EastonCA
2,722 people live in this town, settled in 1881.
Is Easton a good place to live?
Easton’s weakest subject is health (C): residents are less healthy than 70% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also trails on schools: its public schools trail 65% of California towns on state tests and graduation. Where it does best is walkability: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than nearly two thirds of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $314K, 4.2 years of the Fresno metro’s $74K median household income. The overall grade lands at C−, 507th of 841 in California. That leaves it better than 19% of U.S. towns. Its peak summer temperature is 98°F, above both California’s towns (89°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Only 78 of California’s 1,064 towns score higher on hazard risk.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
98% of working residents leave Easton for work
Where Easton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Easton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Easton is from typical.
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Moving to Easton: who provides what
Easton is unincorporated, so Fresno County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Easton.
Easton carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of California (mostly drought) and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
About half of Easton’s working residents commute to Fresno
Since 2013, Easton has added 31 jobs, to 422 in 2023. For most workers, Easton is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. Easton: just over a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Fresno (46%), Clovis (4%) and Visalia (2%).
| Easton | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For schools, Easton earns a C+
The largest public high school is Washington High, with 1,096 students. The Washington Unified school district runs its public schools. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Colony ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 414 | C+ |
| Washington HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,096 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests
For health, Easton earns a C
Against the 9,844 U.S. towns with household incomes like Easton’s, it is less healthy than 87%, so it trails even them.
In Easton, just over a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among adults locally, 32% get no exercise outside work and 23% worry about having enough food.
| Easton | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 22% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 24% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Easton | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 16.7% | 10.6% |
| More adults with obesity | 37.5% | 27.8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23.4% | 17.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Easton, expect mild winters and hot summers
The Fresno Yosemite Intl Ap weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 113 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 98.3°, hotter than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.3°.
Its January low stands at 39°F. Snowfall is close to zero.
| Easton | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 98°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 39°F | 41°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Easton has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from drought
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 91% of California towns; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
Expected losses in Easton break down as 45% from drought and 38% from earthquakes. Its natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 52 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Easton sell for about $338K
The median property tax bill is $1,804, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical rent in Easton is $1,388 a month. For households locally, the share who own their home is 67%.
| Easton | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,388 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Valley Children's Stadium and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Easton. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Stadium & arenaValley Children's Stadium
12 mi MuseumForestiere Underground Gardens
11 mi Stadium & arenaSave Mart Center
6 mi Stadium & arenaChukchansi Park
7 mi Zoo & aquariumFresno Chaffee Zoo7 mi Theme parkRoeding ParkPhoto credits
Valley Children's Stadium: Emedina00, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forestiere Underground Gardens: R&sbwn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Save Mart Center: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Chukchansi Park: YAHQQLIGAN, CC BY 2.0 · Fresno Chaffee Zoo: Jim Moore, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Easton
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Easton
About 7 of every 100 Easton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California.
About Easton
Census-designated place in California, United States
Easton (formerly, Covel and Covell) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 1,972 at the 2020 census, down from 2,083 at the 2010 census. Easton is located 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south of downtown Fresno, at an elevation of 276 feet (84 m).
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 276 ft
- Area code
- 559
Questions about Easton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Easton, CA a good place to live?
Easton grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #507 of 841 in California. It grades C for health and C+ for schools.
Is Easton, CA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $314,000, 59% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.