Summit Township Butler County Pennsylvania, 2007
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Summit TownshipButler County, PA
A town of 4,308.
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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
4,308
2025 Census estimate · −4% since 2020
Median home value
$209K
Census ACS
Household income
$59K
median
Median age
50.3
years
Jobs based here
1,333
A commuter town
TownGrade
B
#608 of 1032 in PA
Is Summit Township a good place to live?
Summit Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $209K for a typical one, or 2.8 years of the Pittsburgh metro’s $76K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 608th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. 14% of residents are under 18 in Summit Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. Only 159 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score lower on the outdoors.
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave Summit Township for work
Where Summit Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,333jobs based in Summit Township
5%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Summit Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Summit Township is from typical.
Cost of livingB+Open →HealthIndependence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita 7.1 miles awayBOpen →Jobs & incomeC+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.6 of 20; 5.1% of households have no car; 3.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 44% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landC−Open →HistoryC+Open →Civic life2.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Summit Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Summit Township, and how to reach them.
PowerCentral Electric Coop16.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPa American Water Co ButlerNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Summit Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereButler County Board of ElectionsButler County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes16002, 1600116002 92% · 16001 8%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Summit Township.
Summit Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has little public open land and has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Summit Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based here fell from 2,227 in 2013 to 1,333.
The top destinations are Butler (12%), Butler Township (12%) and Pittsburgh (10%). Commuting out is the norm in Summit Township: 5% of working residents work locally. Employers in Summit Township shed 894 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,333. Also worth knowing: the town’s middle household income comes in at $59,000.
5%work in town
| Summit Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Summit Township5%
Butler12%
Butler Township12%
Pittsburgh10%
Jefferson Township3%
14 mi
median commute distance
1,333
jobs based in Summit Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SchoolsB−
On state tests, Summit Township’s schools trail 52% of Pennsylvania districts
Its two schools are below. Enrollment at Summit Township’s public school: 259 students.
48%of PA districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Township El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 259 | B− |
| Summit Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 115 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Climate
In Summit Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
For Summit Township, the peak summer temperature is 83°F.
35″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–38°
Spring37–60°
Summer58–81°
Fall41–63°
Oct 14
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB
Residents of Summit Township are healthier than three in five U.S. towns
Against the 8,675 U.S. towns with household incomes like Summit Township’s, it is healthier than 86%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
19% of Summit Township adults binge drink. In Summit Township, 39% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 80% had a checkup this year.
60%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Summit Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.9% | 7% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better24 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Summit Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 34.6% | 30.4% |
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita
7.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
53rd
percentile among PA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Moderate risk in Summit Township, with inland flooding at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Summit Township sits below 56% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 60 claims here since 1978. FEMA puts 89% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
60
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsC−
Less of Summit Township is set aside as conserved land than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Just 61 of its 14,309 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Summit Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
Across 1 park or preserve: 0.9 miles of trail. Summit Township has one park or preserve, 8 acres in all.
0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 61 of 14,309 acres
0.9 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 164 | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Summit Township
18pages on Summit Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Summit Township
About 7 of every 100 Summit Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
About Summit Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Summit Township is a township that is located in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,503 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 23 sq mi
Summit Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Summit Township.
Oakland TownshipButler TownshipJefferson TownshipClearfield TownshipSummit Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Township | #608 | B | B+ | — | B− | B |
| Oakland Township | #650 | B− | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Butler Township | #529 | B | B+ | B− | B− | B |
| Jefferson Township | #259 | A | B | — | A | B |
| Clearfield Township | — | — | A | — | B− | B |
Clearfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Summit Township, Oakland Township, Jefferson Township and Clearfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Summit Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Summit Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Summit Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Summit Township grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #608 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and B− for schools.
Is Summit Township, PA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.