Living in Easton, PA
Small city in Pennsylvania
Easton is a small city in Pennsylvania, home to about 29,000 people, with 788,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Easton a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 11 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Mild summers: highs around 83°F
- Easy flying: EWR is 55 mi away
- Low natural disaster risk: 10 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
- Weaker public schools: test results below the US average
- Fewer graduates: 28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Higher taxes: about $1,376 state income tax per resident, 1.95% property tax
Whether it's a good place for you depends on what you value. Take the quiz to see how Easton ranks against your own priorities.
Key facts
Living in Easton: common questions
What is the cost of living in Easton?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $355k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,090 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are close to the US average (index 100, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Easton?
Pennsylvania collects about $1,376 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.95% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Easton safe?
Easton isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Easton?
Public schools in Easton test below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 12 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Easton?
Easton has cold winters: winter days average around 40°F and summer days around 83°F, with roughly 41″ of snow a year.
Does Easton get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding: 10 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.38 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Easton?
The nearest major airport is EWR, about 55 mi away.
How Easton scores
Each bar compares Easton with the other 1,990 places in Best Life Fit Me. A dot shows where it sits between two ends, such as major metro and small town; neither end is better. Coloured bars run from poor (red) to excellent (green).
Places like Easton
These places have the most similar overall profile across all 24 aspects.
The circle is each place's all-round score out of 100: the average of its 15 quality scores, from red (poor) to green (excellent).
Nearby
See all the best places to live in Pennsylvania.
Is Easton right for you?
Answer 27 quick questions and see how it ranks against your priorities.