Zeta Psi Fraternity House · Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Easton run?
Easton’s city government spent $60.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,986 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Easton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Easton is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,986 per resident a year, or $5.44 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 23%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Easton didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Easton yet
Every year of Easton’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, up from 206 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $3,294 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.68% of the home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Easton’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Easton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Easton →
Who’s in charge in Easton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Easton’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on easton-pa.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 145 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (30,341).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Easton Area School District
Easton’s K–12 school district, shared with Forks Township, Palmer Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,684 per pupil, $13,125 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Pennsylvania districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Easton’s votes are counted by county
Pennsylvania reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Easton alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Northampton County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.4%89,817 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.6%86,655 votesOthers: 1.0% (1,743 votes).
Most votes in Northampton County: Donald J Trump
Pennsylvania: Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.7%
100% of Easton lies in Northampton County. Every 2024 race in Northampton County is on the county’s page.
Northampton County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Easton.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: easton-pa.com ↗
- 2Pennsylvania HouseState representatives
- 3Pennsylvania SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Pennsylvania
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Easton compares with the towns next door
Easton’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 6 of the 6 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $497 to $1,420 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Williams Township | $497 | $5,691 |
| Lower Saucon Township | $734 | $5,824 |
| Forks Township | $841 | $6,202 |
| Wilson | $1,169 | $3,124 |
| Palmer Township | $1,215 | $5,330 |
| Glendon | $1,420 | $4,050 |
| Easton | estimate | $3,294 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Easton’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Easton’s government
How much does Easton spend per resident?
About $1,986 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Easton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $66.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Easton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,294 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.68% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.30% across Pennsylvania. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see easton-pa.com.
Who runs Easton’s government?
See easton-pa.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Easton yet.
How did Easton vote in 2024?
Pennsylvania counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Easton alone. Northampton County, where 100% of Easton lies, voted Trump 50.4%, Harris 48.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Easton?
209 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.6M (about $19.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Easton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Lisa Boscola) and State House District 136 (Bob Freeman). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Easton’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Easton, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →