Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Median home value$205,200
St. Louis $244,800
Median rent$858/mo
St. Louis $1,113/mo
Cost-burdened households17%
St. Louis 26%
Union
Franklin County12,781 residentsUnion R-Xi
61
C
Suburbgrade score
27th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
61
St. Louis median 60
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Union is like to live in, by category
Bars show Union against St. Louis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 69/100
B−
Within-state proficiency76th pct
St. Louis median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.4
St. Louis median 14.5
Graduation rate86%
St. Louis median 94%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Housing cost index80
St. Louis 100
Eff. tax rate0.83%
St. Louis 1.16%
Local sales tax8.44%
St. Louis median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 57/100
C−
Mean commute24.2 min
St. Louis 24.9 min
Under 30 minutes70%
St. Louis 65%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
St. Louis median 1.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 63/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés26
St. Louis median 32 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
St. Louis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks36
St. Louis median 21 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median household income$73,435
St. Louis $80,196
Unemployment3.7%
St. Louis 4.2%
Professional occupations29%
St. Louis 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Union on housing & affordability
Union's weakest grade is D. Four suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Wildwood20 mi from UnionA− 66 C+ Ellisville24 mi from UnionB− 67 C+ Eureka19 mi from UnionB− 64 C+ Washington8 mi from UnionD+ 66 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Union
Is Union, MO a good place to live?
Union scores 61 out of 100, 27th of 60 St. Louis suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Union expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $205,200, 16% below the St. Louis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.83%. $858/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Union?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Union sit at the 76th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 13.4 student–teacher ratio. Union is served by Union R-Xi. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Union?
The mean commute is 24.2 min, with 70% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.0% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Union?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 26 restaurants and cafés and 36 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Union old or new?
The median home in Union was built in 1996 — newer than the St. Louis median of 1973. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 72% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.