| Index | Union | Iowa | National |
| Median home price | $59,300 | $132,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $568 | $715 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 81.0% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 19.0% | 28.9% | 36.4% |
| City, State | Population | Home Price | National Avg. |
| Owasa, IA | 54 | $0 | 100% |
| Whitten, IA | 173 | $30,700 | 83% |
| Clemons, IA | 111 | $50,000 | 73% |
| St. Anthony, IA | 115 | $51,000 | 72% |
| Liscomb, IA | 291 | $55,000 | 70% |
| Union, IA | 487 | $59,300 | 68% |
| City, State | Population | Home Price | National Avg. |
| Hometown, WV | 487 | $93,300 | 49% |
| Badger, IA | 487 | $91,300 | 51% |
| Baneberry, TN | 487 | $226,800 | 23% |
| Fredonia, KY | 487 | $81,600 | 56% |
| Lake Almanor Peninsula, CA | 486 | $360,700 | 95% |
| Union, IA | 487 | $59,300 | 68% |