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Summit vs New Providence
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Jersey.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Summit has the most expensive homes ($995k median).
New Providence has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Summit | New Providence |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,705Highest |
13,727Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Lowest NJ: +5.7% |
+12.2%Highest NJ: +5.7% |
| Median age | 41.8±2.2Lowest 4% above NJ |
45.7±2.1Highest 14% above NJ |
| New Providence and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.6%±2.3Highest NJ: 21.8% |
23.8%±2.8Lowest NJ: 21.8% |
| Summit and New Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.6%±1.8Lowest NJ: 17.2% |
23.2%±4Highest NJ: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.5%Highest NJ: 43.6% |
67.6%Lowest NJ: 43.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest NJ: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.3Lowest NJ: 6.4% |
| Summit and New Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $190,304±$35kHighest 84% above NJ |
$161,599±$13kLowest 56% above NJ |
| Summit and New Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $994,500±$81kHighest 119% above NJ |
$769,900±$38kLowest 69% above NJ |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,430±$210Highest 41% above NJ |
$1,903±$119Lowest 11% above NJ |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 4% above NJ |
$10,000+ at least 4% above NJ |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±9Highest NJ: 51.6% |
37.7%±10.5Lowest NJ: 51.6% |
| Summit and New Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Highest NJ: 9.7% |
2.1%Lowest NJ: 9.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.3%Lowest NJ: 63.8% |
75.8%Highest NJ: 63.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 17 yrs older than NJ |
1962Highest 8 yrs older than NJ |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 10% above NJ |
32 minLowest 4% above NJ |
| Work from home | 23.8%±2.7Lowest NJ: 16.8% |
27.7%±4.2Highest NJ: 16.8% |
| New Providence and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #11 of 457 in NJ | #9 of 457 in NJ |
| School district | Summit Public School District | New Providence School District |
| High school in town | Summit High School | New Providence High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → |
NJ average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.