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Duncan is a tiny town of 477 people in Bolivar County, Mississippi. It's about 86 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $685 a month.
477people
$130kTypical home
$685/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
250Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 477
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 521 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Memphis, TN
- 86 mi to Memphis, TN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$820/mo)
- Median rent $685/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 250 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 115 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,858 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 38% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GLH airport
- 82 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 157 ft
- 254 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bolivar County: D+24 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.