Best Places58854, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58854, 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.
58854 ranks 8,959th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 58854
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.
58854's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58854 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Household income$110,086 median, better than 86% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 139 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of zip codes
Where 58854 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58854
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58854 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,086, 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 58854's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 58854
58854 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 58854.
Who works in 58854, and how
Work in 58854 centers on mining & oil & gas and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 58854
58854 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 80% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 58854 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 58854, month by month
58854 sees roughly 139 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 58854
The nearest airport, Williston Basin International, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 519 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58854
Schools across 58854 average a C, better than 31% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Fox Hills Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Badlands Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Killdeer Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Watford City Middle SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- New Town Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Killdeer High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Wolves Center AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
- Alexander High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58854 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58854 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 58854 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58854
Is 58854 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58854 ranks 8,959th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, population health, and high incomes, 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 58854 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $394,698. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $110,086 median income, cost of living beats 80% of zip codes.
Is 58854 safe?
58854 is safer than 27% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $535 per resident a year.
Compare 58854 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58854. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58854 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.
58854 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58854: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58854: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58854: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58854: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58854 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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