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Map of Easton: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land17%511 of 3,093 acres
Trails5.7 mi1.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1917 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Easton

City in Pennsylvania, United States
1752Established
28,127Population
4.9 sq miArea
210 ftElevation

Easton is a city in and the county seat of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city's population was 28,127 as of the 2020 census. Easton straddles the Lehigh River as it flows into the Delaware River, which serves as the city's eastern geographic boundary with Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Easton is the easternmost city in the Lehigh Valley, a region of 731 square miles (1,890 km2) that is Pennsylvania's third-largest and the nation's 68th-largest metropolitan region with 861,889 residents as of the U.S. 2020 census. The smallest of the Valley's three major cities, Easton has less than half the population of Bethlehem and about one-fourth that of Allentown. The greater Easton …

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Town numbers

ZIP code18040, 18042, 18043
Area code610
Living in Easton

Housing in Easton

$383K▲ 3.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Easton home is worth about $383,000, up 3.5% in a year, 32% above the Pennsylvania typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market8
Sale-to-list100.4%
Sold in May24
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Safety in Easton

B

Safety Grade B

Easton reports less crime per resident than 57% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Easton sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Easton 1.7
Pennsylvania 2.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Easton 6.6
Pennsylvania 13.6
U.S. 15.5
Natural hazards: HighMostly inland flooding · higher than 66% of U.S. communitiesDetails →
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Easton

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1worse than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 4 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

St. Luke's Hospital - Easton CampusEaston · 1.3 mi · ER
Neighborhood Health Centers of Lehigh Valley - EastonEaston · 0.5 mi · sliding-scale fees
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Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Easton · CMS · HRSAHealth in Easton →

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B−

School Grade B-

The public schools Easton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictEaston Area SDSchools4

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 PA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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