Best Places56458, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 56458, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
56458 ranks 10,963rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 56458
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
56458's strengths and weaknesses
Where 56458 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 137 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 56458 ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 56458
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 56458 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,395, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 56458's effective rate of 0.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 56458
56458 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 56458.
Who works in 56458, and how
Work in 56458 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 56458
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 56458.
What the weather is like in 56458, month by month
56458 sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 19, with lows near 1. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19° | 10° | 1° |
| April | 49° | 38° | 28° |
| July | 80° | 68° | 57° |
| October | 53° | 43° | 35° |
Flying in and out of 56458
The nearest airport, Bemidji Regional, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 181 miles away.
The best schools in and around 56458
Schools across 56458 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Park Rapids Area Century ElementaryA · 64% proficient
- Laporte ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bemidji MiddleB− · 39% proficient
- Park Rapids Area Century MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Laporte Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Bemidji Senior HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Park Rapids Senior HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Laporte SecondaryD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 56458 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
56458 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 56458 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 56458
Is 56458 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 56458 ranks 10,963rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, state infrastructure, and tree cover, and lowest on empty homes and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 56458 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $327,597. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $85,395 median income, cost of living beats 60% of zip codes.
Is 56458 safe?
Yes, 56458 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $211 per resident a year.
Compare 56458 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 56458. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 56458 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
56458 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 56458: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 56458: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 56458: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 56458: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
56458 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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