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    Easton, WA

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    Overview

    Easton is a tiny town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 407 people and just one neighborhood, Easton is the 303rd largest community in Washington.

    Easton home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Easton real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

    Occupations and Workforce

    Unlike some towns, Easton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Easton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Easton is a town of service providers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Easton who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (36.28%), management occupations (14.60%), and sales jobs (7.08%).

    Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.18% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

    Setting & Lifestyle

    Another notable thing is that Easton is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Easton’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

    Because of many things, Easton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Easton a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Easton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Easton’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

    One downside of living in Easton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 45.29 minutes every day commuting to work.

    As is often the case in a small town, Easton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

    Demographics

    The population of Easton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Easton, 21.32% have at least a bachelor's degree.

    The per capita income in Easton in 2022 was $39,879, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $159,516 for a family of four.

    The people who call Easton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Easton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Easton include Irish, European, German, Swedish, and English.

    The most common language spoken in Easton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.

    Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

    Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Easton, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

    Length of Commute

    Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 28.2% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.9% of all neighborhoods in America.

    People

    Priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the neighborhood may actually hold the key. 72.9% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 98.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

    In addition, the neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 5.2% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Washington. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools.

    Real Estate

    This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 7 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 97.8% of America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

    In addition, real estate in the neighborhood is almost exclusively owner-occupied. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher rate of owner-occupied housing than is found in 96.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. If you are seeking to rent, this neighborhood may not have many options, but high rates of ownership often indicate stability in a neighborhood. Despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 39.0%, which is higher than 97.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

    Diversity

    Did you know that the neighborhood has more Yugoslav and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Yugoslav ancestry and 7.1% have Norwegian ancestry.

    The Neighbors

    There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

    The neighbors in the neighborhood in Easton are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 54.3% of the neighborhoods in America. With 16.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 64.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.

    What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

    In the neighborhood, 33.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 30.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.3%), and 16.4% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

    Languages

    The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households.

    Ethnicity / Ancestry

    Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

    In the neighborhood in Easton, WA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (15.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (13.1%), and residents who report English roots (11.5%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (7.1%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.8%), among others.

    Getting to Work

    Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend longer than one hour commuting one-way to work (28.2% of working residents), one of the longer commutes in America, which is a potential downside for residents of this neighborhood.

    Here most residents (64.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (12.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.

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