Best PlacesUnion Point, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Union Point, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Union Point ranks 20,187th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Union Point
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 Point's strengths and weaknesses
Where Union Point ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of towns
Where Union Point ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,005 a month, better than only 24% of towns
- Household income$60,795 median, better than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Union Point
A household needs to earn about $120,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Union Point home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $60,795, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Union Point's effective rate of 0.73%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Union Point
Union Point runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Union Point.
Who works in Union Point, and how
Work in Union Point centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Union Point
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Union Point.
What the weather is like in Union Point, month by month
Union Point sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 42° | 35° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 70° | 51° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Union Point
The nearest airport, Mahlon Sweet Field, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Union Point
Schools across Union Point average a B−, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Harrisburg Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harrisburg Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Linn High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Harrisburg High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Union Point school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Union Point 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 Point against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Union Point
Is Union Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Union Point ranks 20,187th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low crime, and a strong job market, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Union Point expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $463,300. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $60,795 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Union Point safe?
Yes, Union Point is safer than 95% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $204 per resident a year.
Compare Union Point with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Union Point. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Union Point 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 Point detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Union Point: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Union Point: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Union Point: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Union Point: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Union Point 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.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- 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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