Apartments for Rent in Union City, CA (494 Rentals)

When you choose to live in Union City, you also pick a city with an intriguing past. Primarily, native peoples lived along Alameda Creek and Dry Creek. The fertile ground sustained their tribes which later settlers would discover much to their delight. During the Gold Rush, two businessmen named John and William Horner built a settlement in the area. They called it Union City, after their steamboat, the Union. Although there were no mining opportunities in Union City, former miners and their families did take advantage of the lush farmland. As a result, many crops flourished, including sugar beets, flour, and salt. With the development of a railroad, it also became a prominent city for steel manufacturing. The town grew more important over the years, especially when it combined the two communities of Alvarado and Decoto in the 1950s. Today, nearly 70,000 residents call Union City their beloved home.