Best Places58503, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58503, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
58503 ranks 1,172nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 58503
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.
58503's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58503 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Short commute18.3 minutes each way, better than 90% of zip codes
Where 58503 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$978 a month, better than only 34% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58503
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58503 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $113,462, 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 58503's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 58503
58503 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 58503.
Who works in 58503, and how
Work in 58503 centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 58503
58503 has more parkland per resident than 82% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 58503 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 58503, month by month
58503 sees roughly 120 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 28, with lows near 5. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 15° | 5° |
| April | 57° | 42° | 28° |
| July | 89° | 73° | 58° |
| October | 61° | 46° | 33° |
Flying in and out of 58503
The nearest airport, Bismarck Municipal, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 388 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58503
Schools across 58503 average a C+, better than 50% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Naughton Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Liberty Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Sunrise Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Horizon Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Simle Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Wing High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Century High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
- Legacy High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58503 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58503 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 58503 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 58503 suits
Families
Schools land around the 50th percentile and crime safety beats 95%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 95% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 76% of zip codes and health care access beats 91%.
Common questions about living in 58503
Is 58503 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58503 ranks 1,172nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, what local pay buys, and health care access, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 58503 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $402,653. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $113,462 median income, cost of living beats 95% of zip codes.
Is 58503 safe?
Yes, 58503 is safer than 95% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $222 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 58503?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 28 with lows near 5. That works out to about 120 pleasant days a year, more than 76% of zip codes.
Is 58503 good for families?
Schools beat 50% of zip codes, crime safety beats 95%, and childcare runs $978 a month.
Compare 58503 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58503. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58503 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.
58503 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58503: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58503: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58503: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58503: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58503 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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