Duncan, OK: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Duncan is a city in and the county seat of Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 22,310 at the 2020 census. Centrally located in Stephens County, Duncan became the county seat after Oklahoma achieved statehood in 1907. Oil wells opened in Stephens County in 1918 and led to rapid development. Cotton was a dominant crop until the Dust Bowl brought its decline, but cattle remain an important part of the economy. The Chisholm Trail passed to the east of Duncan prior to the town's founding, which is home to the Chisholm Trail Heritage Center. Duncan is the birthplace of the Halliburton Corporation. Erle P. Halliburton established the New Method Oil Well Cementing Company i…

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How Duncan ranks

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#43Lowest depression in OK #40Highest graduation rate in OK #48Most affordable in OK All OK rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code73533, 73534, 73536

Area code580

Living in Duncan

Housing in Duncan

$137K▲ 3.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Duncan home is worth about $137,000, up 3.8% in a year, 39% below the Oklahoma typical home.

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market102

Sale-to-list97.2%

Sold in May21

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Safety in Duncan

C⁻

Safety Grade C-

Duncan reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 79% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Duncan 3.5

Oklahoma 4.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Duncan 17.6

Oklahoma 18.4

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Duncan

D

Health Grade D

Healthier than 11% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Oklahoma

13worse than OK

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.

Conditions 8▼ 4 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 1▼ 6 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs all close

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What stands out

10.6%More adults with COPDOK 8% · worse 4.7%More adults who have had a strokeOK 3.7% · worse 20.8%More older adults who have lost all their teethOK 16.4% · worse

Care nearby

Duncan Regional HospitalDuncan · 5.6 mi · ER

Comanche Community Health CenterComanche · 7.4 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Duncan

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School Grade A-

The public schools Duncan’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#54Best public schoolsof 128 in OK

DistrictDUNCANSchools8

Emerson Es B-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 336 students Horace Mann Es A-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 327 students Woodrow Wilson Es CElementary · Grades K–5 · 321 students Plato Es AElementary · Grades K–5 · 283 students Mark Twain Es C+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 160 students Duncan MS BMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 696 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OK. Ratings are from neighbors.

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