How hard is the water in Taylor, MI?

Tap water hardness
102mg/L
6.0gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by Dearborn · August 2025

MI typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
1
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Taylor has about 102 mg/L of hardness, which is 6.0 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from Dearborn, dated August 2025.

Taylor on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+MI typical 112Romulus: 92 mg/LRomulus 92Woodhaven: 96 mg/LWoodhaven 96Dearborn: 99 mg/LDearborn 99Allen Park: 104 mg/LAllen Park 104Inkster: 104 mg/LInkster 104Melvindale: 104 mg/LMelvindale 104Ecorse: 104 mg/LEcorse 104Wyandotte: 105 mg/LWyandotte 105Riverview: 109 mg/LRiverview 109Lincoln Park: 128 mg/LLincoln Park 128Taylor 102mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+MI 112Romulus: 92 mg/LRomulus 92Allen Park: 104 mg/LAllen Park 104Inkster: 104 mg/LInkster 104Melvindale: 104 mg/LMelvindale 104Riverview: 109 mg/LRiverview 109Lincoln Park: 128 mg/LLincoln Pa. 128102 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Taylor sits close to the typical Michigan figure of 112 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 7 have harder. The range nearby runs from 92 mg/L in Romulus to 128 in Lincoln Park.

What 102 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.

What to do about it

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Taylor

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 6.0 gpg = 1,346 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 17 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Taylor's water system

Taylor · PWSID MI0006545

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 63,409 people from surface water.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
11
Open now
0

EPA lists Taylor as the system serving Taylor. The hardness figure above comes from a different system's report, which TapWaterData uses for Taylor.

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Lead and Copper Rule'16'18'20'22'24'26Lead and Copper Rule
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Lead and Copper Rulecorrosion control and lead sampling12025Resolved

Health-based means a contaminant above its legal limit or a missed treatment step. Monitoring and reporting violations are late or missing tests and notices. Source: EPA ECHO, 2026Q3 export, violations with periods starting 2016 or later. Full EPA record.

Questions

Is Taylor water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 102 mg/L (6.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in Taylor in grains per gallon?

About 6.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 102 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 6.0.

What size water softener do I need in Taylor?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 6.0 gpg works out to about 1,346 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 17 days.

Has the Taylor water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for Taylor since 2016, involving Lead and Copper Rule. There were also 11 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 118 cities in Michigan

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 1, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.