Best PlacesSouthside, Easton, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Southside, 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.
Southside, Easton ranks 2,675th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Southside, 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.
Southside, Easton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Southside, Easton ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$907 a month, better than 77% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Southside, Easton ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Southside, Easton
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Southside, Easton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,782, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Southside, Easton's effective rate of 1.55%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Southside, Easton
Southside, Easton runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Southside, Easton.
Who works in Southside, Easton, and how
Work in Southside, Easton centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Southside, Easton
Southside, Easton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 83% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Southside, Easton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Southside, Easton, month by month
Southside, Easton sees roughly 57 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 Southside, Easton
The nearest airport, Lehigh Valley International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Newark Liberty International, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around Southside, Easton
Schools across Southside, Easton average a C+, better than 45% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Wilson Borough El SchB · 50% proficient
- March El SchB · 48% proficient
- Cheston El SchC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Easton Area MsC · 31% proficient
- Wilson Area Intermediate SchC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilson Area HsA · 75% proficient
- Easton Area HsC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Southside, Easton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Southside, 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 Southside, Easton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Southside, Easton
Is Southside, Easton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Southside, Easton ranks 2,675th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, big-city access, and low crime, and lowest on the weather and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Southside, Easton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $194,067. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $79,782 median income, cost of living beats 57% of neighborhoods.
Is Southside, Easton safe?
Yes, Southside, Easton is safer than 78% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 per resident a year.
Compare Southside, Easton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Southside, Easton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Southside, 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.
Southside, Easton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Southside, Easton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Southside, Easton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Southside, Easton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Southside, Easton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Southside, 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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