Best PlacesSummit, Puyallup, WA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Summit, Puyallup, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Summit, Puyallup ranks 3,133rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Summit, Puyallup
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Summit, Puyallup's strengths and weaknesses
Where Summit, Puyallup ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Summit, Puyallup ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Summit, Puyallup
A household needs to earn about $130,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Summit, Puyallup home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $102,958, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Summit, Puyallup's effective rate of 0.90%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Summit, Puyallup
Summit, Puyallup's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Summit, Puyallup.
Who works in Summit, Puyallup, and how
Work in Summit, Puyallup centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Summit, Puyallup
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Summit, Puyallup, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Summit, Puyallup, month by month
Summit, Puyallup sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 41° | 35° |
| April | 61° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 82° | 67° | 54° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Summit, Puyallup
Seattle-Tacoma International sits about 20 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 25.4 million passengers in 2025, with 172 nonstop destinations.
Summit, Puyallup measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Summit, Puyallup against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Summit, Puyallup
Is Summit, Puyallup a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Summit, Puyallup ranks 3,133rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, low taxes, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on state infrastructure and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Summit, Puyallup expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $489,300. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $102,958 median income, cost of living beats 66% of neighborhoods.
Is Summit, Puyallup safe?
Yes, Summit, Puyallup is safer than 70% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $484 per resident a year.
Compare Summit, Puyallup with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Summit, Puyallup. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Summit, Puyallup represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Summit, Puyallup detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Summit, Puyallup: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Summit, Puyallup: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Summit, Puyallup: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Summit, Puyallup: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Summit, Puyallup detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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