Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Easton’s subject grades are an A− for health and incomes and an A for history; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 14% of residents are under 18 in Easton, where New York’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. 15% of the land in Easton is conserved, above both New York’s towns (5.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Its National Register listings include Easton Friends North Meetinghouse and DeRidder Homestead. Easton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Easton beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Easton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2020.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Easton. Close and well known come first.
28 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
33 mi MountainMount Greylock
24 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
12 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
16 mi State parkGrant Cottage State Historic Site
28 mi MuseumClark Art InstituteFort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0 · Grant Cottage State Historic Site: Coingeek at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, 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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Easton.
Easton beats the New York average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 30% of Easton adults have obesity.
| Easton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Easton | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.8% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Easton since 2011.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Easton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Easton is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
11 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Christ the King Center, 614 acres with 6.8 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Christ the King Center | 6.8 mi | 614 |
| 2. Washington Forest Preserve Detached Parcel | — | 20 |
| 3. Rock Street Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
People 65 and older are 25% of residents (18% statewide); children under 18 are 14% of residents (21% statewide). Easton’s median age is 49.1 years. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Easton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.1 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Easton | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.1% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.3% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.4% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.7% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.9% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.7% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents leave Easton for work: only 10% work in town. 2.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Easton. Since 2013, Easton has added 442 jobs, to 927 in 2023.
| Easton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Easton
About 3 of every 100 Easton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
4 places in Easton on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Easton.
Town in New York, United States
Easton is a town in southwestern Washington County, New York, United States along the county's western boundary. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,279 at the 2020 census. The town adopted English as its official language on July 6, 2010.
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8 towns share a border with Easton.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easton | — | — | C | — | B | A− |
| Greenwich | #312 | B | C+ | — | B | A− |
| Saratoga | #187 | A− | C+ | — | A− | A− |
| Cambridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stillwater | #153 | A− | C+ | A | A− | A− |
| Stillwater | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B |
| Schuylerville | — | — | B− | — | A− | B |
| Schaghticoke | #222 | B+ | B | — | B− | B+ |
Easton, Stillwater and Schuylerville have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Easton, Greenwich, Saratoga, Stillwater, Schuylerville and Schaghticoke report no FBI crime data of their own. Cambridge isn’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.
The typical home is worth about $243,000, 54% below the New York 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.
3 notable people were born here, including George Henry Corliss and Joseph Reynolds.
