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7 towns share a border with Union Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | #513 | B | C+ | — | B− | B |
| Miami Township | #109 | A | C | A− | A | A− |
| Milford | #256 | A− | B− | B− | A− | B− |
| Stonelick Township | #673 | C+ | B | — | B− | C+ |
| Batavia Township | #615 | B− | B | — | B− | C+ |
| Withamsville | #683 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Pierce Township | #381 | B+ | B− | B+ | B− | B− |
| Anderson Township | #94 | A | C− | — | A | A− |
Union Township, Stonelick Township, Batavia Township, Withamsville and Anderson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Union Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Union Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #513 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health and B− for schools.
The typical home is worth about $265,000, 8% above the Ohio 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 C+.
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