LOCAL BENCHMARK · SPARSE
Real Estate in Duluth, MN.
Every business below was observed on Google Maps for "real estate agent" targeted at Duluth. Review counts, ratings, and ranks are from the IMPIOUS benchmark snapshot (internal benchmark, Apr 2026).
MEDIAN REVIEWS — TOP 3
11
P25 — MIN TO COMPETE
3
AVG RATING — TOP 3
4.70
DENSITY TIER
SPARSE
TOP-3 MEDIAN REFERRING DOMAINS
111
TOP-3 MEDIAN DFS RANK
92
AI MENTIONS — TOP 3 CITED
1 / 3
AI PLATFORMS
GPT
| # | BUSINESS | REVIEWS | RATING | REF. DOMAINS | AI CITED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Follmer Commercial Real Estate | 16 | 4.8★ | 112 | — |
| 2 | Real Estate Masters Ltd | 3 | 5.0★ | 111 | cited |
| 3 | King Properties Duluth | 11 | 4.3★ | 41 | — |
| 4 | Glacier Commercial Real Estate | 0 | 0.0★ | — | — |
| 5 | Deanna Bennett Real Estate Team | 75 | 4.8★ | — | — |
| 6 | Prodigy Real Estate | 0 | 0.0★ | — | — |
| 7 | Messina & Associates Real Estate | 111 | 4.8★ | — | — |
| 8 | Oneida Realty Company | 5 | 3.6★ | — | — |
| 9 | Danielle Rhodes - Real Estate Services of Duluth | 24 | 5.0★ | — | — |
| 10 | Encompass Real Estate Investment Services | 16 | 2.5★ | — | — |
| 11 | Real Estate Services of Duluth | 13 | 4.8★ | — | — |
| 12 | Heirloom Property Management | 530 | 4.3★ | — | — |
| 13 | Chad Watczak-Edina Realty | 21 | 5.0★ | — | — |
| 14 | Madeline Amala - Coldwell Banker Realty | 58 | 5.0★ | — | — |
| 15 | Eric Sams - Messina & Associates Real Estate | 81 | 5.0★ | — | — |
| 16 | Nick Burns - Coldwell Banker Realty | 27 | 5.0★ | — | — |
| 17 | Brok Hansmeyer - RE/MAX Results | 71 | 4.9★ | — | — |
| 18 | The Tom Little Team | 55 | 5.0★ | — | — |
| 19 | DeCaro Real Estate Team | 80 | 4.9★ | — | — |
| 20 | Carrie Dittmar, Realtor | 24 | 5.0★ | — | — |
Market read
Duluth's real estate market shows near-zero review velocity despite 4.7 average ratings among top performers—suggesting established players have plateaued in generating new feedback. The internal benchmark (Apr 2026) reveals 11 median reviews for top-3 agencies, against a pack entry floor of 3 reviews. Spam comprises 67% of top-3 review volume, indicating quality control gaps across leaders. GBP completeness averages 60/100, leaving optimization room. The SPARSE density tier and median 111 referring domains signal limited competitive saturation. A p25 entrant faces a dual challenge: accumulating baseline review volume to reach top-3 thresholds while filtering spam and improving profile completeness faster than stalled incumbents. AI citation presence (ChatGPT naming top agents) suggests organic authority compounds initial ranking advantages.
See "The Review Gap Is Smaller Than Everyone Thinks" for the cross-city pattern and "What the Top-3 Actually Have on Their Backlink Profile" for the backlink + AI-citation breakdown.