Population
Southfield
76,025
Duncanville
39,879
Median Income
Southfield
$65,848
Duncanville
$71,381
Home Value
Southfield
$226,900
Duncanville
$239,200
Rent
Southfield
$1,301
Duncanville
$1,562
Crime Rate
Southfield
4.93
Duncanville
3.08
Cost of Living
Southfield
114.1
Duncanville
125.7
Avg Temp
Southfield
N/A
Duncanville
N/A
Unemployment
Southfield
7.0%
Duncanville
7.3%
How Similar Are Southfield & Duncanville?
Duncanville is Southfield's #4 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Southfield
76,025
Duncanville
39,879
Southfield has a 48% larger population than Duncanville.
Violent Crime
Southfield
4.93
Duncanville
3.08
Southfield has a 37% higher violent crime than Duncanville.
Property Crime
Southfield
24.20
Duncanville
22.78
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 6% difference.
Political Leaning
Southfield
43.8%
Duncanville
38.0%
Both cities lean Democratic, but Southfield has a stronger Democratic lean (13% difference).
Unemployment
Southfield
7.0%
Duncanville
7.3%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 5% difference.
Median Income
Southfield
$65,848
Duncanville
$71,381
Both cities have similar median income — just a 8% difference.
Home Values
Southfield
$226,900
Duncanville
$239,200
Both cities have similar home values — just a 5% difference.
Education
Southfield
28.4%
Duncanville
15.1%
Southfield has a 47% higher education than Duncanville.
Demographics
Southfield
25.9%
Duncanville
34.6%
Duncanville has a 25% higher demographics than Southfield.
Cost of Living
Southfield
114.1
Duncanville
125.7
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 9% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Southfield and Duncanville share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Southfield leads in 3 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Southfield leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSouthfield has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,122 vs $1,648 in Duncanville (32% lower). Southfield has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,411 vs $1,931 in Duncanville (27% lower). Southfield scores 94.3 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 109.1 in Duncanville.
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Housing Market — Duncanville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSDuncanville has a single-family homes of 75.8% compared to 54.2% in Southfield. Duncanville has a vacancy rate of 6.2% compared to 7.7% in Southfield. Duncanville has a owner-occupied of 65.3% compared to 51.9% in Southfield.
Median Home Value
Median Rent
Median Property Tax
Owner-Occupied
Vacancy Rate
Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSouthfield: 39,226 vs Duncanville: 18,933 for labor force. Southfield has a work from home of 15.0% compared to 10.2% in Duncanville. Southfield has a per capita income of $40,203 vs $30,420 in Duncanville (32% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Southfield leads
Source: FBI UCRSouthfield has a property crime clearance of 9.4% compared to 2.5% in Duncanville. Duncanville has a assault rate (per 1k) of 1.95 compared to 3.92 in Southfield. Southfield has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.08 in Duncanville.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Southfield leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSouthfield has a bachelor's degree or higher of 28.4% compared to 15.1% in Duncanville. Southfield has a high school diploma or higher of 42.9% compared to 33.5% in Duncanville.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSouthfield has a population of 76,025, about 1.9x the size of Duncanville (39,879). Duncanville skews younger with a median age of 37.2 vs 42.1.
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Southfield
Duncanville
Healthcare — Duncanville leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareDuncanville: 3.5 vs Southfield: 2.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5). Duncanville: 4 vs Southfield: 3 for with emergency services.
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Transportation & Commute
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSouthfield has a public transit of 1.6% compared to 0.1% in Duncanville. Duncanville has a bicycle of 0.2% compared to 0.1% in Southfield. Southfield has a work from home of 15.0% compared to 10.2% in Duncanville.
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