Population: 21,103
Land Size: 6.05 sq. mi.
County: Union County, NJ
Median Home Value: $956,098
Median Household Income: $113,460
Cost of Living Index : 145.8

Summit, New Jersey

SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY: Incorporated in 1899, the Town of Summit is one of the most widely-known and most highly considered communities in Union County, NJ. It sits poised over 400 ft. above sea level in the least densely populated potion of the county. Summit is home to people of many social, economic and ethnic backgrounds who have found in Summit a stimulating, heterogeneous, suburban environment. Travel to New York City makes Summit highly desirable. Two train lines funnel into Summit: Midtown Direct moving directly into Penn Station located in midtown Manhattan and New Jersey Transit’s original line which carries passengers into Hoboken where PATH trains connect to lower Manhattan and Wall Street. Newark International Airport is a 15-minute car ride away. New Jersey with its thriving business climate has a well-educated workforce and easy access to a wealth of recreation. Summit, running along the expansive Watchung Reservation, has an abundance of resources and is rich with history and culture. Summit residents and neighbors from the surrounding communities enjoy the Summit Playhouse, the Summit Symphony and the Summit arts center now known as the New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts. Summit public schools are known for their excellence with small class sizes and only two students per computer. Summit has eleven historic districts with many of its finest architectural buildings and homes dating back to the turn of the century. As evidenced by its thriving downtown, Summit’s shopping district hosts an assortment of unique owner-operated businesses. Summit is an excellent town to which to relocate or visit.

Summit High School Ranked # 25
in the State of New Jersey for 2010 by New Jersey Monthly Magazine
View the complete ranking of 2010 Top High Schools in PDF format

Visit the official Summit School Website

NJ School Information :

Public Elementary - 7 schools School Address Phone Grades Students Website Report Jefferson Primary Center 110 Ashwood Avenue 908-918-2160 PreK-K 140 Wilson Primary Center 14 Beekman Terrace 908-918-2175 PreK-K 150 Brayton School 89 Tulip Street 908-273-1276 1-5 474 Franklin School 136 Blackburn Road 908-277-2613 1-5 385 Jefferson School 110 Ashwood Avenue 908-273-3807 1-5 250 Lincoln-Hubbard School 52 Woodland Avenue 908-273-1333 1-5 405 Washington School 507 Morris Avenue 908-273-0817 1-5 350 Public Middle -1 school School Address Grades Students Website Report Lawton C. Johnson Middle School 272 Morris Avenue 908-273-1190 6-8 850 Public High - 1 school School Address Grades Students Website Report Summit High School 125 Kent Place Boulevard 908-273-1494 9-12 1,054 Private - 3 schools School Address Grades Students Website Report Kent Place School 42 Norwood Avenue 908-273-0900 PreK-12 701 Oak Knoll School Of The Holy Child 44 Blackburn Road 908-522-8100 K-12 625 Oratory Preparatory Shool 1 Beverly Road 908-273-1084 7-12 300

The listing below is a sampling of the fine businesses, restaurants and shops you will find in Summit, New Jersey: