Area data
Union Springs, AL — ZIP 36089
Population: 7,802 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 36089 (Union Springs, AL) is $124,831 — up 2.8% over the past year. 4 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with drought, strongwind the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 12.1% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$124,831
Median home value
+2.8%
1-year change
Very Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $124,831
- 1-year appreciation
- +2.8%
- 3-year appreciation
- +4.8%
- 5-year appreciation
- +7.9%
- 10-year appreciation
- +50.3%
- All-time peak (2024-08)
- $132,790
- House Price Index (state)
- 370.8 (+2.6% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- For-sale inventory
- 8
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 87.9 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 16.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 4
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 2
- Schools include
- Bullock County High School, South Highlands Middle School, Union Springs Elementary School, Bullock County Career Technical Center
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- drought, strongWind
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- drought: Relatively High · heatWave: Relatively Low · hurricane: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively Low · strongWind: Relatively Moderate · tornado: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 61% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 84.5%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 65.5°F
- Average high
- 76.5°F
- Average low
- 54.5°F
- Annual precipitation
- 55.9 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 8b (extreme annual low 15 to 20°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site (20 mi)
- National parks include
- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 11
- Nearest airport
- Franklin Field (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field (TOI) (25 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 2
- Hospitals include
- BULLOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL, BULLOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Migration
- Net migration (county)
- -53 tax filers
Source: IRS county-to-county migration data (county-level, ~12-month lag)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,985
- Housing built before 1970
- 20.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 18.7%
- Median annual property tax
- $330
- Mean commute to work
- 31 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 44.5%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,221
- Average weekly wage
- $899
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Agriculture, Utilities
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
How it compares
| ZIP 36089 | State median | US median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $124,831 | $202,644 | $289,727 |
| Median annual property tax | $330 | $514 | $2,006 |
State and US medians are computed across all US ZIP codes with sufficient public-data coverage, from the same sources as the figures above.
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 36089?
- $124,831.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 36089?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: drought, strongWind.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 36089?
- Risk to homes is higher than 61% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 36089?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 36089?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve ZIP 36089?
- 4 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 36089?
- Regional Price Parity: 87.9 (100 = US average) (Low) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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