Best Places58203, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58203, 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.
58203 ranks 7,601st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 58203
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.
58203's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58203 ranks high
- Short commute14.2 minutes each way, better than 97% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 58203 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58203
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58203 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,240, 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 58203's effective rate of 1.05%, 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 58203
58203 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 58203.
Who works in 58203, and how
Work in 58203 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 58203
58203 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 58203 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 58203, month by month
58203 sees roughly 134 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 19, with lows near 2. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19° | 10° | 2° |
| April | 51° | 39° | 29° |
| July | 84° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 56° | 45° | 35° |
Flying in and out of 58203
The nearest airport, Grand Forks International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 279 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58203
Schools across 58203 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Manvel Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Nathan Twining Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Lake Agassiz Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nathan Twining Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Valley Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Central High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Midway High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Community Alternative High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58203 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58203 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 58203 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58203
Is 58203 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58203 ranks 7,601st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, biking, and heat safety, and lowest on air quality and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 58203 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $220,331. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $69,240 median income, cost of living beats 53% of zip codes.
Is 58203 safe?
Yes, 58203 is safer than 74% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $339 per resident a year.
Compare 58203 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58203. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58203 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.
58203 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58203: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58203: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58203: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58203: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58203 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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