Best Places58235, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58235, 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.
58235 ranks 15,255th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 58235
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.
58235's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58235 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 58235 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58235
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58235 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,308, 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 58235's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 58235
58235's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 58235.
Who works in 58235, and how
Work in 58235 centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in 58235
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 58235.
What the weather is like in 58235, month by month
58235 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 58235
The nearest airport, Grand Forks International, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 300 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58235
Schools across 58235 average a C+, better than 44% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Larimore Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Midway Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Larimore High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Midway High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58235 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58235 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 58235 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58235
Is 58235 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58235 ranks 15,255th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low taxes, and low crime, and lowest on disaster risk and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 58235 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $158,443. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $90,308 median income, cost of living beats 82% of zip codes.
Is 58235 safe?
Yes, 58235 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $266 per resident a year.
Compare 58235 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58235. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58235 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.
58235 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58235: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58235: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58235: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58235: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58235 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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