Duxbury, VT

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Duxbury, Vermont

Duxbury, Vermont, in Washington county, is 112 miles NW of Manchester, New Hampshire (center to center) and 160 miles NW of Boston, Massachusetts. The town has a population of 1,289.

The People and Families of Duxbury

In Duxbury, about 60% of adults are married.

Interestingly, Duxbury is known for having more men than similar towns.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Duxbury had a median family income of $57,574. To its credit, the people in Duxbury value education and a large proportion are college graduates.

Duxbury Housing

About 84% of housing units in Duxbury are owner-occupied. Housing in the town tends to be newer construction.

Commuting

In Duxbury, 91% of commuters drive to work. Residents of Duxbury, taking advantage of public transportation, try to avoid being as dependent on their cars as people in some other places.

High Points

Duxbury strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Vermont):

Category	Trophy
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 9%
Public Transportation Use (vs. State)	Top 9%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 13%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 13%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 16%

Comparative Profile of Duxbury, VT

Comparing Duxbury to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Vermont (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Age of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes

Category	Value
Near Medium City	112 miles NW of Manchester, New Hampshire (center to center)
Nearest Large City	160 miles NW of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Washington
Standard Zip Codes	05676
Phone Area Codes	802
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	44.33
Longitude	-72.749

Station	WATERBURY 2 SSE
Distance	0.9 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 26 F
Apr Temp	31 to 52 F
Jul Temp	56 to 79 F
Oct Temp	36 to 55 F
Annual Precip	43.2 inches

Station	MONTPELIER AP
Distance	12.2 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 25 F
Apr Temp	32 to 51 F
Jul Temp	57 to 78 F
Oct Temp	36 to 55 F
Annual Precip	35.9 inches

Station	SOUTH LINCOLN
Distance	20.2 miles
Jan Temp	4 to 26 F
Apr Temp	28 to 49 F
Jul Temp	53 to 77 F
Oct Temp	32 to 54 F
Annual Precip	46.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,289	100%
Male	674	52.3%
Female	615	47.7%
Under 18	312	24.2%
18+	977	75.8%
65+	117	9.1%
Median Age	38.4
Average Family Size	2.98
White	1,264	98.1%
African-American	2	0.2%
Asian	7	0.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.2%
Other	3	0.2%
Mixed Race	11	0.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	7	0.5%
Median Family Income (1999)	$57,574
Population In Poverty	64	5%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,346
Growth	57
Growth %	4.4%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	16.3%
English	14.4%
Irish	12%
French Canadian	10.2%
French (except Basque)	9.3%
German	5.3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.1%
Scottish	4.9%
Italian	4.5%
Polish	2.6%
European	2.1%
Austrian	1.3%
Lebanese	1.2%
Swiss	1%
Dutch	1%
Scotch-Irish	1%
Canadian	1%
Welsh	0.9%
Norwegian	0.8%
Scandinavian	0.5%
Russian	0.5%
Ukrainian	0.5%
Swedish	0.5%
Hungarian	0.4%
Lithuanian	0.4%
Eastern European	0.4%
Latvian	0.4%
British	0.4%
Egyptian	0.3%
South African	0.2%
Czech	0.2%

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