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Duncanville is a small city of 39,683 people in Dallas County, Texas. It's about 13 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $2k a month.
39,683people
$256kTypical home
$1,630/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
269Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,683
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,542 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Dallas, TX
- 13 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,611/mo)
- Median rent $1,630/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 269 sunny days a year (134 totally clear)
- 96 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (264 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,030 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to DAL airport
- 14 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 722 ft
- 228 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 72 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,006 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 280 bars within 25 mi
- 1,114 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 31 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dallas County: D+22 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk