THE DUXBURY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Green Mountains/Berkshire Highlands setting.
Duxbury town has 43 square miles of land in Washington County. Its Census reference point is in Green Mountains/Berkshire Highlands, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Duxbury and Washington County
Duxbury is associated with Washington County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Duxbury by land and water
The Census records 0.2 square miles of water within Duxbury, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 0.7 percentage points lower than the 1.2% recorded for Washington County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Duxbury town has 1.1 times the land area of nearby Huntington town (38.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

