IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Taunton, MA
Taunton is a mid-size city of 60,433 people in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It's about 18 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $423k and rent runs about $1k a month.
60,433people
$423kTypical home
$1,324/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
230Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
Is Taunton right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 60,433
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,294 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Providence, RI
- 18 mi to Providence, RI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $423k (≈$2,666/mo)
- Median rent $1,324/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (387 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,057 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to EWB airport
- 21 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 112 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,063 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 236 bars within 25 mi
- 948 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 114 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bristol County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk