Area data
Fort Yates, ND — ZIP 58538
Population: 2,171 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 58538 (Fort Yates, ND) is $88,500. 3 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with coldwave, hail, strongwind the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 11.0% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$88,500
Median home value
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $88,500
- House Price Index (state)
- 453.0 (+6.4% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 89.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 11.8¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $9.50/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 0
- School districts serving the area
- FT YATES 4, Standing Rock Community School
- Schools include
- FORT YATES MIDDLE SCHOOL, FORT YATES PK SCHOOL, Standing Rock Community School
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- coldWave, hail, strongWind, winterWeather
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively High · hail: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Relatively Low · strongWind: Relatively Moderate · wildfire: Relatively Low · winterWeather: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 73% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 77.2%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 20.5 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 4a (extreme annual low -30 to -25°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 7
- Nearest airport
- Standing Rock Airport (8 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Hospitals include
- STANDING ROCK SERVICE UNIT
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 4
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,989
- Housing built before 1970
- 13.7%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 26.7%
- Median annual property tax
- $730
- Households with broadband internet
- 70.8%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 181
- Average weekly wage
- $816
- Top industries (by employment)
- Administrative Services, Agriculture, Construction
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 58538?
- $88,500.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 58538?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: coldWave, hail, strongWind, winterWeather.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 58538?
- Risk to homes is higher than 73% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 58538?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 58538?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve ZIP 58538?
- 3 schools (1 middle) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 58538?
- Regional Price Parity: 89.0 (100 = US average) (Low) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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