Best Places58497, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58497, 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.
58497 ranks 13,929th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Tree cover pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a strong job market.
The best neighborhoods in 58497
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.
58497's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58497 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 145 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 58497 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58497
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58497 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $107,893, 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 58497's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 58497
58497 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 58497.
Who works in 58497, and how
Work in 58497 centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 58497
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 58497.
What the weather is like in 58497, month by month
58497 sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 22, with lows near 5. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22° | 13° | 5° |
| April | 52° | 40° | 30° |
| July | 84° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 57° | 45° | 35° |
Flying in and out of 58497
The nearest airport, Jamestown Regional, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 287 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58497
Schools across 58497 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- S.g. Reinertsen ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
- Ellen Hopkins ElementaryB · 46% proficient
- Montpelier Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Horizon Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Moorhead High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Montpelier High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58497 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58497 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 58497 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58497
Is 58497 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58497 ranks 13,929th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, what local pay buys, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 58497 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $235,412. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $107,893 median income, cost of living beats 89% of zip codes.
Is 58497 safe?
58497 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $735 per resident a year.
Compare 58497 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58497. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58497 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.
58497 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58497: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58497: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58497: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58497: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58497 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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