Best PlacesKenwood-Duluth, Duluth, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kenwood-Duluth, 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.
Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth ranks 1,911th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kenwood-Duluth, 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.
Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth ranks high
- Short commute13.6 minutes each way, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $83,599; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth's effective rate of 1.14%, 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 Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth
Kenwood-Duluth, 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 Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth.
Who works in Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth, and how
Work in Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth
Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth has more parkland per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth, month by month
Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth sees roughly 90 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 Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth
The nearest airport, Duluth International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 144 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth
Schools across Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth average a B−, better than 60% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Homecroft ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Lowell Elementary Spanish ImmersionA− · 60% proficient
- Hermantown ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hermantown MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Ordean East Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Lincoln Park Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- East High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Hermantown Senior HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Denfeld High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kenwood-Duluth, 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 Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth
Is Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth ranks 1,911th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, low disaster risk, and tree cover, and lowest on distance from a big city and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $327,278. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $83,599 median income, cost of living beats 66% of neighborhoods.
Is Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth safe?
Yes, Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth is safer than 83% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $295 per resident a year.
Compare Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kenwood-Duluth, 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.
Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kenwood-Duluth, 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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