EastonTX
A town of 507, settled in 1883.
Is Easton a good place to live?
Easton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
507 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Easton: who provides what
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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Easton.
A larger share of residents in Easton live below the poverty line than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
The top destinations are Longview (34%), Kilgore (7%) and Marshall (3%). In Easton, the typical journey to work is 19 minutes. Employers in Easton shed 52 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 5. Half commute less than 17 miles.
| Easton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 42% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Easton
In Easton, the peak summer temperature is 94°F, where Texas’ towns sit at 95°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Easton is tornadoes, at a low overall level
FEMA puts 36% of Easton’s expected hazard losses down to tornadoes, and 29% to inland flooding. One declared disaster, in 2008, has brought federal aid to Easton households. In Easton, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 39 of 100, below both the Texas town median (47 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Easton is
In Easton, 14% of adults binge drink. The town does better than the Texas average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 9. Among adults in the town, 17% have diabetes and 42% have high blood pressure.
| Easton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Easton | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14% | 17% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 16% | 19.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.2% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Easton
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Easton
About 0 of every 100 Easton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Easton for work
Where Easton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Easton
City in Texas, United States
Easton is a city in Gregg and Rusk counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 510 at the 2010 census, and 499 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 272 ft
- ZIP code
- 75641
- Area code
- 903
Questions about Easton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Easton, TX a good place to live?
Easton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.