Duxbury, MA
Plymouth County42.0418°N, 70.6723°W
Tracking 6,741 properties across Duxbury, Massachusetts — a community where the median home dates to 1973 and the oldest to 1640. Every parcel mapped with building characteristics, environmental exposure, hazard risk, and ownership history assembled from 140+ sources.
6,741
Properties Tracked
1973
Median Year Built
$879K
Median Assessed Value
10%
FEMA Flood Zone
1.89M
NEP Data Facts Tracked
33%
Coastal Zone
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Duxbury, MAInc. 1624
Duxbury is an affluent coastal town on the South Shore, with a long stretch of barrier beach — Duxbury Beach — separating Duxbury Bay from the open Atlantic. The town's colonial heritage runs deep: Myles Standish and John Alden settled here, and the older homes near the town center include some of the finest examples of colonial architecture on the South Shore. The housing stock ranges from these historic properties to waterfront homes on the bay and newer construction in the wooded inland neighborhoods.
For property professionals, Duxbury is a high-value coastal market where ocean and bay exposure, flood zone classification, and the barrier beach dynamics are the defining risk variables. The beach itself — a narrow spit of sand protecting the bay — has been breached during major storms, and properties both on the beach and along the bay shoreline face meaningful coastal risk. The town's assessed values are among the highest in Plymouth County.
Risk Profile
FEMA flood zones, fire protection grades, radon, coastal exposure, storm surge — parcel by parcel
FEMA Flood Zones
641 properties (10%) are in FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas, where flood insurance is required for federally-backed mortgages.
X
6,100
AE
332
A
146
VE
95
AO
68
Fire Protection Grades
Fire protection grades reflect proximity to fire stations and hydrant infrastructure. Grade affects insurance pricing in every New England state.
Grade A
10
Grade B
991
Grade C
4,443
Grade D
804
Grade E
493
Coastal & Water Exposure
2,253 properties (33%) are within 3 miles of the ocean. 1,638 are classified as waterfront. The closest property is 50 ft from the coastline.
419
SLR 1 ft
Properties affected
547
SLR 3 ft
Properties affected
838
SLR 6 ft
Properties affected
1,190
Surge Exposure
Cat 1/2/3/4
709
Estuary
Waterfront
454
Pond
Waterfront
99
Lake
Waterfront
Zone 2
Radon Risk
123 mph
Design Wind Speed
ASCE 7 standard
30 psf
Ground Snow Load
ASCE 7 standard
Relatively Moderate
FEMA Risk Index
NRI composite rating
The Property Landscape
6,741 properties · Median year built 1973 · Avg 2,616 sf
Property Types
Single Family
5,039
Institutional
553
Two-Family
427
Vacant Land
342
Multi-Family
185
Commercial
82
Other
54
Agricultural / Open Space
43
Mixed Use
7
Industrial
5
Construction by Era
Pre-1800
127
1800-1849
197
1850-1899
169
1900-1949
729
1950-1979
2,269
1980-1999
1,529
2000+
792
Architectural Styles
Colonial
2,314
Cape Cod
1,030
Condominium
492
Vacant Land
491
Ranch
431
Conventional
330
Gambrel
328
Antique
262
Market Activity
Recorded transactions from Plymouth County Registry of Deeds
66%
Owner-Occupied
3%
Out-of-State Owners
NE Provenance tracks recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens for 99% of Duxbury properties. Ownership intelligence includes transaction history, entity detection, portfolio identification, and lien analysis — assembled from public registry records into a single property-level profile.
Building Permits & Maintenance
52,528 municipal building permits on file · 74% of properties
NE Provenance tracks 52,528 building permits across 4,968 Duxbury properties — 74% coverage. 3,052 properties have permit activity in the last five years.
Each permit record reveals maintenance decisions: roof replacements, electrical upgrades, kitchen renovations, solar installations. For insurance, lending, and appraisal professionals, permit history is the most objective evidence of property condition available from public records.
52,528
Permits on File
74%
Coverage
Properties with permits
3,052
Active (5yr)
Recent permit activity
86%
Condition Rated
NEP assessment
Living in Duxbury
Plymouth County · Massachusetts
Zip Codes02332
16,090
Population
2020 Census
6,741
Properties
$879K
Median Assessed
66%
Owner-Occupied
24.1
Square Miles
Duxbury covers 24.1 square miles in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The median assessed property value is $879K.
Single-family homes account for 5,039 of Duxbury's 6,741 properties and 612 multi-family buildings. There are 82 commercial properties and 342 parcels of vacant land. About 66% of properties are owner-occupied, and 3% are owned by someone out of state.
Assessed values range widely — the middle 50% of properties fall between $630K and $1.3M, with the highest assessed property at $183.1M. For professionals working in this market, the value spread tells you a lot about what you'll encounter door to door.
Most properties rely on private septic systems, and 86% have public water service. Electric service is provided by NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY. 783 properties have identified commercial activity — restaurants, retail, professional offices, and services that give Duxbury its character. 172 properties have swimming pools.
What Duxbury Property Intelligence Means for Professionals
Insurance & Underwriting
With 10% of properties in FEMA flood zones and 33% in the coastal zone, Duxbury concentrates several major underwriting variables. Parcel-level hazard data provides the granularity that ZIP-level aggregation misses.
Insurance solutionsReal Estate & Appraisal
Duxbury's 10 property types, spanning construction from 1640 to present, require local market knowledge for accurate comparable selection and valuation. NEP assembles building characteristics, environmental exposure, and condition signals into a single property profile.
Real estate solutionsLending & Title
Collateral assessment requires flood zone verification, environmental screening, and ownership chain validation. 10% of Duxbury properties are in SFHAs where flood insurance is a federal lending requirement. NEP provides property-level compliance data from public records.
Lending solutionsInspection & Property Services
52,528 permits across 74% of properties means most Duxbury inspection assignments can start with documented renovation and system history, not a blank slate.
Inspection solutionsExplore Duxbury property intelligence.
6,741 Duxbury properties — each with risk profiles, building data, permit history, and ownership analysis from 140+ sources. Open any property and see the full picture.
Newburyport, MA · Federalist · 3,524 sq ft · 4 bed / 3 bath · Built 1800 · Historic District
NEP Property Intelligence Summary
ConditionC1Fire ClassBFlood ZoneXOwnerIndividualOccupancyOwner-Occupied
Purchased2018 (8yr)Permits11 totalSystems3 updatedLiensClearAssessed$1.6MOcean0.3 mi
EraPre-1940HistoricDesignatedRenovationRecentRadonZone 1
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