Best Places24011, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 24011, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
24011 ranks 4,520th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 24011
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.
24011's strengths and weaknesses
Where 24011 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Short commute15.8 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
Where 24011 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 24011
A household needs to earn about $153,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 24011 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $60,922, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 24011's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 24011
24011 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 24011.
Who works in 24011, and how
Work in 24011 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 24011
24011 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 24011 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 24011, month by month
24011 sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 38° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 46° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 24011
The nearest airport, Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field), is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around 24011
Schools across 24011 average an A−, better than 85% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Highland Park ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- James Madison MiddleA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- William Fleming HighA− · 61% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 24011 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
24011 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 24011 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 24011
Is 24011 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 24011 ranks 4,520th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, population health, and biking, and lowest on noise and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 24011 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $603,166. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $60,922 median income, cost of living beats 53% of zip codes.
Is 24011 safe?
24011 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $939 per resident a year.
Compare 24011 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 24011. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 24011 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.
24011 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 24011: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 24011: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 24011: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 24011: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
24011 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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