Best Places58480, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58480, 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.
58480 ranks 6,570th 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 58480
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.
58480's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58480 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 149 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of zip codes
Where 58480 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58480
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58480 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,743, 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 58480's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 58480
58480 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 58480.
Who works in 58480, and how
Work in 58480 centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 58480
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 58480.
What the weather is like in 58480, month by month
58480 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 58480
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 280 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58480
Schools across 58480 average a B, better than 71% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Barnes County North Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Litchville-marion Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington Elementary SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Horizon Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Litchville-marion High SchoolB+ · 52% 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 58480 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58480 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 58480 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58480
Is 58480 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58480 ranks 6,570th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, what local pay buys, and a strong job 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 58480 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,217. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $110,743 median income, cost of living beats 93% of zip codes.
Is 58480 safe?
58480 is safer than 23% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $561 per resident a year.
Compare 58480 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58480. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58480 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.
58480 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58480: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58480: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58480: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58480: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58480 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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