Is Union a good place to live?
Union is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, ranked 195th of 357 in Wisconsin, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $95K. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $307K, 4.1 years of the Eau Claire metro’s $75K median household income. Union’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, below both Wisconsin’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Lower Chippewa River State Natural Area, at 335 acres. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns.
What makes Union stand out
Where Union beats most towns.
Every workday, about 5,218 people come to Union for work
Where Union’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Union grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Union is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Union: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Union, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Union.
Union draws workers from Eau Claire and beyond and has fewer 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Wisconsin.
About half of Union’s working residents commute to Eau Claire
5,332 jobs are based in Union, 4.1 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Union for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Union has added 637 jobs, to 5,332 in 2023. 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Union.
| Union | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For health, Union earns a B+
74% of Union adults had a checkup this year. Union beats the Wisconsin average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 29% of Union adults have high blood pressure.
| Union | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 78% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Union | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.2% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.8% | 3.4% |
| More adults with depression | 26.8% | 23.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More middle-aged adults than Wisconsin overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). Union has lost 4.4% of its people since 2020, down to 2,556 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Union’s median age is 44.3 years.
| Union | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.3 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Union | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.7% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.8% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.3% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.3% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
In Union, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
The Eau Claire Rgnl Ap weather station, 7 miles away, records that about 10 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 86% of Wisconsin places with climate records. July afternoons average 81.9°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 75% of Wisconsin places with climate records; January nights average 5.6°.
Union has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The January low in Union is 6°F. About 55 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Union | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 6°F | 11°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Union
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Union.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Union | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sherman Creek Park | 1.1 mi | 29 |
| 2. Lower Chippewa River State Natural Area | — | 335 |
| 3. Primeval Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Union
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Union
About 4 of every 100 Union residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Union
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Union is a town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,696 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Truax and Union are located in the town.
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- Area
- 28 sq mi
- Elevation
- 971 ft
Union’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Union.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union | #195 | B+ | B− | — | B− | B+ |
| Eau Claire | #264 | B− | C+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Brunswick | — | — | C− | — | B− | A− |
| Spring Brook | — | — | C+ | — | B | B |
| Wheaton | #161 | B+ | B− | — | B− | B |
Brunswick and Spring Brook have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Union, Brunswick, Spring Brook and Wheaton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Union with a neighbor →
Questions about Union
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Union, WI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Union grades B+ overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #195 of 357 in Wisconsin. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools.
Is Union, WI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.