Buying A Home In Duncanville
Buying a home in Duncanville is a smart investment because of location. Duncanville boasts the best of both worlds being a cosmopolitan uptown hometown. Located in the southwest Dallas County, Duncanville is between I-20 and Hwy. 67, just minutes from Dallas and Fort Worth. Living in Duncanville means shorter commutes, cleaner air, excellent schools and quality health services. Duncanville offers shopping, dining and entertainment venues as well as the ideal location for business and daily commutes.
- Clean, safe neighborhoods
- Affordable housing
- Friendly neighbors
- Quality schools and athletic programs
School Systems
Duncanville has long been known for its quality education system which consists of nine elementary schools, three intermediate schools, three junior highs, a ninth grade campus, one high school and PACE, which offers accelerated instruction for nontraditional students. The district currently educates approximately 12,300 students through its 18 campuses. Duncanville ISD is investing more than $166 million into its school system to ensure students have access to state of the art education and athletic programs.
Duncanville ISD has:
- Eight TEA "Recognized" Campuses
- Two TEA "Exemplary" Campuses
- Superb Extra-curricular Programs
- The High School Marching Band, State Champions in 2002
- Duncanville High School Athletics’ has won since 1975 20 State Championships
- 2007 National Merit Scholarship Program has named 4 Duncanville High School Seniors as Semifinalists
- 24 Seniors have been named National Merit Scholars
Recreation - Entertainment
Duncanville is home to a host of activities to provide entertainment for your family all year round.
- 13 Parks
- 227 Acres of Park Land
- 11 Playgrounds
- 11 Libraries
- A Recreation Center
- 8 Golf Courses within 10 Min.
- A Lake within 5 Min.
- 24 Tennis Courts
- 16 Soccer Facilities
- Putt-Putt Golf & Games
- Soccer Plaza
Dr Pepper StarCenter Double Ice-Rink Complex is 95,000 square feet of fun. The facility offers two regulation ice rinks for beginning skaters to advanced hockey leagues.
The Duncanville Community Theatre provides great performances all year - from comedies to dramas. The theatre also produces Shakespeare Under the Stars every summer at Poe-Hobden Amphitheater in Armstrong Park.
Red Bird Skateland is the ideal place for birthday parties to roller hockey.
Red Bird Bowling Lanes, which recently expanded to include more lanes for more bowling fun, leagues and birthday parties. It also provides a nursery, private dining with libations and leagues for all ages.
The International Museum of Cultures portrays indigenous contemporary people living in remote areas of the world
Small, privately owned galleries, bookstores and dance studios are scattered throughout town to provide residents with their own unique style of art.
Special Events
- The Fourth of July Stars, Stripes and Sports event, which combines the thrill of extreme sports with the festivities of Independence Day
- Christmas parade and tree lighting ceremony
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