Best Places58530, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58530, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
58530 ranks 11,596th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 58530
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.
58530's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58530 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 58530 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58530
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58530 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,090, 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 58530's effective rate of 0.50%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 58530
58530 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 58530.
Who works in 58530, and how
Work in 58530 centers on education and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 58530
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 58530.
What the weather is like in 58530, month by month
58530 sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 6. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 15° | 6° |
| April | 54° | 40° | 28° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 57° |
| October | 56° | 43° | 32° |
Flying in and out of 58530
The nearest airport, Bismarck Municipal, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 414 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58530
Schools across 58530 average a C+, better than 41% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Wilton Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Washburn Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Center-stanton Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Horizon Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Washburn High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Wilton High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Center-stanton High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58530 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58530 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 58530 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58530
Is 58530 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58530 ranks 11,596th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, health care access, and low taxes, 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 58530 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,563. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $79,090 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 58530 safe?
Yes, 58530 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $286 per resident a year.
Compare 58530 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58530. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58530 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.
58530 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58530: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58530: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58530: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58530: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58530 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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