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Duxbury, MA town hall & government

Duxbury spent $103.6 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $6,425 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Duxbury's government.

Town budget

Where Duxbury's money goes

Spent
$103.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$6,425
typical Massachusetts towns: $6,187
Long-term debt
$58.2 million
$3,614 per resident
Schools
$61.5 million59%
Police
$4.2 million4%
Fire
$3.5 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3.3 million3%
Parks & libraries
$3.3 million3%
Roads & transportation
$3.2 million3%
Administration & buildings
$2.3 million2%
Water & other utilities
$2.2 million2%
Interest on debt
$2 million2%
Paid to other governments
$1.3 million1%
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million1%
Health & welfare
$136,000<1%
Other
$15.2 million15%

Duxbury runs its own schools, so school spending is part of its budget. Comparisons are with other Massachusetts towns.

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 68%
  • From the state 12%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Duxbury

Full-time staff
715
233 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$84,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
32
and 28 full-time firefighters
Schools
508 full-time120 part
Fire
64 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
35 full-time15 part
Police
34 full-time5 part
Health & welfare
16 full-time37 part
Parks & libraries
16 full-time27 part
Roads & transportation
10 full-time12 part
Water & other utilities
9 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Housing & development
1 full-time1 part
Other
19 full-time8 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Duxbury didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Property tax

What homeowners in Duxbury pay

Typical tax bill
$9,518
a year · Massachusetts typical $5,992
Effective rate
1.09%
of home value · Massachusetts 1.07%
Typical home value
$874,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Duxbury's government

🏛️ Official websitetown.duxbury.ma.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Duxbury →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Duxbury

Duxbury is represented in Congress by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey and Representative William R. Keating. Maura Healey is governor.

All of Duxbury's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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