EastonWI
A town of 1,160.
Is Easton a good place to live?
Easton’s best subject grades are a B+ for incomes and schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. The biggest park or preserve is Dells of the Eau Claire Park, at 24 acres. Easton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,160 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.
Most of Easton’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
For working residents in Easton, the share who work locally is 0.7%. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 25, to 44. In Easton, the typical household income is $105,000, against $87,000 in Wisconsin’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Wausau (23%), Weston (13%) and Schofield (9%).
| Easton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Lutheran School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 80 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Easton has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with 70% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Easton is lower. The national flood insurance program has paid one claim locally since 2019. 50% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 35%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer adults under 35 in Easton than across Wisconsin
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide). Easton: 14% of residents are 65 or older. Among residents locally, 26% are under 18, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 22%.
| Easton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Easton | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.4% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.6% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.9% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.9% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Easton has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 80° and January nights of 6°, with about 63 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Easton are healthier than 59% of U.S. towns
31% of adults in Easton sleep under 7 hours; 19% binge drink. The town tracks Wisconsin closely on all 32 CDC measures. The share of adults in Easton who feel lonely: 28%.
| Easton | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Easton has set aside 1% of its land for conservation
Trails run 5.6 miles in 1 park or preserve. Easton’s density of trails comes in at 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% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dells of the Eau Claire Park | 0.2 mi | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Granite Peak Ski Area and 2 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Easton. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumLeigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
10 mi TheatreGrand TheaterPhoto credits
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum: User:Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Grand Theater: Billertl, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Easton
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Easton
About 5 of every 100 Easton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as 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 northeastern Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,148 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Johnson and Kalinke are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Sunset is also located partially in the town.
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- Area
- 43 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,322 ft
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−.