Best PlacesUnion, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Union, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Union ranks 45,134th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Union
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Union's strengths and weaknesses
Where Union ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute21.0 minutes each way, better than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 108 pleasant days a year, better than 73% of towns
Where Union ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of towns
Who lives in Union
Union runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Union.
Who works in Union, and how
Work in Union centers on admin & support services and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Union
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Union.
What the weather is like in Union, month by month
Union sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 81° | 69° | 59° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 71° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Union
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around Union
Schools across Union average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Paulina Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Lutcher High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- St. James High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Union school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Union measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Union against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Union
Is Union a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Union ranks 45,134th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, civic engagement, and short commutes, and lowest on a weak job market and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Union safe?
Union is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $673 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Union?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 44. That works out to about 108 pleasant days a year, more than 73% of towns.
Compare Union with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Union. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Union represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Union detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Union: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Union: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Union: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Union: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Union detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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