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Glen vs Duncan

144 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (6.9× in Duncan) and jobs per worker (3.8× in Duncan).

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Glen, MSA small town of 401Mississippi · 401 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.

GlenA small town of 401
Quiet strengthsGlen doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Glen →
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 grid6.9×
Duncan has the more walkable street grid
Duncan 43.9Glen 6.4
Jobs per worker3.8×
Duncan is more of a job hub
Duncan 0.83Glen 0.22
Property tax bill+47%
Tax bills are bigger in Glen
Glen $500Duncan $340
Average commute11 min
Duncan has the shorter commute
Glen 31 minDuncan 19 min
Typical home built13 yrs
Glen’s homes are older
Duncan 2000Glen 1987
★ 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
–GlenNot graded 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
GlenDuncan
Snow a year1″0″
January low30°F33°F
July high90°F92°F
Growing season (days)213d241d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd70th
Outdoors & history
GlenDuncan
Archive photos1—
Famous people born here—2
Community
GlenDuncan
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

144 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GlenMSDuncanMS
Glen ↔ Duncan144 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.

GlenDuncan
People
Population 401Lowest 477Highest
Median age 44.6±5.8Highest 16% above MS 41.2±21.2Lowest 7% above MS
Glen and Duncan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.7%±3.4Lowest MS: 23.3% 24.9%±9.9Highest MS: 23.3%
Duncan and Glen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.9%±5.6Lowest MS: 17.2% 23.1%±12.7Highest MS: 17.2%
Duncan and Glen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.8%Highest MS: 25.1% 7.4%Lowest MS: 25.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±4.2Lowest MS: 6.1% 13.8%±13.1Highest MS: 6.1%
Duncan and Glen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,227±$24kHighest 7% above MS $49,041±$669Lowest 13% below MS
Glen and Duncan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $107,800±$19k 37% below MS —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $731±$355 23% below MS —
Property taxmedian, yearly $500Highest 59% below MS $340Lowest 72% below MS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MS: 51.3% 0%±100 MS: 51.3%
Below poverty line 13%Lowest MS: 18.9% 20.3%Highest MS: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.4%Lowest MS: 70% 89.5%Highest MS: 70%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Lowest 1 yr newer than MS 2000Highest 14 yrs newer than MS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 20% above MS 19 minLowest 24% below MS
Work from home 5.1%±4.6Lowest MS: 5.9% 9.3%±13.6Highest MS: 5.9%
Duncan and Glen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 0.83Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Corinth (25%)Cleveland (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DuncanFew work in Glen
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 6.4Lowest 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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