What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Duluth Heights?
Duluth Heights is ranked #23 of 29 eligible neighborhoods in Duluth; #201 of 275 eligible neighborhoods in MN; and #6,985 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Duluth Heights
Duluth, MN | Saint Louis County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
51.8
Stability and Strength
40.6
Value Opportunity
45.3
Momentum
78.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Duluth, MN |
| County | Saint Louis County |
| National rank | #6,985 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #201 of 275 |
| City rank | #23 of 29 |
| County rank | #23 of 29 |
| National percentile | 53.3 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $349,976 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 4.6% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.22% |
| Home value to income ratio | 5.44 |
| Median household income | $64,341 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 35.1% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 5.7% |
| Homeownership rate | 54.3% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.7% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 68.3% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in Duluth Heights
Is Duluth Heights one of the best neighborhoods in Duluth?
Duluth Heights has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 51.8 and a city ranking of #23 of 29 eligible neighborhoods in Duluth.
How much are homes worth in Duluth Heights?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Duluth Heights is approximately $349,976.
Are home values rising or falling in Duluth Heights?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 4.6% year over year and 0.22% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Duluth Heights?
Duluth Heights has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 78.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Duluth Heights?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $64,341.
How affordable is Duluth Heights relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 5.44. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Duluth Heights primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 54.3%.
What is the unemployment rate in Duluth Heights?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 5.7%.
How educated are residents of Duluth Heights?
Approximately 35.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Duluth Heights face high rent burden?
Approximately 68.3% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Duluth Heights?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications143
Estimated originations106
Home-purchase applications81
Origination rate73.8%
Home-purchase share56.6%
Average application loan$439,949
Total application loan amount$62,966,525
National application rank#3,069 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 17.3% YoY; originations 22.5% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.