Summit, NJ vs Vista, CA

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Summit

65.6

#1624 nationally

Vista

63.3

#1784 nationally

Summit leads in crime level (1.6 vs 8.7). Summit leads in median household income ($176,702 vs $88,715). Vista leads in average commute (27.1 min vs 33.9 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Summit, NJ	Vista, CA
WhereAtHome Score	65.6 (#1624)	63.3 (#1784)
Population	22,344	98,344
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,433,872	$879,716
Median Household Income	$176,702	$88,715
Average Commute	33.9 min	27.1 min
Walk Score	47	46
Crime Level	1.6	8.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	189	158
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+24.2	D+16.8