Best PlacesCongdon Park, Duluth, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Congdon Park, Duluth, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Congdon Park, Duluth ranks 628th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Congdon Park, Duluth
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Congdon Park, Duluth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Congdon Park, Duluth ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Short commute15.6 minutes each way, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Congdon Park, Duluth ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Congdon Park, Duluth
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Congdon Park, Duluth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $107,597, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Congdon Park, Duluth's effective rate of 1.23%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Congdon Park, Duluth
Congdon Park, Duluth runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Congdon Park, Duluth.
Who works in Congdon Park, Duluth, and how
Work in Congdon Park, Duluth centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Congdon Park, Duluth
Congdon Park, Duluth has more parkland per resident than 83% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Congdon Park, Duluth and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Congdon Park, Duluth, month by month
Congdon Park, Duluth sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 23, with lows near 5. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° | 14° | 5° |
| April | 49° | 38° | 28° |
| July | 81° | 68° | 56° |
| October | 56° | 46° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Congdon Park, Duluth
The nearest airport, Duluth International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 145 miles away.
The best schools in and around Congdon Park, Duluth
Schools across Congdon Park, Duluth average an A−, better than 92% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Congdon ElementaryA+ · 77% proficient
- Lester Park ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Lowell ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ordean East Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- East High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Congdon Park, Duluth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Congdon Park, Duluth measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Congdon Park, Duluth against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Congdon Park, Duluth
Is Congdon Park, Duluth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Congdon Park, Duluth ranks 628th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, short commutes, and clean air, and lowest on internet speeds and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Congdon Park, Duluth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $375,008. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $107,597 median income, cost of living beats 87% of neighborhoods.
Is Congdon Park, Duluth safe?
Yes, Congdon Park, Duluth is safer than 73% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
Compare Congdon Park, Duluth with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Congdon Park, Duluth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Congdon Park, Duluth represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Congdon Park, Duluth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Congdon Park, Duluth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Congdon Park, Duluth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Congdon Park, Duluth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Congdon Park, Duluth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Congdon Park, Duluth detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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