Balaton vs Taunton

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

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

Balaton has the higher population (544 vs 140 in Taunton). Balaton has the higher median household income ($54,091 vs $46,875 in Taunton). Balaton has the higher median home value ($85,000 vs $74,600 in Taunton).

Population, income & housing

	Balaton	Taunton
Population	544	140
Median age	46.7 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,091	$46,875
Median home value	$85,000	$74,600
Median gross rent	$1,081	$675
Housing units	279	69
Homeownership rate	76.2%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Balaton	Taunton
Population	600 → 544 (-9.3%)	153 → 140 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$50,313 → $54,091 (+7.5%)	$43,750 → $46,875 (+7.1%)
Median home value	$72,500 → $85,000 (+17.2%)	$60,400 → $74,600 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$573 → $1,081 (+88.7%)	$425 → $675 (+58.8%)

Balaton

Population

600544

Median household income

$50,313$54,091

Median home value

$72,500$85,000

Median gross rent

$573$1,081

Taunton

Population

153140

Median household income

$43,750$46,875

Median home value

$60,400$74,600

Median gross rent

$425$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Balaton	Taunton
Under 5	6.8%	2.9%
5 to 17	14.7%	22.9%
18 to 24	3.5%	9.3%
25 to 34	18.4%	10.7%
35 to 44	4.8%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	14.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.3%
65 to 74	13.2%	7.1%
75 and over	11.4%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Balaton	Taunton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Balaton	Taunton
No high school diploma	1.7%	4.4%
High school graduate	36.8%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Balaton	Taunton
Drove alone	78.9%	84.7%
Carpooled	12.2%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Balaton	Taunton
1-unit, detached	93.9%	97.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Balaton	Taunton
Poverty rate	13.3%	20.0%
Average household size	2.06	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1950	1938