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Easton is a small city of 29,739 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 15 miles from Allentown, PA and 47 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.
29,739people
$196kTypical home
$1,325/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
35"Snow
223Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,739
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,976 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 15 mi to Allentown, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,238/mo)
- Median rent $1,325/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (165 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (672 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 32% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ABE airport
- 55 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 377 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 892 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 215 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Northampton County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk