SummitviewWA
A town of 2,321.
Is Summitview a good place to live?
Summitview’s best subject grades are an A− for incomes and health; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 22 of Washington’s 396 towns score lower on walkability. Summitview’s July high is 88°F, against 77°F in Washington’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Cowiche Canyon, at 62 acres. Summitview has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Summitview stand out
Where Summitview beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Summitview for work
Where Summitview’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Summitview grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Washington), ordered by how far Summitview is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Summitview: who provides what
Summitview is unincorporated, so Yakima 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 Summitview.
Summitview is healthier than 78% of U.S. towns
Summitview beats the Washington average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 27% of Summitview adults sleep under 7 hours, below both Washington’s towns (33%) and U.S. towns (36%). 74% of adults had a checkup this year in Summitview.
| Summitview | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 71% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Summitview | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 10.2% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.9% | 7.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Summitview’s schools rank ahead of 74% of Washington districts
Its public schools are run by the West Valley School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 362 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WA on state tests and graduation
About half of Summitview’s working residents commute to Yakima
Most working residents leave Summitview for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Summitview is 19 minutes. The top destinations are Yakima (46%), Ahtanum (5%) and Union Gap (5%).
| Summitview | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $98,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 4.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Summitview, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Summitview has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Summitview’s January low is 25°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Summitview faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Summitview since 2016.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than Washington overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (24% statewide); children under 18 are 26% of residents (21% statewide). 13% of Summitview residents are 65 or older. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across Washington.
| Summitview | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 30% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.4 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Summitview | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.8% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18.6% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.1% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.2% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.3% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.8% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.4% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.2% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.5% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 20% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.4% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.3% | 15.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
Summitview has set aside 2.3% of its land for conservation
5.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Summitview | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.2 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cowiche Canyon Uplands | 0.6 mi | 51 |
| 2. Cowiche Canyon | — | 62 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Summitview sell for about $700K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Yakima Electric Railway Museum and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Summitview. Close and well known come first.
7 mi MuseumYakima Electric Railway Museum
39 mi National ParkMount Rainier National Park1.6M visitors a year
39 mi State parkGinkgo Petrified Forest State Park35 mi Ski areaWhite Pass Ski Area55 runs · 2,035 ft vertical
7 mi TheatreCapitol Theatre
9 mi GardenYakima Area ArboretumPhoto credits
Yakima Electric Railway Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Rainier National Park: Ricardo Martins from Gent, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 · Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park: No machine-readable author provided. Justinleif~commonswiki assumed (based on co, Public domain · Capitol Theatre: User:Cacophony, CC BY 2.5 · Yakima Area Arboretum: Bobjgalindo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Summitview
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Summitview
About 6 of every 100 Summitview residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Washington.
About Summitview
CDP in Washington, United States
Summitview is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yakima County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,066 at the 2020 census, a dramatic increase of 967 from the 2010 census. Based on per capita income, Summitview ranks 18th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked. It is also the highest rank achieved in Yakima County.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,276 ft
- Area code
- 509
Summitview’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Summitview.
| Town | WA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summitview | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Yakima | #272 | D− | C | C− | C− | C |
Summitview has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Summitview reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Summitview with a neighbor →
Questions about Summitview
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Summitview, WA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $410,000, 30% 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−.