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A town of 1,444.
The best of Duxbury’s subject grades are an A+ for health and an A for schools and civic life; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. 42% of the land in Duxbury is conserved, above both Vermont’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Camel's Hump State Park, 10,575 acres with 20.9 miles of trail. On history, just 6 of Vermont’s 172 towns do worse. Duxbury has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Duxbury beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Duxbury | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.7% | 6.3% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Crossett Brook Middle School | 5–8 | 262 |
| Harwood Union Middle/High School | 7–12 | 556 |
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Duxbury is from typical.
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Census counts: 153 in 1800, a low of 153 in 1800, 1,413 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1865 and 2 maps from 1924 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Duxbury. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi LakeLake Champlain
17 mi MountainMount Mansfield
11 mi Ski areaSugarbush Resort142 runs · 2,569 ft vertical
16 mi Ski areaStowe Mountain Resort144 runs · 2,390 ft vertical
8 mi Ski areaMad River Glen77 runs · 1,998 ft vertical
20 mi MuseumShelburne MuseumLake Champlain: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Mount Mansfield: Original uploader was Calzarette (Joe Calzarette) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Sugarbush Resort: Mrtrek1701 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stowe Mountain Resort: Stevage, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mad River Glen: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shelburne Museum: Storylanding, CC0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Duxbury, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Duxbury.
27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Duxbury. Only 5 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Duxbury.
| Duxbury | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 25% |
| What stands out | Duxbury | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.7% | 6.3% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.9% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The largest public high school is Harwood Union Middle/High School, with 556 students. The Harwood Unified Union School District #60 runs its public schools. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossett Brook Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 262 | A− |
| Harwood Union Middle/High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 556 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests and graduation
29 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Duxbury’s concentration of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Camel's Hump State Park | 20.9 mi | 10,575 |
| 2. Duxbury Town Forest | 0.5 mi | 170 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
19% of workers work remotely from home in Duxbury, against 15% in Vermont’s towns and 11% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Duxbury has lost 65 jobs, to 232 in 2023. Only 3 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Duxbury. The typical household income for Duxbury comes to $105,000.
| Duxbury | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 16% | 8% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 19% | 15% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Duxbury has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 72°, January nights drop to 6° and about 235 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among 72 Vermont towns, just 6 have a higher FEMA hazard score than Duxbury. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Duxbury after 9 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Expected losses in Duxbury break down as 80% from inland flooding and 5% from landslides. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1982: 11.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Duxbury: 82% of households live in a home they own. Values fell 3.1% in the year to September 2026. Its median rent is $1,318 a month.
| Duxbury | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,318 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Duxbury
About 7 of every 100 Duxbury residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Vermont.
Where Duxbury’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Vermont, United States
Duxbury () is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,413 at the 2020 census.
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Yes. That is 5.3 years of the area's median household income ($83,449 across the Barre, VT area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
