Best Places58205, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58205, 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.
58205 ranks 6,377th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 58205
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.
58205's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58205 ranks high
- Short commute10.7 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 58205 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58205
A household needs to earn about $3,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58205 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,903, 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 58205's effective rate of 1.10%, 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 1 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 58205
58205 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 58205.
Who works in 58205, and how
Work in 58205 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 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 58205
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 58205.
What the weather is like in 58205, month by month
58205 sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 19, with lows near 3. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19° | 11° | 3° |
| April | 51° | 39° | 29° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 56° | 44° | 35° |
Flying in and out of 58205
The nearest airport, Grand Forks International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 290 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58205
Schools across 58205 average a B−, better than 56% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Central MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- East Grand Forks Senior HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58205 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58205 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 58205 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58205
Is 58205 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58205 ranks 6,377th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, population health, and heat safety, and lowest on civic engagement and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 58205 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $9,999. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $72,903 median income, cost of living beats 42% of zip codes.
Is 58205 safe?
58205 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $403 per resident a year.
Compare 58205 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58205. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58205 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.
58205 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58205: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58205: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58205: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58205: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58205 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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