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Taunton, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Taunton is a Census city of 60,433 people across 46.71 square miles of land, in Bristol County. Median household income is $79,283, 62.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 65 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $14.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Taunton
What Taunton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area46.71 sq mi
- Water area1.71 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,294
- County holding the largest share of its areaBristol County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Taunton
How many people live in Taunton
- Population60,433
- Median age38.9
- Population under 1813,066
- Share under 1821.6 percent
- Population 65 and over9,058
- Share 65 and over15.0 percent
- Households24,063
- Family households16,032
- Share of households that are families66.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Taunton
- Median household income$79,283
- Per capita income$38,819
- Civilian labor force33,033
- Employed31,114
- Unemployed1,919
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over42,391
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Taunton
- Housing units25,188
- Occupied units24,063
- Vacant units1,125 plus or minus 334
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied14,945
- Renter occupied9,118
- Ownership rate62.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$422,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,324
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.0 percent
- Single family units12,987
- Share single family51.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11,323
- Share in buildings of two or more45.0 percent
- Mobile homes870 plus or minus 225
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Taunton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute27,910
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,481
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more13,539
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.5 percent
- Drove alone80.0 percent
- Carpooled8.3 percent
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home8.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Taunton (7(a))
- Approvals65
- Gross approval$14,590,900
- Average approval$224,475
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$467,600
- Largest approval$3,693,100
- Jobs supported519
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full8
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.2 percent
- Share to franchises9.2 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS35
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Taunton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Taunton
SBA loans in Taunton (504)
- Approvals32
- Gross approval$21,499,000
- Average approval$671,844
- Median approval$295,000
- Largest approval$3,853,000
- Jobs supported224
- Loans with a final outcome14
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Taunton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 14 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Taunton
Flood risk in Taunton
- NFIP communityCity of Taunton
- NFIP community number250066
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/16/15
The City of Taunton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250066 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bristol County, not Taunton
Bristol County context, not Taunton figures
- Establishments in Bristol County13,221
- Covered employment, Bristol County227,971
- Average annual pay, Bristol County$64,669
- Housing units permitted, Bristol County863
Every figure in this section is published for Bristol County as a whole and is not a measurement of Taunton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Taunton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Taunton, Massachusetts?
60,433, in 24,063 households. Taunton city covers 46.71 square miles of land, which is 1,294 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Taunton in?
Bristol County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Taunton?
$79,283. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $422,800. Median gross rent is $1,324 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Taunton businesses?
65 7(a) approvals totaling $14.6 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 32 504 approvals worth $21.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Taunton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Taunton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Taunton. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Taunton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Taunton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Taunton, city of, community 250066, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Taunton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bristol County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Taunton.
Is zoning published for Taunton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.