Summit ranks #8 in New Jersey for a top hospital nearby
Summit is ranked on 40 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 14.
Steadier prices than 99% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Summit’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Summit does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Summit marked.
Summit lands in the top half on 21 of 26 lists
Each dot is Summit’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Summit does best come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for public schools
Lists where Summit sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Summit out-ranks 2 of its 7 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Summit lands in every NJ ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#55
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#76
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#71
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#43
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#176
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#92
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#8 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#33
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#17
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#17 
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#46
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#222
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#247
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#365
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#79 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#216
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#112
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#155 Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#108 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#452
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#407
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#306
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#44 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#143
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#281
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#422
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#63 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#352 
The number on the right is Summit’s spot. All of New Jersey’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every NJ list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.