Best Places58479, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58479, 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.
58479 ranks 10,547th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 58479
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.
58479's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58479 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 149 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 58479 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58479
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58479 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,119, 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 58479'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 58479
58479 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 58479.
Who works in 58479, and how
Work in 58479 centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 58479
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 58479.
What the weather is like in 58479, month by month
58479 sees roughly 149 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 20, with lows near 5. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20° | 12° | 5° |
| April | 50° | 39° | 30° |
| July | 82° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 54° | 44° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 58479
The nearest airport, Jamestown Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 284 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58479
Schools across 58479 average a B, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Barnes County North Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington Elementary SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- 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 58479 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58479 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 58479 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58479
Is 58479 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58479 ranks 10,547th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, health care access, and the weather, and lowest on biking 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 58479 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,091. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $97,119 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 58479 safe?
58479 is safer than 43% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $440 per resident a year.
Compare 58479 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58479. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58479 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.
58479 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58479: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58479: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58479: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58479: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58479 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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