Duluth, MN-WI investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area recorded 189 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 3,514 sales (5% of sales) across 100,294 single-family homes in 4 county-equivalents — 0.2 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 72% year over year (110 prior). Ranked #545 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Lake County at 0.2 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Duluth, MN-WImetro area · Minnesota + Wisconsin

🔥 #545 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

189

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.2

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+72%

110 → 189 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

189 of 3,514 recorded sales

Turnover

3.5%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

100,294

Where inside Duluth? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Lake County, MN17 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 8,172 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Lake County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

St. Louis County, MN143 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 70,265 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
51	55803	St. Louis County	19	0.3	7%	3.6%
58	55811	St. Louis County	20	0.2	6%	4.1%

Carlton County, MN18 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 4% of sales · 11,550 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Carlton County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Douglas County, WI11 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 4% of sales · 10,307 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Douglas County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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