Taunton.
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Massachusetts·Bristol County
11 tracts·60K people·$423K median·1,294/mi²
White 70 · Multiracial 10 · Hispanic 9 · Black 8 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 42 · Other 30 · Living alone 28
Retail 30 · Health 22 · Professional 18 · Manufacturing 15 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Sales · office 20 · Service 18 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 8 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Taunton is $422,800 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Taunton has 60,433 residents across 11 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.9; the population is 70.3% White, 9.7% Multiracial, 9.0% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Black, 1.9% Asian and 1.4% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 23.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.0% (Census ACS).
East Taunton Elementary (42%), Joseph C Chamberlain (37%) and Elizabeth Pole (26%) lead the elementary schools; Benjamin Friedman Middle (29%), Joseph H Martin (25%) and John F Parker Middle (22%) lead the middle schools; Bristol-Plymouth Vocational Technical (59%) and Taunton High (30%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,324/month, 16% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Taunton is $79,283 a year, 8% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Taunton, median rent is $1,324/month and the median home value is $422,800 (Census ACS).
Taunton reported 4.7 violent crimes and 8.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 51 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Taunton are drought (82), landslide (73) and earthquake (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Taunton, 1.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).