Best PlacesEast Hillside, Duluth, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Hillside, Duluth, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
East Hillside, Duluth ranks 3,246th 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 East Hillside, 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.
East Hillside, Duluth's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Hillside, Duluth ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Short commute16.0 minutes each way, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where East Hillside, Duluth ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Household income$48,267 median, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Hillside, Duluth
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Hillside, Duluth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $48,267, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 East Hillside, Duluth's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Hillside, Duluth
East Hillside, Duluth runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Hillside, Duluth.
Who works in East Hillside, Duluth, and how
Work in East Hillside, Duluth centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in East Hillside, Duluth
East Hillside, Duluth has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of East Hillside, Duluth and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Hillside, Duluth, month by month
East Hillside, Duluth sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 78 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 17° | 10° |
| April | 45° | 37° | 32° |
| July | 78° | 68° | 61° |
| October | 55° | 48° | 43° |
Flying in and out of East Hillside, 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 143 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Hillside, Duluth
Schools across East Hillside, Duluth average a B, better than 77% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Congdon ElementaryA+ · 77% proficient
- Myers-wilkins ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ordean East Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Lincoln Park Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- East High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Denfeld High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Hillside, Duluth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Hillside, 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 East Hillside, Duluth against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Hillside, Duluth
Is East Hillside, Duluth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Hillside, Duluth ranks 3,246th 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 East Hillside, Duluth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $224,037. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $48,267 median income, cost of living beats 22% of neighborhoods.
Is East Hillside, Duluth safe?
East Hillside, Duluth is safer than 31% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $648 per resident a year.
Compare East Hillside, Duluth with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Hillside, Duluth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Hillside, 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.
East Hillside, Duluth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Hillside, Duluth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Hillside, Duluth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Hillside, Duluth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Hillside, Duluth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Hillside, 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.