Living in Summerside

In Summerside, unemployment is 5.2% (2024).

Residents of Summerside numbered 4,941 at the end of 2020. Summerside's unemployment stood at 5.23% at the end of 2024. Summerside was home to 241 foreign residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population4,941people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,188EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,087EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.23%country median 4.6% — 15% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean6.55µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 61% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 65% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Summerside?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁷Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	965.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,087 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Summerside a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–61%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–68%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 29–51%

Family56%strong on family, weak on safety · range 45–67%

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

4.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 241 of 4,941 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Summerside is 5.2%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Summerside 5.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,188 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.23 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Summerside?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,476of €2,523 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,523
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €965
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,476

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Summerside. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Summerside. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	223.2 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Summerside when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Summerside's nearest airport was LUK, 11 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	11 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LUK	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Summerside. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 6.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were −0.9°C in January and 24.1°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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12°-1°

19°5°

24°11°

29°16°

30°18°

30°17°

26°12°

20°6°

13°1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.6WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Summerside is 6.6 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Summerside 6.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.55 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.06 · Feb 6.28 · Mar 12.06 · Apr 18.89 · May 24.39 · Jun 28.78 · Jul 30.44 · Aug 30.06 · Sep 26.39 · Oct 19.89 · Nov 12.67 · Dec 6.22 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.83 · Feb -4.72 · Mar -0.611 · Apr 4.83 · May 10.67 · Jun 15.94 · Jul 17.78 · Aug 17.22 · Sep 12.44 · Oct 5.5 · Nov 0.722 · Dec -3.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.889 · Feb 0.778 · Mar 5.72 · Apr 11.83 · May 17.5 · Jun 22.39 · Jul 24.11 · Aug 23.61 · Sep 19.44 · Oct 12.67 · Nov 6.72 · Dec 1.39 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 72.64 · Feb 70.87 · Mar 100.1 · Apr 111 · May 119.4 · Jun 117.1 · Jul 111.5 · Aug 86.11 · Sep 77.98 · Oct 77.47 · Nov 73.91 · Dec 84.33 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	17.2 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.55 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Dayton ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±3.0 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±3.0 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±3.0 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±3.0 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

At the end of 2025, the city's area measured 5.3 km². Population density was 872.2 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	5.34 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹²Official
Foreign-resident share	5.17 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	241 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	872.2 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	4,941 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Summerside

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Turpin Hills as a Summerside alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €5,193 Turpin Hills vs €3,188 Summerside+63%
Unemployment: 3.4% Turpin Hills vs 5.2% Summerside−34%
Foreign residents: 5.8% Turpin Hills vs 5.2% Summerside+13%
Annual PM2.5: 6.8 µg/m³ Turpin Hills vs 6.6 µg/m³ Summerside+3%
Residents: 5,162 Turpin Hills vs 4,941 Summerside+4%

Full comparison More about Turpin Hills

North Bethesda as a Summerside alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 619 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 5.2% Summerside+560%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 4,941 Summerside+914%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,188 Summerside+92%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 5.2% Summerside−30%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 6.6 µg/m³ Summerside−10%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Summerside

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Cincinnati Commuting Zone · 19.2 km away

Salary: 3,284 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Dry Run 3.7 km away

Rent: 2,125 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 6,871 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Forestville 6.5 km away

Rent: 1,490 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,947 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Withamsville 6.8 km away

Rent: 1,068 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,355 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Turpin Hills 7.4 km away

Rent: 1,062 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,193 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Demarest4,941 residents Baxley4,943 residents Chatsworth4,943 residents West Jefferson4,943 residents Ironwood4,938 residents Cheraw4,946 residents

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Is Summerside part of Cincinnati?

Summerside is in the published commuting zone of Cincinnati; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Cincinnati city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹¹

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Summerside?

The unemployment rate is 5.23 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Summerside?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.55 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Summerside?

The published population is 4,941 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Summerside?

241 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Summerside a good place to live?

Summerside may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Summerside part of Cincinnati?

Summerside is in the published commuting zone of Cincinnati; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Summerside?

Cincinnati, Dry Run, Milford, Forestville, Withamsville are near Summerside. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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TIGERweb ACS2023 — Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (CBSA, January 1 2023) TIGERweb ACS2023 · tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
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