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Falkner vs Duncan

116 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (5.2× in Duncan) and property tax bill (+85% in Falkner).

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Falkner, MSA small town of 760Mississippi · 760 people
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Duncan, MSKnown for its schoolsMississippi · 477 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

FalknerA small town of 760
Quiet strengthsFalkner doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Falkner →
DuncanKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 18%of MS districts All about Duncan →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid5.2×
Duncan has the more walkable street grid
Duncan 43.9Falkner 8.5
Property tax bill+85%
Tax bills are bigger in Falkner
Falkner $630Duncan $340
Typical home built12 yrs
Falkner’s homes are older
Duncan 2000Falkner 1988
★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Mississippi ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
BFalknerBetter than 57% of districts in the state C−DuncanBetter than 18% of districts in the state
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
FalknerDuncan
Snow a year2″0″
January low29°F33°F
July high90°F92°F
Growing season (days)210d241d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd70th
Outdoors & history
FalknerDuncan
Famous people born here12
Community
FalknerDuncan
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

116 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FalknerMSDuncanMS
Falkner ↔ Duncan116 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

FalknerDuncan
People
Population 760Highest 477Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -15% —
Median age 37.8±10.5Lowest about the MS average 41.2±21.2Highest 7% above MS
Duncan and Falkner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.6%±11.1Highest MS: 23.3% 24.9%±9.9Lowest MS: 23.3%
Falkner and Duncan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.2%±7.4Lowest MS: 17.2% 23.1%±12.7Highest MS: 17.2%
Duncan and Falkner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.8%Highest MS: 25.1% 7.4%Lowest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.2%±10.8Lowest MS: 6.1% 13.8%±13.1Highest MS: 6.1%
Duncan and Falkner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,472±$14kHighest 4% above MS $49,041±$669Lowest 13% below MS
Falkner and Duncan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $100,400±$43k 41% below MS —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $825±$796 14% below MS —
Property taxmedian, yearly $630Highest 48% below MS $340Lowest 72% below MS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.9%±100Highest MS: 51.3% 0%±100Lowest MS: 51.3%
Falkner and Duncan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.6%Lowest MS: 18.9% 20.3%Highest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.7%Highest MS: 70% 89.5%Lowest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Lowest 2 yrs newer than MS 2000Highest 14 yrs newer than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 28% below MS 19 minHighest 24% below MS
Work from home 0%±6.3Lowest MS: 5.9% 9.3%±13.6Highest MS: 5.9%
Duncan and Falkner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 mi 24.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.12Highest 0.83Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Ripley (12%)Cleveland (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DuncanFew work in Falkner
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 8.5Lowest 43.9Highest
Schools
School district —North Bolivar Consolidated
High school in town —None in town
Mississippi average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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