Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Few places in the country grade higher. Easton earns an A+, 5th of 151 graded towns in Connecticut. On CDC health estimates it is near the top nationally, its schools outperform 96% of the state's, and it reports less crime per resident than 92% of U.S. towns. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $982K, 8.6 years of the Bridgeport metro’s $115K median household income. 73% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Easton, above both Connecticut’s towns (45%) and U.S. towns (29%). On hazard risk, just 14 of Connecticut’s 175 towns do better. Easton has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Ida Tarbell House and Bradley-Hubbell House.
Where Easton beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Easton | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.3% | 14.9% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Staples Elementary School | PK–5 | 606 |
| Helen Keller Middle School | 6–8 | 287 |
| Easton Country Day School | PK–12 | 219 |
Where Easton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Connecticut), ordered by how far Easton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Ida Tarbell House is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 1,432 in 1850, a low of 960 in 1900, 7,605 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 4 maps from 1892 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Easton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
32 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
18 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
18 mi LakeCandlewood Lake
15 mi MuseumGlass House
28 mi National Historic SiteSagamore Hill National Historic Site122K visitors a yearUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Glass House: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Easton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Easton.
Easton has schools in the top 5% of Connecticut and has more 90° days than almost anywhere else in Connecticut, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Connecticut.
At 8.6 years of the Bridgeport metro’s $115K median household income, the typical home (about $982K) costs more against local pay than in 94% of Connecticut towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
Easton’s median rent is $3,205 a month. Typical home values rose 6.4% in the year to September 2026. 88% of households own their home in Easton.
| Easton | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,205 a month | $1,448 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 88% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A+ ranks #4 of the 152 Connecticut towns we grade for schools. Its A+ for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $982K.
Its public schools are run by the Easton School District. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Staples Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 606 | A |
| Easton Country Day School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 219 | – |
| Helen Keller Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 287 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CT on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Connecticut is food insecurity: 6.3% of its 5,790 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.9% statewide. Against the 681 U.S. towns with household incomes like Easton’s, it is healthier than 83%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Easton beats the Connecticut average on 26 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 23% of Easton adults have obesity. Only 8 of the 154 Connecticut towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Easton.
| Easton | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 30% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.6% | 9.7% | 14% |
| What stands out | Easton | CT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.3% | 14.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.9% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes fell from 46 to 21 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Easton is 2.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Easton | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 9.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
34 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. Trout Brook Valley Conservation Area, at 1,004 acres with 17.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Trout Brook Valley Conservation Area | 17.8 mi | 1,004 |
| 2. Town of Easton Paine Open Space | 4.3 mi | 143 |
| 3. Poindexter Nature Preserve | 1.5 mi | 42 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Easton has 888 jobs for its 2,990 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Easton for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Easton has added 140 jobs, to 888 in 2023. Among 155 Connecticut towns, just 5 have a higher median household income than Easton.
| Easton | Connecticut towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $223,000 | $109,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 21% | 15% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.2% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Danbury weather station, 11 miles away, records that about 20 days a year reach 90°, the highest of 364 Connecticut places with climate records.
Easton has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Easton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Easton
About 6 of every 100 Easton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Connecticut.
3 places in Easton on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Connecticut, United States
Easton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,605. Easton contains the historic district of Aspetuck and the Plattsville census-designated place. It is a part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, the New York metropolitan statistical area, and is bordered by the towns of Fairfield to the south, Newtown and Redding to the north, Weston to the west, and Monroe and Trumbull to the east.
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8 towns share a border with Easton.
| Town | CT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easton | #5 | A+ | D | A | A+ | A+ |
| Stepney | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monroe | #1 | A+ | B | A | A | A+ |
| Fairfield | #38 | A− | D | B | A− | A+ |
| Weston | #8 | A+ | D− | A+ | A | A+ |
| Redding | #4 | A+ | D | A+ | A+ | A+ |
| Trumbull | #66 | B+ | D | C+ | A− | A+ |
| Tashua | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stepney and Tashua aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Easton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Easton grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #5 of 151 in Connecticut. It grades A+ for health, A for safety and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
