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10,615people live here $70,000median household income▼ 13% below US $1,473median rent per monthNear US average $324,800median home valueNear US average

Union Park is an unincorporated community in Orange County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Union Park

Union Park is an unincorporated community in Florida with schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Union Park deals with a population that has been shrinking, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, hot summers, and above-average rainfall.

The good

Average class sizes

The not so good

Shrinking population
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers
Above-average rainfall
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Union Park compares

Median household income

Union Park$70,000

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Union Park$1,473

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Union Park$324,800

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Union Park

Based on Union Park's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,946

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $58,920 a year
52% of Union Park renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$64,960

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $32,480
Homes cost 4.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,473/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,473 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $324,800. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $324,800 · 52% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.8% county unemployment

Unemployment in Orange County is 3.8%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Orange County (county-wide)

Safety

404 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Union Park doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Orange County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1424/100k · Policed by Orange County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

26 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 26.1 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 16% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

72%

Work from home

16%

Carpool

10%

Other

1.3%

Public transit

1.0%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 54°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

33% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 33% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, close to the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Canaveral National Seashore (33 miles away). There are 3 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Nothing in Union Park's numbers stands out as a clear strength, and the main tradeoffs are a population that has been shrinking and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin. A year of median rent ($1,473/mo) equals 25% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (16% of workers here already work from home). It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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