Hot-summer humid continental
Taunton, Massachusetts
Bristol County, Massachusetts · Population 60k · -52 ft elevation
Living in Taunton
Taunton has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it gets light snow (26″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 29 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Taunton at a glance
- Population
- 60k
- Elevation
- -52 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 26″65th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,617 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $388k71th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,269/mo55th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.10%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.167th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 28%22th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 386 per 100k80th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,057 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5454th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 20°F | 3.7″ | 8.3″ | 165 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 22°F | 3.4″ | 7.0″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 29°F | 5.0″ | 4.9″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 38°F | 4.8″ | 1.6″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 3.4″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 3.5″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 55°F | 3.9″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 43°F | 4.3″ | — | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 34°F | 4.2″ | 0.2″ | 166 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 26°F | 4.9″ | 3.7″ | 145 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology