Best Places58856, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58856, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
58856 ranks 6,044th 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 58856
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.
58856's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58856 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 140 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of zip codes
Where 58856 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58856
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58856 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,822, 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 58856's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 58856
58856 runs younger than the country, 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 58856.
Who works in 58856, and how
Work in 58856 centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 58856
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 58856.
What the weather is like in 58856, month by month
58856 sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 21, with lows near 4. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21° | 12° | 4° |
| April | 52° | 38° | 27° |
| July | 82° | 68° | 56° |
| October | 54° | 41° | 32° |
Flying in and out of 58856
The nearest airport, Williston Basin International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 558 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58856
Schools across 58856 average a B, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Little Powder ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Ray Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Divide County Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Sheridan High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Ray High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Grenora High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58856 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58856 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 58856 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58856
Is 58856 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58856 ranks 6,044th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, what local pay buys, 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 58856 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $231,479. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $105,822 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 58856 safe?
Yes, 58856 is safer than 59% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $362 per resident a year.
Compare 58856 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58856. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58856 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.
58856 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58856: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58856: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58856: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58856: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58856 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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