Best Places58079, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58079, 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.
58079 ranks 11,627th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 58079
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.
58079's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58079 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 58079 ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58079
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58079 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,354, 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 58079's effective rate of 0.87%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 58079
58079 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 58079.
Who works in 58079, and how
Work in 58079 centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 58079
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 58079.
What the weather is like in 58079, month by month
58079 sees roughly 121 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 58079
The nearest airport, Hector International, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 241 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58079
Schools across 58079 average a B, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Central Cass Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- S.g. Reinertsen ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
- Ellen Hopkins ElementaryB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Cass Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Maple Valley High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Central Cass High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58079 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58079 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 58079 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58079
Is 58079 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58079 ranks 11,627th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, a stable housing market, and heat safety, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 58079 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $280,814. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $90,354 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 58079 safe?
Yes, 58079 is safer than 59% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $359 per resident a year.
Compare 58079 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58079. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58079 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.
58079 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58079: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58079: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58079: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58079: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58079 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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