Taunton

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1163

Global Rank

1.3

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.3%


Share

United Kingdom • England • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/London UTC+0 (GMT) (observes summer time)

Population
163K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
27 km² (10 mi²)
Density
6,153/km² (15,936/mi²)

Primary city Taunton

State / province Somerset

Language English

Taunton metro area

51.02, -3.11
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

2 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

T20 Cricket • T20 Blast

2× T20 Blast titles

Somerset

Taunton

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • England

Taunton Town

Taunton • Level: 7

Championship History

2 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Taunton, across all sports, newest first. 2 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Somerset
2025· 2025-09-13
Somerset
2023· 2023-07-15

Languages of Taunton

English first in Somerset; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoEnglish
AdministrativeEnglish
NationalEnglish
English reach, Somerset
98%
Tier 3 country

Somerset on the languages board · Language power