Best Places23024, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 23024, 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.
23024 ranks 7,431st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 23024
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.
23024's strengths and weaknesses
Where 23024 ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 95% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Household income$100,050 median, better than 80% of zip codes
Where 23024 ranks low
- Short commute43.2 minutes each way, better than only 2% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 23024
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 23024 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,050, 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 23024's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 23024
23024 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 23024.
Who works in 23024, and how
Work in 23024 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 23024
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 23024.
What the weather is like in 23024, month by month
23024 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 23024
Richmond International sits about 38 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.5 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 23024
Schools across 23024 average an A, better than 95% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- South Anna ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- Berkeley ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Jouett ElementaryA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Liberty MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
- Louisa County MiddleA+ · 69% proficient
- Post Oak MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Louisa County HighA+ · 85% proficient
- Patrick Henry HighA · 77% proficient
- Spotsylvania HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 23024 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
23024 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 23024 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 23024
Is 23024 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 23024 ranks 7,431st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, cheap car insurance, and a strong job market, and lowest on long commutes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 23024 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $376,564. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $100,050 median income, cost of living beats 77% of zip codes.
Is 23024 safe?
Yes, 23024 is safer than 72% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $253 per resident a year.
Compare 23024 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 23024. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 23024 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.
23024 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 23024: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 23024: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 23024: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 23024: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
23024 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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