Best Places58274, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58274, 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.
58274 ranks 6,376th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 58274
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.
58274's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58274 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Short commute18.0 minutes each way, better than 91% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 58274 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58274
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58274 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,400, 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 58274's effective rate of 1.08%, 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 58274
58274 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 58274.
Who works in 58274, and how
Work in 58274 centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 58274
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 58274.
What the weather is like in 58274, month by month
58274 sees roughly 130 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 58274
The nearest airport, Grand Forks International, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 270 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58274
Schools across 58274 average a B−, better than 57% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Finley-sharon Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Peter Boe Jr Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Hatton Eielson Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- May-port Cg Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Finley-sharon High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Hatton Eielson High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- May-port Cg High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58274 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58274 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 58274 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58274
Is 58274 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58274 ranks 6,376th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, short commutes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on tree cover 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 58274 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $205,708. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $91,400 median income, cost of living beats 86% of zip codes.
Is 58274 safe?
58274 is safer than 49% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $404 per resident a year.
Compare 58274 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58274. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58274 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.
58274 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58274: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58274: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58274: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58274: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58274 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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