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Duxbury

South Shore · pop. 16,004

Duxbury is one of the most coveted addresses on the South Shore: award-winning schools, Duxbury Bay, and a genuinely beautiful town center that looks like a postcard.

Family SuburbCoastal Quiet
Livability Index
56
/ 100
Ranks #116 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$1.12M
6.5× household income
Household income
$171k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
44 min
peak driving
Population
16,004
5-yr trend 70/100

How Duxbury scores

Schools
90
Safety
94
Walkability
16
Transit
22
Biking
22
Dining
48
Nightlife
18
Arts & Culture
32
Green Space
52
Diversity
18
Climate
63

The honest read

Best for
Families who want the full package and can afford a $1M+ price tag.
The tradeoff
Very expensive, very white, and the drive to Boston in rush hour is brutal.

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Nearby towns

Bordering and adjacent Massachusetts towns near Duxbury.

Marshfield
52/100 · $804k
South Shore
Kingston
50/100 · $673k
South Shore
Pembroke
48/100 · $642k
South Shore
Plymouth
56/100 · $649k
South Shore

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