Cost of living in Union City, Pennsylvania
Union City, Pennsylvania has about 2,887 people. Typical rent is $731 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $44,004 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $731 a month.
Union City is a borough in Pennsylvania. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $44,004 a year.
- People
- 2,887
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $731
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $44,004
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $88,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,091
- Erie, PA MSA
Union City, Pennsylvania has about 2,887 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $88,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Erie County is $1,091 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Union City. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Erie, PA metro area, prices sit at 91.0 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Pennsylvania taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Union City's exact store tax.
Some places in Pennsylvania add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.99% of income. That is not a Union City bill.
In July 2026, a typical Pennsylvania home paid 21.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Union City's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Pennsylvania in the table we use.
Among 873 places we list in Pennsylvania with a rent figure, 795 have higher typical rent than Union City.
Nearby places
- Waterford
Typical rent $1,003
Compare with Union City - Corry
Typical rent $802
Compare with Union City - Cambridge Springs
Typical rent $659
Compare with Union City - Edinboro
Typical rent $876
Compare with Union City - Wesleyville
Typical rent $870
Compare with Union City - Northwest Harborcreek
Typical rent $966
Compare with Union City - Erie
Typical rent $870
Compare with Union City - Lawrence Park
Typical rent $1,195
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Pennsylvania
Bigger places in Pennsylvania
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.