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40.74° N · 111.59° W · GEOID 4974095

Summit Park

Summit County, Utah · part of the Heber, UT metro

UtahSummit Park, UTSummit ParkSummit Park

The short answer

Summit Park is home to 8,537 people. Median household income is $185,900 a year and median rent is $2,257 a month, 14.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $1,146,800, about 6.2x annual median household income.

Summit Park's housing market sets it apart. Homeowners pay a median of about 0.4% of home value a year in property tax, less than in 96% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 96 Utah places we track. Also notable: About 109 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 99% of places its size.

95OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Exceptional

Summit Park scores better than 95% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 6th of 94 in Utah.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%52
Economy 20%91
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%40
Education 10%96
Commute 10%87
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$2,257
65% above the median place
Median household income
$185,900
132% above the median place
Median home value
$1,146,800
259% above the median place
Unemployment
3.2%
35% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Summit Park

  • Work and commuting24% of workers skip the commute by working from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 94% of places.
01

Moving to Summit Park

Summit County loses about 4.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,071
Moved out3,262
Net−191

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Utah, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within UtahOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$268K
Leavers$140K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Summit County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Summit County report $267,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $139,500, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$90,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,257 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,193 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $1,146,800.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 24.4% work from home; 1.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
New Albany, OH matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.2%
26% below the median place
Moved from another state1
2.3%
16% above the median place
Income of households moving in5
$267,829
279% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSummit ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.2%26% below
Moved from another state12.3%16% above
Net movers per 1,000 people5County figure-4.6below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in5County figure$267,829279% above
Income of households moving out5County figure$139,51599% above
02

What it costs to live here

The median household earns $185,900 a year, more than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 96 Utah places we track.

Summit Park14.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$90,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.6%
28% below the median place
Home price to income
6.2x
62% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$158,900
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Summit Park, but easier on the budget

Places that match Summit Park on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
New Albany, OH8811.9% vs 14.6%n/aCompare
Carver, MN8711.2% vs 14.6%n/aCompare
Parkville, MO838.1% vs 14.6%n/aCompare
Campton Hills, IL8210.0% vs 14.6%n/aCompare

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Median home value1
$1,146,800
259% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
28.6%
44% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.4%
59% below the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureSummit ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,25765% above
Rent to income114.6%28% below
Property tax rate10.4%59% below
Home price to income16.2x62% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$2,15333% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,20429% above
Median home value1$1,146,800259% above
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure2.2%32% below
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure59.8%16% above
Homeownership183.9%26% above
Renters paying 30%+128.6%44% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,19371% above
Vacant homes18.6%21% above
Median year built119951% above
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 110 hours a year commuting, less than in 93% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.

Poverty rate1
2.2%
80% below the median place
Median household income1
$185,900
132% above the median place
Income per person1
$87,243
118% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home24.4% +96%
Mean commute19 min −25%
Unemployment3.2% −35%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSummit ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$185,900132% above
Income per person1$87,243118% above
Unemployment13.2%35% below
Average annual pay4County figure$69,7006% above
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs4County figure32,50678% below
Poverty rate12.2%80% below
Mean commute119 min25% below
Works from home124.4%96% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.9%129% above
04

Who lives here

2.2% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 98% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 78 Utah places we track.

Homes with broadband1
98.3%
7% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
73.2%
128% above the median place
High school or higher1
96.8%
5% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.9 +15%
Median age41.1 +5%
Born abroad8.8% +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureSummit ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18,5374694th largest
Median age141.15% above
Bachelor's or higher173.2%128% above
High school or higher196.8%5% above
Household size12.915% above
Born abroad18.8%0% above
No health insurance1County figure7.3%14% above
Homes with broadband198.3%7% above
05

Life in Summit Park

The nearest National Park Service site is Timpanogos Cave National Monument, about 22 miles away.

115 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents9.4 −8%
Playgrounds per 10k4.7 −50%
Grocery stores per 10k1.2 −45%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.5 −69%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails109 km 54.7×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.1 −67%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Timpanogos Cave National Monument 22 miles
  • Golden Spike National Historical Park 79 miles
  • Fossil Butte National Monument 88 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars43.3 2.1×
Shops76.6 2.5×
Arts, recreation and fitness19.1 4.7×
Doctors' offices and clinics36.1 +79%
Child care centers3.3 +43%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site8
21.8
29% below the median place
Shops per 10k6
76.6
153% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k6
43.3
108% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureSummit ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure24167% above
Public school students10County figure7,48553% above
Students per teacher10County figure17.010% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k6County figure43.3108% above
Shops per 10k6County figure76.6153% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k6County figure19.1366% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k6County figure36.179% above
Child care centers per 10k6County figure3.343% above
Parks per 10k79.48% below
Playgrounds per 10k74.750% below
Grocery stores per 10k71.245% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k73.569% below
Libraries per 10k70.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails7109.4above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi70.167% below
Nearest National Park Service site821.829% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles8150% below
National Register listings9County figure115above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 39°F, 28% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Summit Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature11
39°F
28% below the median place
Heat wave risk12
14.0
84% below the median place
July average high11
75°F
14% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureSummit ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure75°F14% below
January average low11County figure12°F53% below
Average temperature11County figure39°F28% below
Annual precipitation11County figure26.0 in41% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure60.135% below
Tornado risk12County figure13.683% below
Wildfire risk12County figure96.558% above
Heat wave risk12County figure14.084% below
Median air quality index13Metro figure455% above
Good air days13Metro figure65.8%4% below
08

Summit Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Summit Park does better than 51% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 75%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,257/mo (2024)$2,940/mo$2,410 to $3,580/mo+4.5%
Median household income$185,900 (2024)$238,500$201,500 to $282,000+4.2%
Median home value$1,146,800 (2024)$1,675,000$1,216,000 to $2,308,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 7.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Summit Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Summit, NJ$2,430$190,304Compare
Woodinville, WA$2,416$164,398Compare
Newton, MA$2,370$190,304Compare
Port Washington, NY$2,184$170,127Compare
Port Washington, NYNewton, MAWoodinville, WASummit, NJSummit Park, UTSummit ParkSummitWoodinvilleNewtonSummit ParkSummitWoodinvilleNewton

Places built like Summit Park

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Summit Park performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Summit Park, UT14.6%7.2%/yrn/a
Stonegate, CO16.4%4.4%/yrn/aCompare
Midway, UT26.0%12.4%/yr0.3%Compare
Fairmount, CO19.7%8.0%/yrn/aCompare
Gleneagle, CO18.0%3.6%/yrn/aCompare
Monument, CO18.0%3.7%/yr32.9%Compare
New Albany, OH11.9%3.2%/yr5.7%Compare

Common questions

Is Summit Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 95 out of 100, better than 95% of the places we rate and 6th of 94 in Utah. 24% of workers skip the commute by working from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 94% of places. On cost, space and class size it scores 92 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Summit Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $1,146,800.

What salary do you need to live in Summit Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $90,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Summit Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Summit, NJ, Woodinville, WA, Newton, MA and Port Washington, NY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  6. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  7. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  8. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Summit Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Summit Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/summit-park-utah

Citytistics. “Summit Park, Utah.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/summit-park-utah/

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