New Bedford vs Taunton

A side-by-side comparison of New Bedford and Taunton: population, income, housing, and more.

New Bedford and Taunton are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Bedford has the higher population (100,731 vs 59,719 in Taunton). Taunton has the higher median household income ($79,715 vs $56,025 in New Bedford). Taunton has the higher median home value ($388,200 vs $324,400 in New Bedford).

Population, income & housing

	New Bedford	Taunton
Population	100,731	59,719
Median age	37.0 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,025	$79,715
Median home value	$324,400	$388,200
Median gross rent	$1,085	$1,269
Housing units	44,468	25,098
Homeownership rate	40.0%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Bedford	Taunton
Population	95,239 → 100,731 (+5.8%)	57,124 → 59,719 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$46,321 → $56,025 (+20.9%)	$62,865 → $79,715 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$226,900 → $324,400 (+43.0%)	$271,800 → $388,200 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$847 → $1,085 (+28.1%)	$1,012 → $1,269 (+25.4%)

New Bedford

Population

95,239100,731

Median household income

$46,321$56,025

Median home value

$226,900$324,400

Median gross rent

$847$1,085

Taunton

Population

57,12459,719

Median household income

$62,865$79,715

Median home value

$271,800$388,200

Median gross rent

$1,012$1,269

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Bedford	Taunton
Under 5	6.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	8.9%	7.8%
25 to 34	14.2%	14.7%
35 to 44	13.6%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.5%	15.5%
65 to 74	9.4%	8.3%
75 and over	6.4%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Bedford	Taunton
White (non-Hispanic)	55.6%	72.1%
Black or African American	5.3%	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.2%	1.9%
Two or more races	8.7%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	24.5%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Bedford	Taunton
No high school diploma	23.9%	15.2%
High school graduate	34.4%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Bedford	Taunton
Drove alone	72.8%	79.8%
Carpooled	15.3%	9.9%
Public transit	2.6%	0.7%
Walked	2.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	4.7%	6.6%
Other means	2.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Bedford	Taunton
1-unit, detached	30.2%	45.4%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	47.2%	29.2%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	10.0%
20 or more units	8.0%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	New Bedford	Taunton
Poverty rate	19.9%	13.7%
Average household size	2.34	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1938	1964