About Taunton
Taunton, MA is a thriving city located in southern Massachusetts with an estimated population of 61,936.
Taunton holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 46.71 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,326 residents per square mile.
📰 Taunton News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Taunton Unique
- A top-25 city in Massachusetts by population (#18 of 58 incorporated places).
- Positioned in southern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Home to 1.6% of Massachusetts's city-dwelling population.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 61,936.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Taunton
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Taunton
- Dighton House of Pizza — pizza
- El Mariachi — mexican
- Fusion Kitchen — sushi
- Home Plate — american
- La Familia Restaurant — family restaurant
- Papa Gino's — pizza
- The Jockey Club
- Grilla Greek Kouzina — greek
- Hong Kong City — asian
- Sal's Pizza — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Old Colony History Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Taunton
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Taunton
- Benjamin Friedman Middle
- Berkley Community School
- Berkley Middle School
- Bristol County Agricultural High
- Bristol-Plymouth Vocational Technical
- Dighton Elementary
- Dighton Middle School
- Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School
- East Taunton Elementary
- Edmund Hatch Bennett
- Edward F. Leddy Preschool
- Elizabeth Pole
- H H Galligan
- Joseph C Chamberlain
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Brown University Health Morton Hospital ★ (1/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Taunton State Hospital · Psychiatric
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.