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South Duxbury is a small town of 3,252 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It's about 28 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $982k and rent runs about $3k a month.
3,252people
$982kTypical home
$3,000/moRent
84° / 41°Summer / winter
38"Snow
229Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,252
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,108 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Boston, MA
- 28 mi to Boston, MA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $982k (≈$6,192/mo)
- Median rent $3,000/mo
- Median household income $213k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (284 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (766 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to EWB airport
- 29 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 785 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 384 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Plymouth County: D+9 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk