Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Duncanville earns a D, 515th of 640 graded towns in Texas, mostly because of safety and schools. It reports more crime per resident than 79% of U.S. towns, including 100 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Its schools rank behind 77% of the state's. One bright spot: it has 6 miles of trail. Duncanville’s July high is 95°F, where Texas’ towns sit at 95°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. The biggest park or preserve is Marcus Harrington Park, at 66 acres.
Where Duncanville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Duncanville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 841 in 1950, 40,706 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1997 and 5 maps from 1959 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Duncanville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
12 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
12 mi Stadium & arenaChoctaw StadiumAT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0 · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags Over Texas: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Choctaw Stadium: KENGRIFFEY24FAN, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Duncanville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Duncanville.
Duncanville has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns, costs less than Dallas or any other town next door and has seen reported crime fall beyond ordinary swings.
| Duncanville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lakeside City Park | 0.9 mi | 56 |
| 2. Armstrong Park | 0.8 mi | 20 |
| 3. Lions Park | 0.8 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Duncanville ISD. Two of its 20 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Lee Hastings ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 529 | D |
| Duncanville H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 4,399 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 1,042 to 883 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Duncanville is 20.2 per 1,000 residents. Duncanville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 79% report less. The violent crime rate in Duncanville is 2.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Duncanville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20.2 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.6 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Duncanville for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Duncanville has lost 655 jobs, to 10,221 in 2023. The top destinations are Dallas (35%), Irving (6%) and Arlington (6%).
| Duncanville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 12% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons average 95.2°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 37.1°.
Duncanville has mild winters and hot summers. Duncanville’s January low is 37°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Duncanville beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 23% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Duncanville.
| Duncanville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Duncanville | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting a yearly checkup | 76.8% | 73.8% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.8% | 74.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.1% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Texas average. 28% of Duncanville residents are under 18. Duncanville has lost 4.4% of its people since 2020, down to 38,915 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Duncanville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 26% | 22% |
| Median age | 36.2 years | 35.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 14% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 23% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.2 points). Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.1, men 34.9.
| Duncanville | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.3% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.6% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.2% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.3% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.1% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.8% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 18.9% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.2% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.5% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.7% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 54 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Duncanville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; Dallas is next at $303K.
The typical Duncanville home is worth about $273,000, about the same as a year ago, 8% below the Texas typical home.
| Duncanville | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,630 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 69% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 within 15 miles of the center of Duncanville
About 4 of every 100 Duncanville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
11 notable people were born in Duncanville.
City in Texas, United States
Duncanville is a city in southwestern Dallas County, Texas, United States. Duncanville's population was 40,706 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes Duncanville, Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and Lancaster.
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3 towns share a border with Duncanville.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncanville | #515 | D | C− | C− | C− | C+ |
| Cedar Hill | #483 | D | D | C+ | C− | B− |
| Dallas | #567 | D | C− | D | C− | C+ |
| DeSoto | #561 | D | D | C | C− | C+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Duncanville grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #515 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health, C− for safety and C− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. That is 3 years of the area's median household income ($90,275 across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
11 notable people were born here, including Anthony Black and Ron Holland.
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