Easton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 25,058 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Greater Boston area. Easton is governed by an elected Select Board. Open Town Meeting acts as the legislative branch of the town. The Select Board chooses a Town Administrator to run the day-to-day operations of the town.

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How Easton ranks

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Town numbers

ZIP code02334

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Living in Easton

Housing in Easton

$696K▲ 4.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Easton home is worth about $696,000, up 4.1% in a year, 5% above the Massachusetts typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market28

Sale-to-list101.9%

Sold in May15

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Safety in Easton

Safety Grade B

Easton reports less crime per resident than 63% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Massachusetts has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Easton sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Easton 1.8

Massachusetts 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Easton 7.3

Massachusetts 10.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Easton

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School Grade B+

The public schools Easton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 74% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#95Best public schoolsof 282 in MA

DistrictEastonSchools6

Blanche A. Ames Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 762 students Richardson Olmsted School B+Elementary · Grades 3–5 · 755 students Easton Middle School B+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 798 students Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical BHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,618 students Oliver Ames High AHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,045 students EASTON COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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