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Easton, PA 18040

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The Easton Area School District is an urban, suburban, and rural public school district located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. In Northampton County it serves the city of Easton, as well as Forks, Palmer, and portions of Lower Mount Bethel Townships. The Easton Area School District encompasses approximately 28 square miles. The Superintendent of the Easton Area School District is Ms. Tracy Piazza as of July 14, 2023. The Easton Area School District is comprised of nine schools, including one high school, one middle school, and seven elementary schools.

Mission Statement: The Easton Area School District respects the diversity of its student population and is dedicated to the importance of developing our students into responsible citizens. We will provide each student with an academically challenging program that enhances creativity, develops an ability to use technology, and encourages critical thinking and problem solving.

Suburban and rural communities make up the character of Palmer, a neighborhood with proximity to Easton, Nazareth and several other towns in eastern Pennsylvania. With wide-ranging, open land comprising portions of its north side and more residential streets lining the southern region, two distinct styles of living help define the neighborhood. “Palmer is unique because it sits between the two major highways, 22 and 33,” says Jonathan Campbell, the CEO of the Campbell Team. “It’s almost all residential. There’s the Easton School District, a lot of residential homes and a Wegmans grocery store.” Dozens of parks and local flair line an area in which shopping centers can give way to farmland and vice versa.

At the confluence of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers sits Easton, a small historic town on the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border and nearly equidistant from Philadelphia and New York City. Easton is renowned as one of three places where the Declaration of Independence was publicly read days after its signing in July 1776. It also emerged as an industrial center due to its location on two rivers, the construction of the Lehigh Canal and the building of five major railroads through the area, making Easton a hub for transportation and manufacturing.

Easton, however, is not stuck in the past; today, its vibrant downtown offers over 100 shops and eateries. Centre Square, where the historic reading occurred, is a center of community life, featuring the Crayola Experience, an interactive learning playground with over 20 exhibits. The Easton Public Market, which opened near the square, features food vendors, a farm stand and a full-service grocery store. “The city has done a tremendous job of revitalizing the downtown,” says Associate Broker Desiree Carroll with Keller Williams Northampton. Carroll remembers how distressed the area was when she started selling real estate in 2007. “Now there are tons of restaurants and things to do.”

With a lower tax rate than New Jersey, a population of nearly 30,000 and ample amenities for active lifestyles, Easton has become a favorite of commuters. “Homebuyers who want more than a suburban lifestyle are attracted to the walkability, breweries, riverfront and historic homes in Easton,” says Broker/Owner Clay Mitman of Berkshire Hathaway Paul Ford Realtors. A fifth-generation resident, Mitman is proud to say that his extended family lives no more than six blocks from each other in College Hill, an Easton neighborhood. “It’s exciting to see young families in their 20s gutting and restoring homes, embracing the history around them. It’s the perfection of imperfection that makes this community so special.”

The city has capitalized on its waterfront location recently, building new apartment buildings with rooftop terraces, such as the Watermark and the Commodore. These buildings take advantage of the city skyline and waterfront views of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers. Hearst Publishing, which produces specialty magazines like Bicycling, chose to locate in Easton because of the city’s biking trails and the community’s willingness to test new equipment and write reviews. Lafayette College, another major employer, has supported the city by developing several properties downtown. “There are few cities where you can walk from home and go trout fishing, bike for 5 or 10 miles, and see a concert in the park,” Mitman says. With a high temperature of 84 degrees in July and a low of 22 degrees in January, the challenging part of living in Easton reserving a spot in the Poconos, about 50 miles north, during the height of ski season.