Best Places58078, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58078, 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.
58078 ranks 1,922nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 58078
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.
58078's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58078 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 58078 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 38% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58078
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58078 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,140, 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 58078's effective rate of 1.22%, 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 58078
58078 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 58078.
Who works in 58078, and how
Work in 58078 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 58078
58078 has more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 58078 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 58078, month by month
58078 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 58078
The nearest airport, Hector International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 223 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58078
Schools across 58078 average a B−, better than 51% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Legacy Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Westside Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Harwood Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cheney Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Liberty Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Horizon Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- West Fargo High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- West Fargo Sheyenne High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58078 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58078 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 58078 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 58078 suits
Families
Schools land around the 51st percentile and crime safety beats 86%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 85% of zip codes and 11% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 75% of zip codes and health care access beats 75%.
Common questions about living in 58078
Is 58078 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58078 ranks 1,922nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, biking, and heat safety, and lowest on tree cover and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 58078 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $347,356. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $98,140 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 58078 safe?
Yes, 58078 is safer than 86% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $274 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 58078?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 22 with lows near 3. That works out to about 119 pleasant days a year, more than 75% of zip codes.
Is 58078 good for families?
Schools beat 51% of zip codes, crime safety beats 86%, and childcare runs $948 a month.
Compare 58078 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58078. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58078 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.
58078 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58078: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58078: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58078: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58078: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58078 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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