Duluth vs Park City
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Duluth edges it, 63 to 62, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Lake Superior port city of steep streets, ships and long winters
Full Duluth profile →Plan a trip to Duluth →Ski-resort town 40 minutes from Salt Lake City, home of Sundance in January
Full Park City profile →Plan a trip to Park City →Where they differ
- Climate. Duluth leads on climate, 25 to 17, against Park City. Comfortable months: 3 vs 2.
- Internet. Park City leads on internet, 87 to 81, against Duluth. Measured download: 85.8 Mbps vs 98 Mbps.
- Cost of living. Duluth leads on cost of living, 27 to 21, against Park City. Monthly cost, one person: $2,663 vs $3,000.
Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, air quality, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.
Pick Duluth if you want
- to spend about $337 less a month
Pick Park City if you want
- no clear edge over Duluth in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Duluth | Park City |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 27 ✓ | 21 |
| Safety | 51 | 51 |
| Healthcare | 85 | 85 |
| Internet | 81 | 87 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 61 | 61 |
| Getting there & around | 39 ✓ | 36 |
| Climate | 25 ✓ | 17 |
| Air quality | 100 | 100 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 96 | 96 |
Cost
| Metric | Duluth | Park City |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $2,663 ✓ | $3,000 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Duluth | Park City |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 60.3 | 60.3 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 88 | 88 |
| Life expectancy | 78.5 yrs | 78.5 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Duluth | Park City |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 85.8 Mbps | 98 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 10.7 Mbps | 37 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Duluth | Park City |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | home country | home country |
| Entry, EU passport | eTA required (online, before travel) | eTA required (online, before travel) |
| Entry, UK passport | eTA required (online, before travel) | eTA required (online, before travel) |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Duluth | Park City |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 165 ✓ | 109 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 3 ✓ |
Climate and air
| Metric | Duluth | Park City |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 3 ✓ | 2 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ | 4.3 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Duluth or Park City?
- Duluth is cheaper: about $2,663 per month versus $3,000 for one person.
- Is Duluth or Park City safer?
- Duluth and Park City score the same on safety (51), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Duluth or Park City?
- Park City: a measured median of 98 Mbps versus 85.8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
More comparisons
Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (all items); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.