Boston vs Taunton
Boston, MA compared with Taunton, MA · 30 miles apart
Boston has 672,973 residents to Taunton’s 62,522. Boston comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +. Taunton does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Boston, MA | Taunton, MA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 672,973 | 62,522 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,921 | 1,338 |
| Median household income | $97,344 | $79,283 |
| Median home value | $731,700 | $422,800 |
| Median rent | $2,147 | $1,324 |
| Homeownership | 35.7% | 62.1% |
| Average commute | 30.3 min | 29.3 min |
| Median age | 33.3 | 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.9% | 23.9% |
| Poverty rate | 16.6% | 13% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 7.5× | 5.3× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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