EastonWI
A town of 1,078, settled in 1866.
Is Easton a good place to live?
Easton’s weakest subject grade is a D− for walkability. Easton’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, above both Wisconsin’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On health, just 3 of Wisconsin’s 874 towns do worse. The median household income is $54K, and 20% of residents live below the poverty line. On civic life, just 70 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns do worse. Easton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,078 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Easton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Easton is from typical.
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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 adults have diabetes in Easton than in most of Wisconsin or the rest of the country
17% of Easton adults have diabetes, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 12%. 42% of Easton adults have high blood pressure. Of the 358 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Easton.
| Easton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 26% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Easton | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.3% | 77.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A smaller share of working residents in Easton work locally than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
0.8% of working residents work locally in Easton. Since 2013, Easton has added 126 jobs, to 160 in 2023. The top destinations are Lake Delton (7%), Friendship (7%) and Mauston (6%).
| Easton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $54,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Easton has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Easton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 8° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Easton
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Easton since 1986.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.6% of Easton is conserved land
2.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Easton’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Easton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Quincy Bluff and Wetlands State Natural Area | 0.6 mi | 330 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Dells of the Wisconsin River and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Easton. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Canyon & gorgeDells of the Wisconsin River
29 mi Park & preserveIce Age Trail18 mi Theme parkNoah's Ark Water Park
31 mi State parkDevil's Lake State Park
17 mi Theme parkMt. Olympus Water & Theme Park28 mi MuseumMid-Continent Railway MuseumPhoto credits
Dells of the Wisconsin River: atramos, CC BY 2.0 · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5
Everything we know about Easton
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Easton; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Easton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
99% 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
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Easton is a town in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,062 at the 2020 census, down from 1,130 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Brookside and White Creek are located in the town.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 961 ft
- Area code
- 608
Questions about Easton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Easton, WI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.