Best Places58429, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58429, 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.
58429 ranks 11,162nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 58429
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.
58429's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58429 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 146 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 58429 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58429
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58429 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,375, 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 58429's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 58429
58429 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 58429.
Who works in 58429, and how
Work in 58429 centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 58429
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 58429.
What the weather is like in 58429, month by month
58429 sees roughly 146 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 18, with lows near 1. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18° | 9° | 1° |
| April | 49° | 38° | 29° |
| July | 82° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 55° | 44° | 35° |
Flying in and out of 58429
The nearest airport, Jamestown Regional, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 285 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58429
Schools across 58429 average a B, better than 73% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Barnes County North Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Griggs County Central Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington Elementary SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Griggs County Central High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Valley City High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Barnes County North High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58429 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58429 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 58429 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58429
Is 58429 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58429 ranks 11,162nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, health care access, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 58429 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $214,300. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $86,375 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 58429 safe?
Yes, 58429 is safer than 61% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $351 per resident a year.
Compare 58429 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58429. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58429 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.
58429 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58429: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58429: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58429: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58429: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58429 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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