Town guide

Easton, Massachusetts

Easton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, home to about 25,316 people across 29 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 02356, 02357 and 02375, and parts of 02767 are in Easton too.

Homes sold for a median of $348 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population25,316880 per sq mi
Median home value$581,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$348Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking47%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Easton

4 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Easton. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Easton

Distances

Nearest major airportBoston Logan International Airport (BOS)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA21 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY175 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Easton; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Easton

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Easton had 25,058 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.

It’s the 78th largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.

Bristol County grew from 252,029 residents in 1900 to 579,200 in 2020.

Easton population by census2000: 22,299, 2010: 23,112, 2020: 25,05822,299200023,112201025,0582020

Bristol County, 1900–2020

Bristol County population, 1900 to 20201900: 252,029, 1910: 318,573, 1920: 359,005, 1930: 364,590, 1940: 364,637, 1950: 381,569, 1960: 398,488, 1970: 444,301, 1980: 474,641, 1990: 506,325, 2000: 534,678, 2010: 548,285, 2020: 579,200252K’00’10359K’20’30365K’40’50398K’60’70475K’80’90535K’00’10579K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 52.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 50 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near EastonJan: high 37°F, low 18°F, 4.4 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 19°F, 3.8 in; Mar: high 46°F, low 27°F, 5.4 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 35°F, 4.7 in; May: high 69°F, low 46°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 55°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 62°F, 3.5 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 60°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 52°F, 4.1 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 41°F, 5.1 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 32°F, 4.5 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 24°F, 5.2 in37°18°Jan4.439°19°Feb3.846°27°Mar5.458°35°Apr4.769°46°May3.677°55°Jun4.383°62°Jul3.581°60°Aug3.873°52°Sep4.161°41°Oct5.151°32°Nov4.542°24°Dec5.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Norton W, MA weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Bristol County

201,320 jobs at 13,221 businesses in Bristol County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Bristol CountyHealth care and social assistance: 40,609 jobs; Retail trade: 33,520 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 22,900 jobs; Manufacturing: 22,370 jobs; Wholesale trade: 16,347 jobs; Construction: 11,359 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 9,192 jobs; Administrative and support: 8,855 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 11% Manufacturing 11% Wholesale trade 8% Construction 6% Transportation and warehousing 5% Administrative and support 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

311 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Easton’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Good Samaritan Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Brockton4.5 miles
  • Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Brockton6.6 miles
  • Brown University Health Morton HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Taunton9.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors28
Specialist doctors36
Dentists20
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants61
Mental health providers100
Physical and occupational therapists52
Optometrists2
Chiropractors12
Pharmacies7

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Easton

Parks (19 nearby)

  • Flyaway Pond/Long Pond Management Area · 264 acres2.5 mi
  • Governor Oliver Ames Estate · 35 acres2.2 mi
  • Edwin A. Keach Park · 17 acres2.2 mi
  • Timothy Holster Memorial Park · 11 acres3.0 mi
  • Frothingham Memorial Park · 10 acres1.6 mi
  • Eastondale Playground · 3 acres1.8 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Shaw's1.2 mi
  • Big Y2.2 mi
  • Roche Bros.3.4 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy1.2 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.3 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.4 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • Ames Free Library2.0 mi
  • Queset House2.0 mi
  • James J. Adams Library2.3 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Children's Museum Easton1.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • State Theatre5.9 mi
  • Starline Room Dinner Theater6.1 mi
  • the Y Theater6.4 mi
  • Watson Theatre6.4 mi
  • Canton Community Theater: South Plaza7.2 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1694.

Notable people born here

  • Oakes Ames (1874) · American botanist (1874-1950)
  • Jim Craig (1957) · American ice hockey goaltender
  • Mace (1991) · Professional wrestler and American football player (born 1991)
  • John Marino (1997) · American ice hockey player
  • Oliver Ames (1831) · American businessman, financier and politician from Massachusetts (1831-1895)
  • Oakes Ames (1804) · American manufacturer, capitalist, and member of the United States House of Representatives (1804-1873)
  • John Lewis Bates (1859) · 41st Governor of Massachusetts (1859-1946)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Easton

Public schools here are run by Easton, Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Blanche A. Ames Elementary SchoolNorth EastonPre-K–2762Public1.4 mi
Richardson Olmsted SchoolNorth Easton3–5755Public1.3 mi
Easton Middle SchoolNorth Easton6–8798Public1.4 mi
Oliver Ames HighNorth Easton9–121,045Public1.2 mi
Southeastern Regional Vocational TechnicalSouth Easton9–121,618Career and Technical2.3 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Easton Country Day SchoolNorth EastonPre-K–K7Nonsectarian1.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Raynham and Taunton.

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