Orange, CA vs Summit, NJ

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.

Orange

63.3

#1780 nationally

Summit

65.6

#1624 nationally

Summit leads in crime level (1.6 vs 6.2). Summit leads in median household income ($176,702 vs $109,335). Orange leads in average commute (26.5 min vs 33.9 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Orange, CA	Summit, NJ
WhereAtHome Score	63.3 (#1780)	65.6 (#1624)
Population	138,337	22,344
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,136,729	$1,433,872
Median Household Income	$109,335	$176,702
Average Commute	26.5 min	33.9 min
Walk Score	51	47
Crime Level	6.2	1.6
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	178	189
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+2.6	D+24.2