Niche pulled crime data from the FBI in several categories including:
- Assault rate
- Robbery rate
- Murder rate
- Burglary rate
- Vehicle theft
- Larceny rate
- Crime and safety survey responses
Niche also factored in other metrics including quality of schooling and cost of living.
Easton received an overall grade of A, including an A+ grade for its schools and an A+ family friendliness.
Several other Fairfield County towns made the list as well:
- Bethel, No. 3
- Weston, No. 4
- Ridgefield, No. 5
- Wilton, No. 7
- New Canaan, No. 8
- Redding, No. 10
- Newtown, No. 12
- Monroe, No. 13
- Darien, No. 17
- Greenwich, No. 20
- Westport, No. 22
- Brookfield, No. 23
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