Best PlacesCollege Hill, Easton, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around College Hill, Easton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
College Hill, Easton ranks 1,969th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in College Hill, Easton
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
College Hill, Easton's strengths and weaknesses
Where College Hill, Easton ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
Where College Hill, Easton ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in College Hill, Easton
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median College Hill, Easton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $88,812; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses College Hill, Easton's effective rate of 1.85%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in College Hill, Easton
College Hill, Easton runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for College Hill, Easton.
Who works in College Hill, Easton, and how
Work in College Hill, Easton centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 41%
- Work from home 44%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in College Hill, Easton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across College Hill, Easton.
What the weather is like in College Hill, Easton, month by month
College Hill, Easton sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of College Hill, Easton
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around College Hill, Easton
Schools across College Hill, Easton average a C+, better than 54% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Shawnee El SchA · 68% proficient
- March El SchB · 48% proficient
- Paxinosa El SchD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Easton Area MsC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Easton Area HsC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every College Hill, Easton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
College Hill, Easton measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare College Hill, Easton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in College Hill, Easton
Is College Hill, Easton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, College Hill, Easton ranks 1,969th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, health care access, and low crime, and lowest on the weather and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is College Hill, Easton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,843. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $88,812 median income, cost of living beats 64% of neighborhoods.
Is College Hill, Easton safe?
Yes, College Hill, Easton is safer than 94% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $179 per resident a year.
Compare College Hill, Easton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to College Hill, Easton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in College Hill, Easton represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
College Hill, Easton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for College Hill, Easton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in College Hill, Easton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of College Hill, Easton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in College Hill, Easton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
College Hill, Easton detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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