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About Summit
City in Union County, New Jersey, USSummit is the northernmost city of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located within the New York metropolitan area. Situated on a ridge in northern–central New Jersey, the city is located within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions, and also borders both Essex and Morris counties in the Passaic Valley region. Summit is a commercial hub and commuter town for New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 22,719, an increase of 1,262 (+5.9%) from the 2010 census count of 21,457, which in turn reflected an increase of 326 (+1.5%) from the 21,131 counted in the 2000 census. Originally incorporated as Summit Township by an act of the New Jersey…
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How Summit ranks
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Housing in Summit
The typical Summit home is worth about $1,410,000, up 13.1% in a year, 143% above the New Jersey typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Summit
Safety Grade A-
Summit reports less crime per resident than 78% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Summit
Health Grade A+
Healthier than 98% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with New Jersey
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.
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Schools in Summit
All Summit schools →School Grade A
The public schools Summit’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NJ. Ratings are from neighbors.
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