Best Places58344, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58344, 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.
58344 ranks 11,481st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 58344
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.
58344's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58344 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Short commute18.9 minutes each way, better than 89% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 58344 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58344
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58344 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,211, 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 58344's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 58344
58344'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 58344.
Who works in 58344, and how
Work in 58344 centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 58344
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 58344.
What the weather is like in 58344, month by month
58344 sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 20, with lows near 0. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20° | 10° | 0° |
| April | 50° | 37° | 26° |
| July | 82° | 70° | 58° |
| October | 55° | 43° | 34° |
Flying in and out of 58344
The nearest airport, Devils Lake Regional, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 328 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58344
Schools across 58344 average a B, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lakota Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Dakota Prairie Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakota High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Dakota Prairie High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58344 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58344 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 58344 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58344
Is 58344 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58344 ranks 11,481st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, health care access, and clean air, 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 58344 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $174,974. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $71,211 median income, cost of living beats 51% of zip codes.
Is 58344 safe?
Yes, 58344 is safer than 57% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $370 per resident a year.
Compare 58344 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58344. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58344 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.
58344 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58344: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58344: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58344: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58344: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58344 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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