Best PlacesHeimdal, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Heimdal, 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.
Heimdal ranks 12,805th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Heimdal
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.
Heimdal's strengths and weaknesses
Where Heimdal ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute19.4 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 140 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
Where Heimdal ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Heimdal
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Heimdal home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,523, 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 Heimdal's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Heimdal
Heimdal's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Heimdal.
Who works in Heimdal, and how
Work in Heimdal centers on finance & insurance and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Heimdal
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Heimdal.
What the weather is like in Heimdal, month by month
Heimdal sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 21, with lows near 6. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21° | 13° | 6° |
| April | 49° | 38° | 30° |
| July | 82° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 55° | 44° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Heimdal
The nearest airport, Devils Lake Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 364 miles away.
The best schools in and around Heimdal
Schools across Heimdal average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Maddock Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Bm Hanson Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Fessenden-bowdon Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Harvey High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Fessenden-bowdon High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Maddock High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Heimdal school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Heimdal 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 Heimdal against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Heimdal
Is Heimdal a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Heimdal ranks 12,805th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, clean air, and a stable housing market, and lowest on distance from a big city and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Heimdal expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,791. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $84,523 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Heimdal safe?
Heimdal is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $413 per resident a year.
Compare Heimdal with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Heimdal. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Heimdal 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.
Heimdal detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Heimdal: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Heimdal: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Heimdal: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Heimdal: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Heimdal 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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