City in Union County, New Jersey, US

Summit

$1.3MMedian Home
288Sunny Days/yr
63°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation22kElevation200 ft
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Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

Summit 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.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
Summit, New Jersey
Latitude40.72°
Longitude-74.36°
Population22k
Altitude200 ft

State Context

New JerseyU.S. state

New Jersey is a state located in both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the heavily urbanized Northeast megalopolis, it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware. At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km2), New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area. According to a 2024 U.S.Wikipedia

Income tax: 1.40% - 10.75%Avg sales tax: 6.60%Property tax: 2.23%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Nature Access

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City Profile

Median Age41 yrs
College Educated72%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home18%of workforce
Poverty Rate5%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$3k/mo
Median rent
$1.3M
Median home price
Rent burden22% of income
Household Income
$177k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
7.6/10
Internet
Fiber
92%
Cable
100%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
288
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Avg High Temp
63°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Steady humidity
70% warm season / 70% cool season
Comfort Score
58/100
Good
Temp Swing
46°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
52"
inches per year
Snowfall
8"
inches per year
Air Quality
47
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
52" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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fairly steady humidity
Summer 70% · Winter 70% · Mar-Sep 65-73%
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Current Conditions

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