Summit ViewWA
A town of 8,480.
Is Summit View a good place to live?
Summit View grades B− overall, 114th of 285 graded towns in Washington, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $524K, 4.6 years of the Seattle metro’s $115K median household income. 9.9% of residents are 65 or older in Summit View, below both Washington’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (18%).
What makes Summit View stand out
Where Summit View beats most towns.
Summit View has grown 35% from 2010 to 2020
7,236 counted in 2010 and 9,758 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Summit View grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Summit View is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Space Needle and 125 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Summit View. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
8 mi Stadium & arenaTacoma Dome
10 mi Theme parkWild Waves Theme Park
32 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile ParkPhoto credits
Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · Wild Waves Theme Park: Jessica Spengler from Hove, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Summit View: who provides what
Summit View is unincorporated, so Pierce County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Summit View.
Summit View has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns, has added half again as many jobs in ten years and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Washington.
Summit View has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based here grew from 1,387 in 2013 to 2,210.
Most working residents leave Summit View for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Summit View has added 823 jobs, to 2,210 in 2023. The median household income in Summit View is $109,000.
| Summit View | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $109,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.1% | 15% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summit View ranks healthier than 72% of the country’s towns
Within Washington it is less healthy than 57% of the 285 graded towns: Washington sets a high bar. Against the 7,326 U.S. towns with household incomes like Summit View’s, it is healthier than 50%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Summit View beats the Washington average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 68% of Summit View adults had a checkup this year.
| Summit View | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 71% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Summit View | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 7.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Summit View
July afternoons average 77°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.3°.
Summit View has mild winters and pleasant summers. Summit View’s July high is 77°F. About 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Summit View | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 77°F | 77°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 35°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Summit View faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summit View has set aside 0.4% of its land for conservation
0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Summit View | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Summerwood Park | 0.2 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Summit View sell for about $465K
59% of households own their home in Summit View.
| Summit View | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,887 a month | $1,737 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Summit View
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Summit View
About 4 of every 100 Summit View residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
99% of working residents leave Summit View for work
Where Summit View’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Summit View
CDP in Washington, United States
Summit View is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Pierce County, Washington. As of the 2020 census, Summit View had a population of 9,758.
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- Area
- 3.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 479 ft
- Area code
- 360
Summit View’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Summit View.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit View | #114 | B− | C− | — | B− | B+ |
| South Hill | #85 | B | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Clover Creek | #241 | C− | C− | — | C | C+ |
Summit View, South Hill and Clover Creek report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Summit View with a neighbor →
Questions about Summit View
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Summit View, WA a good place to live?
Summit View grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #114 of 285 in Washington. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Summit View, WA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $524,000, 11% below the Washington typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.