Best PlacesWoodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Woodlands-Pleasantview, 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.
Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth ranks 810th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Woodlands-Pleasantview, 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.
Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
Where Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $115,604, 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 Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth's effective rate of 1.18%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth
Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth.
Who works in Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth, and how
Work in Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth
Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth has more parkland per resident than 99% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth, month by month
Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth sees roughly 91 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 Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth
The nearest airport, Duluth International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 146 miles away.
The best schools in and around Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth
Schools across Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth average an A−, better than 86% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Homecroft ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Lakewood ElementaryA− · 62% 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 Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Woodlands-Pleasantview, 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 Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth
Is Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth ranks 810th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, low disaster risk, and civic engagement, and lowest on cell coverage 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 Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $286,950. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $115,604 median income, cost of living beats 90% of neighborhoods.
Is Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth safe?
Yes, Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth is safer than 73% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $342 per resident a year.
Compare Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Woodlands-Pleasantview, 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.
Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Woodlands-Pleasantview, 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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