Best PlacesNorth Easton, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Easton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Easton ranks 1,194th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North 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.
North Easton's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Easton ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$139,410 median, better than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of towns
Where North Easton ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,588 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 9% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Easton
A household needs to earn about $189,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Easton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $139,410, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 North Easton's effective rate of 1.17%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Easton
North Easton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Easton.
Who works in North Easton, and how
Work in North Easton centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in North Easton
North Easton has more parkland per resident than 87% of towns. The coast is about 34 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of North Easton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Easton, month by month
North Easton sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 62° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 42° |
Flying in and out of North Easton
General Edward Lawrence Logan International sits about 22 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 21.1 million passengers in 2025, with 199 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around North Easton
Schools across North Easton average an A−, better than 85% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Jordan/jackson ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Cottage StreetA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sharon MiddleA · 62% proficient
- Easton Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Harold L Qualters MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Sharon HighA+ · 83% proficient
- Mansfield HighA · 72% proficient
- Oliver Ames HighA · 71% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Easton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North 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 North Easton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Easton
Is North Easton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Easton ranks 1,194th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low crime, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Easton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $688,946. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $139,410 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is North Easton safe?
Yes, North Easton is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $146 per resident a year.
Compare North Easton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Easton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North 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.
North Easton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Easton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Easton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Easton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Easton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North 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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