Safety - southside Easton (Allentown, Bethlehem: home, neighborhood, high school)

[TBRPSGT]

Hello,

forgive the paranoid post - I currently live in Missouri, and due to a family issues I have to move to Easton. I live in the country, and I am not a city person... that being said - how safe is the southside of easton? will my daughter and I be able to walk safely around the block? i must sound like nutcase.. sorry. My step-son currently lives there and says it's not a bad area... however if you go a few streets up, its a bad neighborhood. so I dont know. any thoughts would be nice. I dont want to belittle Easton in any way - form what I've seen it's beautiful. just wondering if I made the wrong choice in home locations.

Thanks,

Cautiously optimistic.

[PacoMartin]

The Easton City area consists of one city, three boroughs and three townships
Income and Education is much higher in the Townships just to the North, West and South of the City


Persons below the poverty level
Easton City 5,161 (22.4%)
West Easton borough 135 (11.1%)
Wilson borough 784 (10.1%)
Glendon borough 31 (9.7%)
Williams Township 173 (3.0%)
Palmer Township 590 (2.9%)
Forks Township 214 (1.5%)

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Income & Poverty Status 2007-2011
Educational Attainment 2007-2011 (persons 25 years & over)

Easton City
2010 census 26,800
Median household income $39,488
Median family income $41,901
Per capita income $19,812
Persons below poverty level 5,161 (22.4%)
No high school degree 3,732 (22.7%)
High school graduate only 5,816 (35.4%)
Some college/associate degree 3,847 (23.4%)
Bachelor’s or graduate degree 3,040 (18.5%)
High school degree or higher 77.3%

Forks Township North of city
2010 census 14,721
Median household income $87,711
Median family income $103,842
Per capita income $37,942
Persons below poverty level 214 (1.5%)
No high school degree 569 (5.9%)
High school graduate only 2,661 (27.3%)
Some college/associate degree 2,773 (28.5%)
Bachelor’s or graduate degree 3,729 (38.3%)
High school degree or higher 94.2%

Palmer Township West of the City
2010 census 20,691
Median household income $73,109
Median family income $86,967
Per capita income $32,867
Persons below poverty level 590 (2.9%)
No high school degree 1,265 (8.5%)
High school graduate only 5,159 (34.7%)
Some college/associate degree 3,841 (25.9%)
Bachelor’s or graduate degree 4,585 (30.9%)
High school degree or higher 91.5%


Williams TownshipSouth of the City
2010 census 5,884
Median household income $88,371
Median family income $105,338
Per capita income $42,774
Persons below poverty level 173 (3.0%)
No high school degree 335 (7.8%)
High school graduate only 1,463 (34.1%)
Some college/associate degree 1,057 (24.7%)
Bachelor’s or graduate degree 1,433 (33.4%)
High school degree or higher 92.2%

Bethlehem City 12,099 (17.6%)
Allentown City 28,866 (25.8%)

[TBRPSGT]

Thanks, guess my question is... can I walk around the block with my daughter and dog or do I need to worry about being mugged.

[jerseygone]

Just be aware of your surroundings, and don't look or ACT like a potential victim. Southside of Easton is a hell of a lot safer than where I used to live in Brooklyn years ago. It's all perspective.