CITY PROFILE
Duluth, MN
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Duluth is a smaller metro with moderately priced homes—affordable enough that you won't face the sticker shock of major coastal cities, but not bargain-basement either. Expect a cold-winter, cool-summer climate with moderate sunshine and moderate rainfall, so you'll see real seasons and spend winters bundled up. It's a straightforward place to consider if you want lower housing costs than larger metros without relocating to extremes of weather or isolation.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $264K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,381/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 4.5°C · warmest 19.6°C · coolest -12°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 780 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.7 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #171 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy90
- Affordable to rent81
- Climate comfort9
- Plenty of sunshine34
- Big-city amenities59
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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