Duluth: The Next Place You Could Be From
Minnesota’s fourth-largest city is the best of both worlds. Living on the western shore of Lake Superior, Duluthians get all the benefits of city life, while enjoying endless access to the great outdoors. In Duluth, it’s just as easy to enjoy museums, restaurants, and live music as it is to hike, ski, or kayak.
Duluth won Outside magazine's Best Town 2014 and was recently named #35 on Livability.com's Top 100 Best Places to Live.
Duluth, a 2.5-hour drive from the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul), is the major regional center for health care, higher education, retail, and business services not only of its own immediate area but also of a larger area encompassing northeastern Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin, and the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Duluth at a glance
Population: 85,618 - City; 279,227 - Metro
Land area in square miles: 71.65
6,800 acres of parkland in 129 parks
150 miles of unpaved hiking trails and 85 miles of mountain bike and multi-use trails
Average commute time: 10-15 min.
Median resident age: 34.5*
Median home value: $170,400*
Median gross rent: $850*
Median household income: $55,819*
*2019 City Data
Community Resources
Housing, grocery stores, and restaurants close to campus
Numerous K-12 educational opportunities (private, parochial, charter, and public schools)
On-campus childcare, centers and home care, and in-home care
Two large medical systems (Essentia Health and St. Luke's)