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Population (year 2000): 1,426
Males: 702  (49.2%)
Females: 724  (50.8%)

Plymouth County

Median resident age:  42.2 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02332.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $126,900 (it was $105,683 in 2000)
Duxbury  $126,900
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $1,052,000 (it was $510,200 in 2000)
Duxbury  $1,052,000
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Duxbury:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

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Ancestries: English (35.6%), Irish (22.6%), Scottish (10.4%), Italian (7.9%), German (7.2%), French (5.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1637

Elevation: 36 feet

Land area: 2.17 square miles.

Population density: 656 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Duxbury

  • High school or higher: 99.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 33.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 43.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Duxbury CDP

  • Never married: 18.2%
  • Now married: 72.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 2.5%

27 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.9%
Massachusetts:  12.2%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Duxbury, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Duxbury to the number of sex offenders is 713 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Duxbury:  0.9% ($4,772)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Plymouth, MA (11.2 miles , pop. 51,701).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (34.5 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (234.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: South Duxbury, MA (2.2 miles ), Green Harbor-Cedar Crest, MA (2.4 miles ), Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA (4.1 miles ), Marshfield, MA (4.4 miles ), Kingston, MA (4.6 miles ), North Plymouth, MA (5.0 miles ), Kingston, MA (5.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 33 buildings, average cost: $156,500
  • 1997: 41 buildings, average cost: $166,400
  • 1998: 35 buildings, average cost: $172,300
  • 1999: 36 buildings, average cost: $180,600
  • 2000: 27 buildings, average cost: $185,400
  • 2001: 29 buildings, average cost: $199,600
  • 2002: 40 buildings, average cost: $244,300
  • 2003: 39 buildings, average cost: $221,900
  • 2004: 27 buildings, average cost: $269,600
  • 2005: 23 buildings, average cost: $266,400
  • 2006: 26 buildings, average cost: $323,800

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Latitude: 42.04 N, Longitude: 70.67 W


Area code: 781

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Most common industries for males:
  • Finance and insurance (30%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
  • Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (21%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (21%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Private households (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Top executives (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
  • Financial managers (8%)
  • Lawyers (7%)
  • Accountants and auditors (6%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (11%)
  • Art and design workers (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 38 (30 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  21.04
US city average:  3.00

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Duxbury-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Massachusetts state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 36.2 miles away from the Duxbury place center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/18/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 16.4 miles away from the place center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Duxbury:
  • JORDAN HOSPITAL INC (about 12 miles; PLYMOUTH, MA)
  • SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MA)
  • BROCKTON HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BROCKTON, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Duxbury:
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 31 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
  • BARNSTABLE MUNI-BOARDMAN/POLANDO FIELD (about 39 miles; HYANNIS, MA; ID: HYA)
  • MARTHAS VINEYARD (about 46 miles; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; ID: MVY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Duxbury:
  • MARSHFIELD MUNICIPAL - GEORGE HARLOW FIELD (about 3 miles; MARSHFIELD, MA; ID: 3B2)
  • PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 11 miles; PLYMOUTH, MA; ID: PYM)
  • CRANLAND (about 12 miles; HANSON, MA; ID: 28M)

Operable nuclear power plant near Duxbury:
  • 6 miles: Pilgrim in Plymouth, MA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Duxbury:
  • BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 6,843)
  • MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; BROCKTON, MA; FT enrollment: 4,161)
  • QUINCY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; QUINCY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,528)
  • STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • BABSON COLLEGE (about 31 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,659)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-BOSTON (about 34 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 9,248)
  • SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 5,291)
Public high school in Duxbury:
  • DUXBURY HIGH (Students: 972; Location: 130 ST. GEORGE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Duxbury:
  • CHANDLER ELEMENTARY (Students: 797; Location: 93 CHANDLER STREET; Grades: PK - 02)
  • DUXBURY MIDDLE (Students: 783; Location: 130 ST. GEORGE STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • ALDEN SCHOOL (Students: 741; Location: 130 ST. GEORGE STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private elementary/middle schools in Duxbury:
  • BAY FARM ACADEMY MUNCH KIN MON (Students: 246; Location: 145 LORING RD; Grades: PK - 6)
  • THE GOOD SHEPHERD PRESCHOOL (Students: 61; Location: P.O. BOX AO 2 TREMONT ST; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Duxbury:
  • DUXBURY FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $975,303; Location: 77 ALDEN STREET; 97,150 books; 2,485 audio materials; 2,931 video materials; 271 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Duxbury: Duxbury Yacht Club (A), John Alden House (B), Duxbury Free Library (C), Duxbury Art Complex (D), Windsor House Museum (E), Carl A Weyerhaeuser Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Duxbury include: Saint John the Evangelist Church (A), First Parish Unitarian Church (B), Pilgrim Church of Duxbury (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Bluefish River Reservoir (A), Bluefish River Marshes (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

River: Bluefish River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Duxbury: Old Shipbuilders Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Duxbury Art Complex Inc Museum (189 Alden Street), Alden House Museum (105 Alden Street).

Hotel: Duxbury Clipper (11 South Station Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Duxbury and their reported violations in the past:

DUXBURY WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 15716, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  83.2%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  1.6%
Whole state:  5.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.6%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.7%
Whole state:  4.4%

Duxbury compared to Massachusetts state average:

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  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Duxbury (2007 data):
  • Rockland Trust Company: Duxbury Branch at Bay Road At Hall's Corner, branch established on 1962-01-03; Duxbury Branch at 290 Kingstown Way, branch established on 1995-01-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,825.3 mil, Deposits: $2,129.5 mil, headquarters in Rockland, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 52 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Bank Corp.
  • Eastern Bank: Depot Street Branch at 19 Depot Street, branch established on 1977-09-19. Info updated 2007-01-05: Bank assets: $6,581.5 mil, Deposits: $4,827.3 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 72 total offices, Holding Company: Eastern Bank Corporation



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5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,926 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($402 average AGI)
Plymouth County:  0.04%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Norfolk County, MA  1.57% ($60,184 average AGI)
from Bristol County, MA  0.84% ($49,926)
from Suffolk County, MA  0.72% ($62,461)


6.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,677 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.02%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($247 average AGI)
Plymouth County:  0.04%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Norfolk County, MA  1.28% ($54,265 average AGI)
to Bristol County, MA  1.01% ($42,010)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.60% ($49,190)


Strongest AM radio stations in Duxbury:
  • WPLM (1390 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEZE (590 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL MEDIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Duxbury:
  • WATD-FM (95.9 FM; MARSHFIELD, MA; Owner: MARSHFIELD BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WPLM-FM (99.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
  • WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
  • W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
  • WBOT (97.7 FM; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHRB (95.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: HARVARD RADIO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WJFD-FM (97.3 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: EDMUND DINIS, TRUSTEE)

TV broadcast stations around Duxbury:
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WLWC (Channel 28; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: C-28 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
  • WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)

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