Best Places58225, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58225, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
58225 ranks 11,344th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 58225
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.
58225's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58225 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Short commute15.0 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 58225 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58225
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58225 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,516, 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 58225's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 58225
58225 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 58225.
Who works in 58225, and how
Work in 58225 centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 58225
58225 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 58225 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 58225, month by month
58225 sees roughly 123 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 18, with lows near 2. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18° | 9° | 2° |
| April | 49° | 38° | 30° |
| July | 82° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 54° | 44° | 35° |
Flying in and out of 58225
The nearest airport, Grand Forks International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 316 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58225
Schools across 58225 average a C, better than 31% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kittson Central ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Cavalier Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Drayton Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Cavalier High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Kittson Central SecondaryB− · 43% proficient
- Stephen Senior HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58225 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58225 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 58225 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58225
Is 58225 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58225 ranks 11,344th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, short commutes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 58225 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $111,038. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $75,516 median income, cost of living beats 72% of zip codes.
Is 58225 safe?
Yes, 58225 is safer than 65% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $338 per resident a year.
Compare 58225 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58225. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58225 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.
58225 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58225: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58225: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58225: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58225: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58225 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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