Is Duluth Heights, Minnesota right for you?
Part of the Duluth Heights neighborhood guide. Back to the full guide.
You will love Duluth Heights if you want your life to be easy. This is the address where the grocery store, the pharmacy, the hardware store, the mall, and the doctor are all within half a mile, the airport is six minutes, and the ground is flat enough that a Duluth winter stops being a daily negotiation. It suits families who value function over character, retirees who want single-level or low-maintenance housing near medical care, first-time buyers who want a house without a century of deferred maintenance, and anyone who travels for work.
Look elsewhere if you came to Duluth for the lake, the hills, or the historic architecture, because the Heights has none of them and does not pretend to. Look elsewhere if you want a trailhead at the end of your street or a neighborhood with a distinct identity. Look elsewhere if arterial traffic and retail activity would grate on you.
And do two specific things before you buy here that you would not need to do elsewhere: confirm the school assignment with ISD 709 by address, because the middle and high school boundaries run through this neighborhood, and stand on the street when planes are operating to judge the aircraft noise for yourself.
If you want the same practicality with a smaller, more walkable shopping center, look at Kenwood. If you want views and trails instead of convenience, look at Piedmont. If you want newer construction still and do not need ISD 709, look at Hermantown.
Is it right for you? next door
East along the plateau, similar practicality with a smaller, walkable shopping center instead of the mall.
PiedmontSouthwest down the hillside, harbor views and the city's most technical trail network.
Lincoln ParkSouth downhill, the Craft District and the city's most affordable housing.
WoodlandEast across the plateau, with Hartley Park inside it and older housing.
DenfeldSouthwest in West Duluth, more single-family stock at lower prices.