Best Places58424, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58424, 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.
58424 ranks 19,924th 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 58424
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.
58424's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58424 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 160 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 58424 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58424
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58424 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,263, 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 58424's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 58424
58424 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 58424.
Who works in 58424, and how
Work in 58424 centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 58424
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 58424.
What the weather is like in 58424, month by month
58424 sees roughly 160 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 21, with lows near 4. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21° | 12° | 4° |
| April | 51° | 38° | 29° |
| July | 83° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 56° | 43° | 34° |
Flying in and out of 58424
The nearest airport, Jamestown Regional, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 315 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58424
Schools across 58424 average a B, better than 68% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- S.g. Reinertsen ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
- Medina Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Ellen Hopkins ElementaryB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Horizon Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Gackle-streeter High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Medina High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Moorhead High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58424 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58424 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 58424 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58424
Is 58424 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58424 ranks 19,924th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, the weather, and a strong job market, and lowest on distance from a big city and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 58424 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,221. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $65,263 median income, cost of living beats 39% of zip codes.
Is 58424 safe?
58424 is safer than 23% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $562 per resident a year.
Compare 58424 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58424. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58424 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.
58424 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58424: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58424: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58424: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58424: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58424 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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