Rents are 7% below what Duncanville's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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Bedroom figures are derived from HUD Fair Market Rents and scaled to match Duncanville's market median, because the published HUD values all ran above it. They are gross rents that include essential utilities (electricity, water, gas, sewer, trash).
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Duncanville is 3.9% below its high of $1,570 in January 2025, at $1,509 as of September 2026.
Rent in Duncanville changed -1.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 224 Texas cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.0%.
Rent rose in 4 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($76,457) is $1,911 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,690); a 2-bedroom is $1,985.
Bedford, 18 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,340/mo), about $2,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Duncanville. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Duncanville, TX is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, 25.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Duncanville, TX has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Duncanville, TX has shifted from $1,432 to $1,509, up 5.4% since 2022. Census figures show median household income at $76,457 today, compared with $60,666 five years earlier. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show Duncanville, TX losing about 892 residents over the five-year window, down 2.2% on net. The renter share has eased from 35.6% to 34%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Duncanville is $1,509/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,138/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,402/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,194/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,759/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($76,457/yr), Duncanville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 1.6% over the past year.
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At $1,509/mo, rent takes ~24% of Duncanville's median household income ($76,457/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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