Duxbury, Massachusetts

About Duxbury

Duxbury is a small unincorporated community in eastern Massachusetts.

Duxbury holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.21 square miles.

📰 Duxbury News Today

• Who bought Lindsay Clancy's former home? A former local prosecutor ctinsider.com · Aug 17
• What to Know About Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury Mother Whose Murder Trial Centers on Postpartum Psychosis Biography: Historical and Celebrity Profiles · Aug 13
• Who purchased Lindsay Clancy's former home? New owner raised objection against jury visit to Duxbury property | Hindustan Times Hindustan Times · Aug 18
• After 3 weeks, Lindsay Clancy trial enters pivotal phase as prosecution nears end WCVB · Aug 14
• Trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mom who killed her 3 children, enters second week of testimony PBS · Aug 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Duxbury Unique

• The only place in America named Duxbury — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Duxbury

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Duxbury

• Benchwarmer Pizza and Sub Shop — pizza
• The Oysterman — regional

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Alden House Historic Site · Museum
• Art Complex Museum · Museum
• Duxbury Rural & Historical Society · Museum
• King Caesar House · Museum
• Windsor House Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Duxbury

• Cow Tent Hill Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Back River Conservation Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Back River Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Common Island · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cotter · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cushman Estate · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Duck Hill River · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Duck Hill River Salt Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Duxbury Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Foster Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Great Harry Foot Island · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lapham Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Duxbury

• Alden School
• Chandler Elementary
• Duxbury High
• Duxbury Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Duxbury

🏘️ Nearby Communities