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Property scores in Union, NJ
How Union compares to every New Jersey town for permits and construction — and a free Property Score for any address in Union. No account, no payment.
How Union permits
Union closes out 25.4% of the permits it issues, better than 19% of New Jersey towns (415th of 513).
On volume, Union has 10,241 permits on the record, more than 89% of New Jersey towns (62nd of 542). Recent building momentum reads 1810.0%, more than 100% of New Jersey towns (3rd of 445). Volume and momentum describe how busy the town is, not how easy it is to get approved.
| Reading | Union | Versus New Jersey | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permit close-out rate | 25.4% | better than 19% of New Jersey towns | 415th of 513 |
| Building activity | 10,241 | more than 89% of New Jersey towns | 62nd of 542 |
| Building momentum | 1810.0% | more than 100% of New Jersey towns | 3rd of 445 |
Ranks are among New Jersey towns for which we hold that reading, so the denominator differs by row. A town is compared against other towns, never against the house next door.
This town vs. New Jersey
Where Union sits among every NJ town we’ve analysed. The score separates towns sharply and neighbours barely, so a town-vs-state read is the honest one. Hover a bar to see how many towns share it.
Union ranks 415th of 513 NJ towns.
The single heaviest input in the Property Score. It is how reliably a permit here actually reaches a certificate of occupancy within two years. A low rate is the clearest sign that projects stall — and it is the one thing that separates NJ towns most sharply.
Union is 62nd of 542 NJ towns — busier than 89% of them.
How much permitted construction happens here — the count of permits on record, against all 542 NJ towns we hold. A busier market, not a better or worse one.
Union is 3rd of 445 NJ towns — growing faster than 100% of them. The market is heating.
The change in permit activity over the last year versus the year before, against every NJ town. Positive is heating, negative is cooling — context for timing, not a verdict on the property.
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