Best PlacesEast Taunton, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Taunton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
East Taunton ranks 17,807th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East Taunton
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
East Taunton's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Taunton ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Household income$102,088 median, better than 86% of towns
Where East Taunton ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,514 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 22% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Taunton
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Taunton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $102,088, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses East Taunton's effective rate of 0.99%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Taunton
East Taunton's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Taunton.
Who works in East Taunton, and how
Work in East Taunton centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in East Taunton
The coast is about 25 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across East Taunton, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Taunton, month by month
East Taunton sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 31° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of East Taunton
The nearest airport, Rhode Island Tf Green International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 34 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Taunton
Schools across East Taunton average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Assawompset Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Laliberte Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Mary K. Goode Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Berkley Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- John T. Nichols MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Joseph H MartinD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Apponequet Regional HighA · 70% proficient
- Middleborough HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Taunton HighC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Taunton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Taunton measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare East Taunton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Taunton
Is East Taunton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Taunton ranks 17,807th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, transit, and few empty homes, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Taunton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $467,895. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $102,088 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is East Taunton safe?
Yes, East Taunton is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $188 per resident a year.
Compare East Taunton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Taunton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Taunton represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
East Taunton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Taunton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Taunton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Taunton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Taunton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Taunton detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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