Duluth vs Evansville
Metro-area medians — Duluth, MN-WI Metro Area vs Evansville, IN Metro Area — not the cities proper.
Duluth comes out ahead, winning 4 of the 5 clearly-decided measures.
Duluth costs about 3% less to live in, and household incomes are similar. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Duluth.
Their widest everyday difference: Duluth has cleaner air on a typical day — a median AQI of 39 versus 46.
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On $75,000 for just you, Duluth leaves you about $473/yr better off after tax and local prices.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
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- + Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
- + Air quality (median AQI)
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Duluth vs Evansville — frequently asked
- Is Duluth cheaper than Evansville?
- Duluth is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 3% below Evansville's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
- Which has higher household income, Duluth or Evansville?
- Duluth has the higher median household income — $69,309 versus $67,459 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 3% more.
- Does a paycheck go further in Duluth or Evansville?
- A paycheck stretches further in Duluth. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $78,079 there versus $73,703 in Evansville.
- Which has cheaper rent, Duluth or Evansville?
- Rents are close — $993/mo in the Duluth metro versus $1,007/mo in Evansville (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).