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What Is It Like to Live in Duluth?

What it costs to live in Duluth, and how it compares with other Minnesota cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

36

48th best value in Minnesota

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Minnesota cities.

Overall livability

32

54th overall in Minnesota

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Duluth is home to about 86,711 people. A typical home runs $176,200 and a household earns around $58,000, a price-to-income ratio of 3.0. Among Minnesota's largest cities, it ranks 48th for value and 54th overall.

Duluth at a glance

Median home price

$176,200

28th in MN of 72

Median rent

$897/mo

Median household income

$58,000

Home price to income

3.0x

Unemployment

5.3%

64th in MN of 72

School rating

4/10

61st in MN of 72

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in MN of 72

Walk score

9/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Minnesota only. Updated 2026.