Krug House
Union Township’s story
220 years in pictures
Census counts: 224 in 1880, 6,859 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1905 on.
- 1806Union Township is settled
Union TownshipMiami County, OH
6 bordering townsMap →
Photo: User:Joebengo · Public domain
Population
9,918
2025 Census estimate · +3.6% since 2020
Median home value
$186K
Census ACS
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
41.7
years
Jobs based here
947
A commuter town
TownGrade
B+
#395 of 987 in OH
Is Union Township a good place to live?
Union Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $186K, 2.6 years of the Dayton metro’s $72K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 395th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is River Ridge Nature Preserve, at 92 acres. Union Township’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
What makes Union Township stand out
Where Union Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
92% of working residents leave Union Township for work
Where Union Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
947jobs based in Union Township
8%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Union Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Union Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.1 of 20; 1.7% of households have no car; 0.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 17% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →Cost of livingA−Open →Jobs & income$69K median household income; 947 jobs based hereB+Open →SchoolsB+Open →HealthKettering Health Troy 9.5 miles awayC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landC−Open →HistoryA−Open →Civic life4.2 library visits per resident; 3.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 60 attractions →National Museum of the United States Air Force and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Union Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year19 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a year
39 mi State parkGrand Lake St. Marys State Park
29 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail
17 mi MuseumDayton Art Institute304K visitors a year
16 mi National Historical ParkDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park80K visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Lake St. Marys State Park: Bruin, CC BY 2.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Dayton Art Institute: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Union Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Union Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAES Ohio16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWest Milton Village PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Union Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Miami County Board of ElectionsMiami County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes45383, 45337, 45339, 4537345383 72% · 45337 10% · 45339 7% · 45373 4%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Union Township.
Union Township sends most of its workers to Troy and beyond, but it has little public open land.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Union Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Union Township.
17risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes
3
paid flood claims since 1980
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsB+
Union Township’s schools rank ahead of 66% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Milton-Union Exempted Village school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Milton-Union High School, with 369 students.
66%of OH districts it outscoresB+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton-Union Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 656 | B |
| Milton-Union High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 369 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Most working residents commute out of Union Township
Union Township has 947 jobs for its 4,214 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Union Township for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Troy (11%), Dayton (10%) and West Milton (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
8%work in town
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $69,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Union Township8%
Troy11%
Dayton10%
West Milton6%
Vandalia4%
15 mi
median commute distance
947
jobs based in Union Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Union Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Union Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–39°
Spring41–62°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–65°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Union Township is less healthy than 64% of U.S. towns
Union Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Union Township.
36%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Union Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better28 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Union Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 7.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 8% |
Kettering Health Troy
9.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
48th
percentile among OH towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsC−
Conserved land covers 0.4% of Union Township
Just 126 of its 30,324 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Union Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.6 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 126 of 30,324 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. River Ridge Nature Preserve | 0.3 mi | 92 |
| 2. Lowry Complex | 0.1 mi | 62 |
| 3. West Milton City Park | 0.1 mi | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Union Township
18pages on Union Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Union Township
United Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Dayton11.7 miOhio Institute of Allied HealthCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Huber Heights14.5 mi$27,408 tuition
About 5 of every 100 Union Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Union Township
City in Ohio, United States
Union is a city in Montgomery and Miami counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 6,859 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Dayton metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1806
- Area
- 7.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 922 ft
Union Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Union Township.
UnionMonroe TownshipNewton TownshipMonroe TownshipWest MiltonConcord TownshipUnion Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | #395 | B+ | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Union | #292 | B+ | B | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Monroe Township | — | — | B | — | A | C+ |
| Newton Township | #41 | A+ | A− | — | A+ | B− |
| Monroe Township | #67 | A | B− | — | A | B+ |
| West Milton | #527 | B | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Concord Township | #317 | B+ | B | — | B+ | B |
Monroe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Union Township, Monroe Township, Newton Township, Monroe Township, West Milton and Concord Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Union Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Union Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Union Township, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Union Township grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #395 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Union Township, OH expensive?
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−.