Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,099.
Summit Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for history; its weakest is a D for incomes. Only 26 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on incomes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 30 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 82, at 190 acres. Summit Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Summit Township beats most towns.
Where Summit Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Summit Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1860.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Summit Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Summit Township.
Summit Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 22% of Summit Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 24% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Summit Township.
| Summit Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Summit Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.5% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 21.5% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Meyersdale Area SD. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meyersdale Area El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 338 | B |
| Meyersdale Area HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 246 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Summit Township for work: only 11% work in town. 18% of Summit Township residents live below the poverty line, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The average trip to work in Summit Township is 31 minutes.
| Summit Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summit Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Summit Township’s July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 56 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Summit Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
17 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Summit Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 82 | — | 190 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 231 | 0.2 mi | 74 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Summit Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw16 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
7 mi MountainMount Davis
28 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
29 mi LakeDeep Creek Lake
39 mi DamSouth Fork DamFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Summit Township
About 1 of every 100 Summit Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Summit Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,141 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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5 towns share a border with Summit Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Township | — | — | A+ | — | C+ | C− |
| Black Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elk Lick Township | — | — | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Larimer Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brothersvalley Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Greenville Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Summit Township, Elk Lick Township and Brothersvalley Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Summit Township, Elk Lick Township and Brothersvalley Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Black Township, Larimer Township and Greenville Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Summit Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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 A+.
