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For most people who can afford it, yes. Easton grades B+ overall, ranked 111th of 282 in Massachusetts. It has 53 miles of trail and 30% conserved land. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 85% of the country and the median household earns $124K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $691K for a typical one and 7.9 times the Providence metro’s $87K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 92% of U.S. towns, with 5 places on the National Register. 30% of the land in Easton is conserved, where Massachusetts’ towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Easton is home to Stonehill College. Easton is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns.
Where Easton beats most towns.
H.H. Richardson Historic District of North Easton is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 1,466 in 1790, 25,058 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1911 and 8 maps from 1886 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Massachusetts), ordered by how far Easton is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Easton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw38 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
Big draw21 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
23 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
33 mi Ancient siteHMS EndeavourGillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), 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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Easton.
Easton trades workers with Boston and other neighbors and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Massachusetts; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Massachusetts.
Within Massachusetts it is less healthy than 55% of the 279 graded towns: Massachusetts sets a high bar. Against the 5,136 U.S. towns with household incomes like Easton’s, it is healthier than 62%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
83% of Easton adults had a checkup this year, above both Massachusetts’ towns (82%) and U.S. towns (79%). Easton beats the Massachusetts average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of Easton adults have obesity.
| Easton | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 82% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 3.4% | 3.7% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 33% | 36% |
| What stands out | Easton | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.4% | 5.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Easton school district. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical, with 1,618 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easton Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 798 | B+ |
| Southeastern Regional Vocational TechnicalLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,618 | B |
| Oliver Ames HighTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,045 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
53 miles of trail in 55 parks and preserves. The trail density in Easton is 1.8 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area, 1,322 acres with 1.6 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Borderland State Park | 8.8 mi | 695 |
| 2. Wheaton Farm Management Area | 6.2 mi | 1,002 |
| 3. Flyaway Pond/Long Pond Management Area | 3.7 mi | 290 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Easton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Easton has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Easton has about as many jobs (9,652) as working residents, but only 1,237 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Easton for work: only 11% work in town. 21% of workers work from home in Easton. Since 2013, Easton has added 496 jobs, to 9,652 in 2023.
| Easton | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 18% | 11% |
| Median household income | $124,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Easton sits closer to the middle.
| Easton | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.3 per 1,000 residents | 4.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.8 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Massachusetts average. Easton has grown 2.9% since 2020, to 25,795 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 53% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 47% across Massachusetts.
| Easton | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 53% | 47% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.8 years | 43.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 19% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.9 points). Across Massachusetts, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Easton | MA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 10.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.5% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.1% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.8% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.3% | 8.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.3% | 22.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.3% | 14.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31% | 25.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.4% | 21.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 7.9 years of the Providence metro’s $87K median household income, the typical home (about $691K) costs more against local pay than in 79% of Massachusetts towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
Easton’s median rent is $1,824 a month. The typical Easton home is worth about $691,000, up 4% in a year, 6% above the Massachusetts typical home.
| Easton | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,824 a month | $1,682 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 79% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
6 within 15 miles of the center of Easton
About 11 of every 100 Easton residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
5 places in Easton on the National Register of Historic Places.
15 notable people were born in Easton.
Town in Massachusetts, United States
Easton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 25,058 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Greater Boston area. Easton is governed by an elected Select Board. Open Town Meeting acts as the legislative branch of the town. The Select Board chooses a Town Administrator to run the day-to-day operations of the town.
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2 towns share a border with Easton.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Easton grades B+ overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #111 of 282 in Massachusetts. It grades A− for health, B for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes, by national standards. Massachusetts has less crime than most states, so among its own towns Easton sits nearer the middle.
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−.
15 notable people were born here, including Jim Craig and Mace.
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