Best Places58021, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58021, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
58021 ranks 5,382nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 58021
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.
58021's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58021 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 58021 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Short commute31.7 minutes each way, better than only 21% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58021
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58021 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,249, 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 58021's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 58021
58021 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 58021.
Who works in 58021, and how
Work in 58021 centers on other services and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 58021
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 58021.
What the weather is like in 58021, month by month
58021 sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 22, with lows near 3. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22° | 12° | 3° |
| April | 54° | 41° | 30° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 59° |
| October | 60° | 46° | 35° |
Flying in and out of 58021
The nearest airport, Hector International, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 225 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58021
Schools across 58021 average an A−, better than 85% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kindred Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Central Cass Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Osgood Elem SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Cass Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Liberty Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Kindred High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Central Cass High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- West Fargo Sheyenne High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58021 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58021 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 58021 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58021
Is 58021 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58021 ranks 5,382nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, fast internet, and health care access, and lowest on tree cover and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 58021 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $243,392. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $93,249 median income, cost of living beats 79% of zip codes.
Is 58021 safe?
Yes, 58021 is safer than 81% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $280 per resident a year.
Compare 58021 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58021. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58021 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.
58021 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58021: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58021: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58021: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58021: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58021 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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