Best Places58104, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58104, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
58104 ranks 1,807th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 58104
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.
58104's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58104 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Short commute16.2 minutes each way, better than 95% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 58104 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 38% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58104
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58104 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $100,498; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 58104's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 58104
58104 runs younger 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 58104.
Who works in 58104, and how
Work in 58104 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 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 58104
58104 has more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 58104 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 58104, month by month
58104 sees roughly 124 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 58104
The nearest airport, Hector International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 220 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58104
Schools across 58104 average a B, better than 63% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bennett Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Legacy Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Discovery Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Liberty Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Carl Ben Eielson Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Fargo Davies High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- West Fargo Sheyenne High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Dakota High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58104 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58104 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 58104 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 58104 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 13% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 78% of zip codes and health care access beats 74%.
Common questions about living in 58104
Is 58104 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58104 ranks 1,807th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, short commutes, and few empty homes, and lowest on disaster risk and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 58104 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $367,834. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $100,498 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 58104 safe?
Yes, 58104 is safer than 88% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 58104?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 22 with lows near 3. That works out to about 124 pleasant days a year, more than 78% of zip codes.
Is 58104 good for families?
Schools beat 63% of zip codes, crime safety beats 88%, and childcare runs $948 a month.
Compare 58104 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58104. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58104 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.
58104 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58104: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58104: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58104: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58104: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58104 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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