Best Places58847, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58847, 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.
58847 ranks 18,144th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 58847
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.
58847's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58847 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 58847 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of zip codes
Who lives in 58847
58847's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 58847.
Who works in 58847, and how
Work in 58847 centers on mining & oil & gas and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 58847
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 58847.
What the weather is like in 58847, month by month
58847 sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 16° | 7° |
| April | 55° | 41° | 30° |
| July | 86° | 71° | 58° |
| October | 56° | 43° | 33° |
Flying in and out of 58847
The nearest airport, Williston Basin International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 504 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58847
Schools across 58847 average a D+, better than 11% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Badlands Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Town Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Watford City High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58847 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58847 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 58847 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58847
Is 58847 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58847 ranks 18,144th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, low property taxes, and quiet, 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 58847 safe?
58847 is safer than 19% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $600 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 58847?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 25 with lows near 7. That works out to about 115 pleasant days a year, more than 73% of zip codes.
Compare 58847 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58847. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58847 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.
58847 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58847: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58847: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58847: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58847: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58847 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.
- 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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