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SummitIL

A town of 3,743, settled in 1860. Healthier than 62% of U.S. towns.

Population

3,743

+4.9% since 2010

Median home value

$313K

Census ACS

Household income

$111K

median

Median age

46.3

years

Jobs based here

456

A commuter town

What makes Summit stand out

The thing Summit does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

100 U.S. towns● Summit

Health

Healthier than 62%

of U.S. towns on CDC estimates

Better than IL on 5 measures, worse on 5.

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Summit for work

Where Summit’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

456jobs based in Summit

3%of working residents work in town

7 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Summit’s report card

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Commute7 miHalf of commuters travel less HealthBHealthier than 62% of U.S. towns Hazards30/100Low risk of storm & flood damage Climate87°/21°Summer high · winter low · 15″ snow Outdoors2 miof trails · 0.2% conserved

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Weather

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Clear

H 89° · L 61°

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Upcoming events

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Summit. Another town gets a different order.

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Summit

Most working residents leave Summit for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Effingham (43%), Teutopolis (5%) and Springfield (3%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Summit3%

Effingham43%

Teutopolis5%

Springfield3%

Altamont3%

7 mi

median commute distance

456

jobs based in Summit

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Health

Healthier than 62% of U.S. towns

Summit beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

BHealth Grade

32 measures vs. Illinois

5 better22 too close to call5 worse

What stands out	Summit	IL
Fewer uninsured adults	7.2%	9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	9.8%	13.2%
More adults who have had cancer	9.8%	7.6%

St. Anthonys Memorial Hospital

5.5 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

55th

percentile among IL towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Natural hazards

Low risk, with earthquakes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 30% of U.S. communities.

30risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

EarthquakesInland floodingTornadoes

paid flood claims since 1993

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Summit has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–40°

Spring43–64°

Summer64–85°

Fall45–67°

Oct 24

typical first frost

Apr 13

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Outdoors

0.2% of Summit is conserved land

1.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0.2%conserved

0.2%

conserved · 47 of 21,990 acres

1.9 mi

of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

1900 · Fishermen at Summit, Ill's · Library of Congress

Summit’s story

166 years in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

1860Summit is settled
1900Fishermen at Summit, Ill's
1930Marquette Boulder Monument

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About Summit

Township in Illinois, United States

Summit Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,760 and it contained 1,774 housing units.

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