Best PlacesParshall, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parshall, 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.
Parshall ranks 23,163rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Parshall
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.
Parshall's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parshall ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Short commute19.7 minutes each way, better than 89% of towns
Where Parshall ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Parshall
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parshall home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,103, 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 Parshall's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Parshall
Parshall'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 Parshall.
Who works in Parshall, and how
Work in Parshall centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Parshall
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Parshall.
What the weather is like in Parshall, month by month
Parshall sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 23, with lows near 4. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° | 13° | 4° |
| April | 54° | 39° | 28° |
| July | 83° | 69° | 57° |
| October | 56° | 43° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Parshall
The nearest airport, Minot International, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 474 miles away.
The best schools in and around Parshall
Schools across Parshall average a D, better than 5% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Parshall Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Edwin Loe Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Town Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Parshall High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- New Town High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parshall school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parshall 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 Parshall against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Parshall
Is Parshall a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parshall ranks 23,163rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, cell coverage, and heat safety, and lowest on distance from a big city and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parshall expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,315. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $67,103 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Parshall safe?
Parshall is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $475 per resident a year.
Compare Parshall with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parshall. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parshall 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.
Parshall detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parshall: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parshall: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parshall: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parshall: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parshall 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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