Summit Homes for Sale

Real Estate in Summit, New Jersey

The city of Summit has much to offer its residents including lovely tree-lined streets, beautiful architecture, top schools, and a bustling town center filled with trendy boutiques, specialty shops, restaurants, and more. In the nineteenth century, wealthy New Yorkers flocked to this picturesque community and built large homes as getaways from city life.Summit NJ Homes for Sale

Due to its close proximity to New York City, it’s a perfect location for homeowners who prefer life in suburbia. Summit residents can take a direct train line to Penn Station and arrive in only 40 minutes. Summit is also convenient to major highways including Routes 78 and 24, the NJ Turnpike, and Garden  State Parkway.

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Summit March 19, 2024
24
Listed
38
Avg. DOM
N/A
Avg. $ / Sq.Ft.
$1,837,000
Med. List Price
24 Properties
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$4,795,000
Neighborhood: Northside In Town
8
Beds
6F11/2
Baths
0.66
Acres
1900
Year Built
16
Days on Site
3888940
MLS
$4,795,000
Neighborhood: Northside
6
Beds
4F31/2
Baths
1.05
Acres
1922
Year Built
7
Days on Site
3890711
MLS
$4,500,000
Neighborhood: Northside
5
Beds
6F31/2
Baths
0.63
Acres
1984
Year Built
126
Days on Site
3874732
MLS
Open 3/24
55 Oxbow Lane Summit,  NJ 07901
$4,250,000
Neighborhood: Northside
6
Beds
5F21/2
Baths
0.75
Acres
1928
Year Built
153
Days on Site
3870482
MLS
$4,195,000
Neighborhood: Woodland Park
7
Beds
7F11/2
Baths
0.47
Acres
2023
Year Built
28
Days on Site
3887075
MLS
$3,990,000
Neighborhood: Memorial Field
5
Beds
4F11/2
Baths
1.22
Acres
1908
Year Built
7
Days on Site
3890523
MLS
$2,795,000
Neighborhood: Northside
6
Beds
5F11/2
Baths
0.48
Acres
2022
Year Built
74
Days on Site
3880375
MLS
$2,750,000
Neighborhood: Memorial Field
4
Beds
4F11/2
Baths
0.17
Acres
1920
Year Built
153
Days on Site
3870511
MLS
$2,450,000
Neighborhood: North End
4
Beds
4F21/2
Baths
1.75
Acres
1937
Year Built
21
Days on Site
3888203
MLS
5
Beds
4F11/2
Baths
0.26
Acres
2024
Year Built
7
Days on Site
3890480
MLS
5
Beds
3F11/2
Baths
0.35
Acres
1929
Year Built
25
Days on Site
3887566
MLS
5
Beds
3
Baths
0.39
Acres
1900
Year Built
22
Days on Site
3887920
MLS

Living in Summit, NJ

The Summit community is a quaint small town with plenty of recreation, parks, arts, and culture. Youth sports are big in Summit, with everything from soccer, football, lacrosse, baseball, basketball, and swimming. Reeves-Reed Arboretum, Summit Playhouse, Stony Hill Players Theater, and the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey provide residents and visitors alike great places to frequent for entertainment.Homes for Sale in Summit NJ

Summit borders Short Hills, New Providence, Springfield, and Chatham Township. It's nestled at the intersection of Interstate 75 and Highway 24 between the Watchung Reservation and the Mall at Short Hills.

The New York Times voted Summit, New Jersey as a place to grow into and stay. With so many folks moving out of the big city, Summit has become a popular location, not just over the last couple of decades but specifically within the last year or two. This small-town feel with about 21,000 residents was originally incorporated as Summit Township by an act of the New Jersey legislature back in 1869. Summit was reincorporated as its own city in 1899 and is located on a ridge in northern and central New Jersey within the beautiful Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions in the New York Metro area.

Summit is home to multiple landmarks and historic buildings and the Summit Downtown Historic District itself is on the US Department of National Register of Historic Places. Buildings such as the Grand Summit Hotel, the Kent Place School, the Summit Diner, the public library, and Twin Maples are just a few of the town's landmarks and historical buildings within Summit.

Summit, NJ Schools

Summit boasts several high-achieving schools. Five elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school are managed by the Summit Board of Education. There are also several private schools including Kent Place School, Oak Knoll School, and Oratory Preparatory School.

The schools in Summit receive excellent reviews and ratings by parents and students alike. They received top marks for academics, student to teacher ratio, availability of clubs and activities, diversity, college preparation, and health and safety.

"Summit High School is among one of the best! The school offers great academics and opportunities to grow as an individual during ones four years. Compared to many public school Summit excels in all aspects including but not limited to academics, sports, college readiness and rigor in academics." - Niche.com

Homes for Sale in Summit, NJ

Homes for Sale in Summit NJSummit has some of the more expensive homes in the state of New York. The median home price is approximately $1.1 million and real estate taxes vary depending on the size of the home and lot size. 

Summit offers several suburban communities and has adopted a policy of zoning ordinances requiring a single-family house on a large lot in order to maintain consistency and continuity within the communities and neighborhoods. You'll find condominiums and townhouses starting at about $350,000 with luxury estates, Victorian and Colonial homes along tree-lined streets between $950,000 and $2 million. You're not likely to find homeowner association fees, however, most neighborhoods do have rules or regulations on consistency with home designs and landscaping.

You'll find homes in Summit dating back to the early 1900s up to modern designs, however, most homes date back to the 1930s to 1960s. Lush landscaping, mature trees, and tutor and Victorian-style homes are abundant in Summit, New Jersey.

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