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Springfield Township vs Summit

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: home values (+56% in Summit) and jobs per worker (2× in Summit).

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Springfield Township, NJKnown for its schoolsUnion County · 17,171 people
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Summit, NJA colonial town, settled 1710New Jersey · 22,705 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Springfield TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 76%of NJ districts HealthHealthier than 97%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$708K typical home22% above the NJ typical home All about Springfield Township →
SummitA colonial town, settled 1710
HistorySettled in 17105 places on the National Register Famous people78 notable peopleborn in Summit Housing$1.41M typical home143% above the NJ typical home All about Summit →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+56%
Homes cost more in Summit
Summit $994,500Springfield Township $636,600
Jobs per worker2×
Summit is more of a job hub
Summit 2.19Springfield Township 1.08
Average commute6 min
Springfield Township has the shorter commute
Summit 34 minSpringfield Township 28 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $3,940 more a month in Summit

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Springfield Township$4,640/mo
Typical home $708K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.57%+ · or rent about $2,188/mo · Housing →
Summit$8,580/mo
Typical home $1.41M (Zillow) · tax rate 1.01%+ · or rent about $2,430/mo · Housing →

The difference: $3,940 a month, about $47,300 a year, between Summit and Springfield Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Summit places higher on 13 of 26 NJ lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every New Jersey ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–Springfield TownshipNot graded A−SummitSafer than 78% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−Springfield TownshipBetter than 76% of districts in the state ASummitBetter than 94% of districts in the state
Health
A+Springfield TownshipHealthier than 97% of U.S. towns A+SummitHealthier than 99% of U.S. towns
9Springfield Township
13Summit

Lists won, of 26 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 458 towns #456#11 Shortest commuteGetting around · 469 towns #149#352 Most new homesHousing · 468 towns #90#282 Most library borrowingLibraries · 236 towns #104#17 Best libraries for kidsLibraries · 216 towns #79#17 Most affordableCost of living · 469 towns #360#453 SafestSafety · 324 towns #170#117 Fastest growingGrowth · 469 towns #68#144

Left end = #1 in New Jersey. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Springfield Township’s rankings →

Where they are

Springfield Township and Summit share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Springfield TownshipSummitSpringfield TownshipSummit
Springfield Township ↔ Summit2.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
298 Springfield Township residents work in Summit (3.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Springfield Township →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Springfield TownshipSummit
Snow a year24″24″
January low22°F22°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)189d189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th45th
Outdoors & history
Springfield TownshipSummit
Trails7 mi7 mi
Conserved land15.7%11.8%
Settled17941710
National Register places45
Archive photos1818
Famous people born here1278
Community
Springfield TownshipSummit
Library hours a week56 hrs64 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Springfield TownshipSummit
People
Population 17,171Lowest 22,705Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.6%Highest NJ: +5.7% +5.9%Lowest NJ: +5.7%
Median age 44.1±1.9Highest 10% above NJ 41.8±2.2Lowest 4% above NJ
Springfield Township and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.1%±3Lowest NJ: 21.8% 24.6%±2.3Highest NJ: 21.8%
Summit and Springfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.2%±2.6Highest NJ: 17.2% 14.6%±1.8Lowest NJ: 17.2%
Springfield Township and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 65.8%Lowest NJ: 43.6% 72.5%Highest NJ: 43.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±1.8Lowest NJ: 6.4% 4.5%±1.5Highest NJ: 6.4%
Summit and Springfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $155,906±$25kLowest 51% above NJ $190,304±$35kHighest 84% above NJ
Summit and Springfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $636,600±$20kLowest 40% above NJ $994,500±$81kHighest 119% above NJ
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,188±$153Lowest 27% above NJ $2,430±$210Highest 41% above NJ
Summit and Springfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 4% above NJ $10,000+ at least 4% above NJ
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40.2%±10.6Lowest NJ: 51.6% 45%±9Highest NJ: 51.6%
Summit and Springfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.7%Highest NJ: 9.7% 5.5%Lowest NJ: 9.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.8%Lowest NJ: 63.8% 68.3%Highest NJ: 63.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Highest 8 yrs older than NJ 1953Lowest 17 yrs older than NJ
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 8% below NJ 34 minHighest 10% above NJ
Work from home 24.2%±5.9Highest NJ: 16.8% 23.8%±2.7Lowest NJ: 16.8%
Springfield Township and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.5%Lowest 11.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.08Lowest 2.19Highest
Top workplaceoutside town New York (14%)New York (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in SummitFew work in Springfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.7%Highest 11.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.8 miLowest 7.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Highest 7Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 72.3Lowest 97.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #456 of 458 in NJ#11 of 458 in NJ
School district Springfield Public School DistrictSummit Public School District
High school in town Jonathan Dayton High SchoolSummit High School
Students per teacherat that high school 13.8Highest 11.3Lowest
New Jersey average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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