North Lakeville vs South Duxbury

A side-by-side comparison of North Lakeville and South Duxbury: population, income, housing, and more.

North Lakeville and South Duxbury are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Lakeville has the higher population (3,602 vs 3,272 in South Duxbury). South Duxbury has the higher median household income ($206,111 vs $88,750 in North Lakeville). South Duxbury has the higher median home value ($987,500 vs $488,400 in North Lakeville).

Population, income & housing

	North Lakeville	South Duxbury
Population	3,602	3,272
Median age	36.7 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$88,750	$206,111
Median home value	$488,400	$987,500
Median gross rent	$1,858	$2,181
Housing units	1,381	1,298
Homeownership rate	61.2%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.5%	80.6%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Lakeville	South Duxbury
Population	3,114 → 3,602 (+15.7%)	3,629 → 3,272 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$75,509 → $88,750 (+17.5%)	$171,324 → $206,111 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$340,400 → $488,400 (+43.5%)	$832,400 → $987,500 (+18.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,580 → $1,858 (+17.6%)	$1,741 → $2,181 (+25.3%)

North Lakeville

Population

3,1143,602

Median household income

$75,509$88,750

Median home value

$340,400$488,400

Median gross rent

$1,580$1,858

South Duxbury

Population

3,6293,272

Median household income

$171,324$206,111

Median home value

$832,400$987,500

Median gross rent

$1,741$2,181

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Lakeville	South Duxbury
Under 5	7.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	17.2%	19.3%
18 to 24	9.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	14.6%	4.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	7.2%
45 to 54	8.2%	18.2%
55 to 64	18.0%	16.1%
65 to 74	9.6%	13.8%
75 and over	4.6%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Lakeville	South Duxbury
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	91.2%
Black or African American	3.7%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.6%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Lakeville	South Duxbury
No high school diploma	4.0%	1.6%
High school graduate	25.1%	5.3%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	42.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	38.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Lakeville	South Duxbury
Drove alone	74.9%	55.8%
Carpooled	3.2%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	7.3%
Walked	9.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	1.1%	1.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	29.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Lakeville	South Duxbury
1-unit, detached	59.8%	97.4%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Lakeville	South Duxbury
Poverty rate	9.0%	4.8%
Average household size	2.67	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	26	35
Median year structure built	1994	1964