Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMeasured against area pay, Union Township costs less to live in than 69% of U.S. towns
It ranks #351 of 993 in Ohio for affordability. Home prices around Union Township have risen about 33% over the past 5 years.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area ($60K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the Huntington metro earn ($60K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 2.7 years of metro income, and 51% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $970a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 88prices across the Huntington metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 51)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 2.7 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$60K, Huntington-area income
- 18%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 51%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Ohio: 46%Census 2020–24
- 16%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
Housing in Union Township, in brief
Prices have lagged Ohio
There’s no Zillow index for Union Township, so the page uses the federal house price index for the ZIP codes around it, which follows repeat sales of the same homes. It rose 33% over five years, against 53% across Ohio. Price trend ↓
A low property tax rate
Owners pay about 0.78% of a home’s value a year in property tax, against 1.31% across Ohio. The median bill is $1,267 (Ohio: $2,822). Property taxes ↓
Written from the data on this page. There’s no Zillow index for Union Township, so the typical value is an estimate: the Census median carried forward with the federal house price index; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Union Township’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Union Township is more affordable than 69% of U.S. towns, #351 of 993 in Ohio. Rent pulls the grade down most; property tax holds it up.
Home prices up 33% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Union Township rose 33% over the past 5 years, slower than across Ohio (53%). Last year prices fell 9.7%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Union Township home at roughly $188,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $188K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Union Township, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 2.7 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Union Township’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical Union Township home, with $49K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $140 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Union Township’s typical property tax (0.78% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
Renters already here pay a median of $879, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Property tax runs below the Ohio norm
The median bill is $1,267 (Ohio: $2,822), 0.78% of a home’s value a year, against 1.31% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Union Township
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area, or Ohio. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 88 | OH 93 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 96 | OH 94 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 88 | OH 96 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 99 | OH 99 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Union Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Union Township. Rome Township and Windsor Township and Fayette Township and Burlington have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | B+ | — | $162K | 0.78% | $970 |
| Fayette Township | A− | — | $152K | 0.94% | $970 |
| Rome Township | B+ | — | $199K | 0.70% | $1,000 |
| Windsor Township | A | — | $157K | 1.09% | $1,010 |
| Huntington | B | $144K | $127K | 0.71% | $1,000 |
| Proctorville | – | $211K | $118K | 0.95% | $970 |
| Chesapeake | – | $146K | $118K | 0.67% | $970 |
| Burlington | A− | — | $128K | 1.06% | $970 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures. “—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents).
Questions about the cost of living in Union Township
Is Union Township expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Union Township costs less than 69% of U.S. towns: a B+ for cost of living, #351 of 993 in Ohio. The typical home costs 2.7 years of the median household income of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area ($60K).
How much is rent in Union Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $970 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $879 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Union Township?
The median bill is $1,267 a year, 0.78% of the median home value (Ohio: $2,822, 1.31%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Union Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.