Easton sits at the literal "Forks of the Delaware" — the confluence where the Lehigh and Delaware rivers meet — with downtown built into a low bowl ringed by hills on three sides, which means a good share of the older housing climbs those slopes on narrow lots with tighter, steeper stairs than you'd find on flat ground. The city's median age is 32.9, young for the region, but 13.3% of residents are still over 65, and the economy that once ran on 19th-century canal and rail traffic for coal, iron, and steel now centers on employers like Lafayette College and Crayola LLC. For the homeowners who've aged in place through that shift — homeownership here runs around 45.2% — a stairlift is often what keeps them in a hillside house instead of having to leave it.
Why a stairlift installed in Easton, PA is planned around the way this specific community lives, not stamped out from a one-size-fits-all template.
Easton sits at the confluence of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers, historically the 'Forks of the Delaware,' with water covering 12.35% of the city's area and downtown occupying a low-lying spot surrounded by hills to the north, west, and south.
Source ↗Easton's Downtown Historic District sits at the confluence of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers and includes heritage structures such as the restored 1920s State Theatre vaudeville and movie palace; the city recorded 10,899 housing units with an 8.7% vacancy rate in the 2020 census.
Source ↗Once a 19th-century canal-and-rail hub for coal, iron, and steel, Easton's economy now centers on employers including Lafayette College and Crayola LLC; the 2020 census recorded a median age of 32.9 with 12.5% of residents 65 or older.
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Stairlift Types
Most common · From $2,800
Standard 13–14-foot rail for the straight runs in West Ward rowhouses and Palmer Township colonials. Installs in 3–4 hours; tread-mounted with hardwood-rated anchors.
vs Curved: 3x less expensive and installed in one visit. vs Home elevator: 10-15x less cost and no construction. vs Moving bedroom downstairs: Keeps your home exactly as it is.
Custom-built · From $9,000
Required for winder turns and 90° landings in College Hill Victorians off March and Cattell Streets. Each rail is laser-measured to your exact turn geometry — 4–6 week manufacturing.
vs Straight with landing break: One smooth ride instead of transferring seats. vs Home elevator: Half the cost, no construction permits, no shaft needed. vs Moving: A fraction of what selling and relocating costs.
Weatherproof · From $4,000
IP55-rated for Lehigh Valley freeze-thaw winters. Common install: front-stoop rails on West Ward rowhouses with granite steps and back-porch runs in Palmer Township. Standard galvanized hardware — no marine-grade upcharge.
vs Standard stairlift outdoors: Won't rust, seize, or void its warranty. vs Exterior ramp: No permits, no concrete work, no lost yard. vs Home entry renovation: Installed in a single day.
600 lb Rated · From $5,050
600-lb capacity with wider seat and reinforced motor. Fits the larger detached homes in Palmer Township and Forks where a 300-lb unit isn't enough.
vs Standard stairlift: Extra capacity and wider seat for maximum comfort. vs Custom furniture lift: A fraction of the price with faster install. vs Home elevator: Much lower cost with the same weight confidence.
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(800) 965-0350 Call Now. It's FreeWe cover all four Easton neighborhoods plus the surrounding Northampton County boroughs. In College Hill, the pre-1920 Victorians around March Street and Cattell Street have narrow treads and winder turns near Lafayette College — curved rail territory. The West Ward west of 6th Street is pre-1920 brick rowhouses with straight 13-foot runs. South Side across the Lehigh River has mid-century detached homes with wider staircases. The Centre Square District rowhouse apartments near the State Theatre and Crayola Experience have tight quarters. Nearby Palmer Township has 1960s–2000s colonials with wide straight runs. Wilson Borough has small detached homes and stairways similar to West Ward.
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Every home is different. Here are six recent installs from Northampton County. Tap any project to see the full gallery, tech specs, and the story behind it.
How jobs tend to go for Easton homeowners, where about 13% of residents are 65 or older. Drag to scroll, or use the arrows and dots below.
My 1905 Victorian on Cattell Street has a winder staircase that turns twice — once at the mid-landing and once at the top. Luis measured every tread individually and said a custom curved rail would fit. Five weeks for manufacturing, full-day install, zero damage to the original oak. Lafayette professors in the neighborhood started asking for his card.
West Ward rowhouse, 1912 brick, narrow but straight stairs. Three hours start to finish and Luis left the place cleaner than he found it. The tread-fixed mount was critical because I rent — my landlord approved it after seeing the mount has no wall damage at all.
Split-level on the South Side with the half-flight up to the bedrooms. Luis installed the heavy-duty model because I wanted the wider seat after my hip replacement. He programmed the slower speed without me asking — small detail that made a big difference for my recovery.
Rowhouse apartment above a shop on Northampton Street near the State Theatre. Narrow, steep stairs with a tight landing. Luis took the door off one hinge to get the rail up and re-hung it perfectly. The curved rail fit with an inch clearance and my landlord hasn't complained once.
Palmer Township 1970s colonial, 14-foot straight run. HISA grant through Allentown VA covered $6,800 of $7,200 total. Luis filed all the paperwork and kept me posted weekly. Five-week approval, one-day install. Service-connected Army, and I wish I'd known about HISA years ago.
Wilson Borough small detached home, my mother uses a wheelchair full-time now. Luis installed the indoor platform lift with the flat black deck and yellow safety edges. She was nervous about the transition from her chair but the yellow edges make it easy to see where to stop. Pennsylvania OBRA Waiver covered the full cost.
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Straight Stairlift, Standard Use
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| Your option | Upfront cost | 10-year total |
|---|---|---|
| Stairlift Installation Best value Professional install by All American Stairlifts, Easton PA | $2,850 – $15,300 One-time | $2,850 – $15,300 Lifetime use |
| Moving to a single-story home Selling, buying, closing, moving costs in the Northampton market | $50,000+ Plus relocation stress | $50,000+ Loss of community ties |
| Assisted living facility Northampton County average, private room | $4,500/mo Recurring | $540,000 And rising annually |
| In-home caregiver (8 hrs/day) Licensed home health aide, Florida market rates | $6,000/mo Recurring | $730,000+ Before wage increases |
| Home elevator installation Requires shaft construction, permits, months of work | $25,000 to $50,000 Plus renovation | $28,000 to $55,000 Includes maintenance |
Sources: AARP Cost of Care Survey 2025, Genworth Cost of Care Study, and Pennsylvania Department of Elder Affairs. Figures reflect Easton metro averages.
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Up to $6,800 for service-connected veterans and their surviving spouses. One-time, tax-free, no repayment.
Eligibility: Veterans & surviving spousesHome & Community-Based Services Waiver may cover up to 100% of installation for income-qualified residents.
Eligibility: Medicaid + medical needWith a doctor's letter of medical necessity, the full cost is deductible on Schedule A as a qualified medical expense.
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Straight-rail lifts cost less than curved ones, and in a city built into a hillside the way Easton is, curved quotes come up more often than you'd expect — especially in the older sections near the Downtown Historic District, where staircases frequently have a turn or a half-landing instead of running straight up. If price is the sticking point rather than eligibility, the PA Assistive Technology Foundation's Mini-Loan covers up to $7,000 at 0% interest, or their Low-Interest Loan goes up to $60,000 total at 3.75% — neither has an income limit.
Yes, and it's worth asking about if the need is short-term — someone coming home after surgery or a hospital stay, for example. With Easton's homeownership rate sitting around 45.2%, lower than a lot of the surrounding county, I see more rental and month-to-month interest here than in some of the higher-ownership townships nearby, where families are more likely to buy outright and keep the lift long term.
A straight staircase typically gets done in a few hours. Curved rails take longer because each one is custom-fabricated to match the exact turns of that particular staircase, and Easton has more of those than a flat, newer suburb would — a byproduct of downtown sitting in that low bowl between the rivers and the hills, with houses built to fit the terrain instead of a standard floor plan.
No — the rail bolts into the treads of the stairs themselves, not the wall, so original trim and banisters stay exactly as they are. That matters here, where part of the housing stock predates the mid-20th century and some of it sits in or near the Downtown Historic District, where owners tend to be protective of original woodwork.
Yes, through Pennsylvania's Community HealthChoices (CHC) Waiver, which covers stairlifts as a home adaptation / environmental modification. There's no fixed statewide dollar cap — it's approved case-by-case through your CHC managed care organization (AmeriHealth Caritas, PA Health & Wellness, or UPMC Community HealthChoices) once it's shown to be medically necessary and more cost-effective than a nursing facility. Start with the statewide CHC helpline at 1-833-735-4416.
Two Northampton County resources are worth a call. The Pennsylvania Whole-Home Repairs Program, administered county-wide, funds up to $50,000 per owner-occupied home and specifically lists making a unit accessible for individuals with disabilities as an eligible use — call the county at 610-829-6300 to confirm the current administering office. Separately, the Northampton County Area Agency on Aging's OPTIONS program (610-829-4540, or 800-322-9269) can arrange and help fund in-home services based on assessed need, and it's a reasonable place to start even if you're not sure what you qualify for.
The VA's Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant goes up to $126,526 for FY2026, and the Special Home Adaptation (SHA) grant up to $25,350; a stairlift can be included when it's part of an approved home-adaptation plan. Call the VA regional loan center at 1-877-827-3702 to start that process, or ask the Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living (610-770-9781) about supports coordination if you're already working through a waiver.
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Easton Stairlift Specialist · 15+ yrs
I get calls from all over Easton, but the toughest layouts are usually in and around the Downtown Historic District near the old State Theatre, where houses were built into the hillside decades before anyone thought about grab bars or stair rails — steep, narrow runs, sometimes with a turn or a half-landing partway up. Homeownership isn't as high here as in some of the townships around it, so a fair number of my Easton jobs are a family member outfitting a house for a parent moving back in, not just a couple retiring in place. It's a small city with water on one side of downtown and hills on the other three — nobody's staircase here is the generic textbook version.
Easton's four neighborhoods — College Hill, West Ward, South Side, and the Centre Square District — each need a different stairlift approach. We've installed curved rails on Lafayette-era Victorians and straight rails on Palmer Township colonials. The free in-home assessment is the only way to know which your staircase needs and what you'll pay.
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