Best Places24092, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 24092, 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.
24092 ranks 16,711th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 24092
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.
24092's strengths and weaknesses
Where 24092 ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 94% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 73% of zip codes
Where 24092 ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Short commute32.6 minutes each way, better than only 18% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 24092
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 24092 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,998, 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 24092's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 24092
24092 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 24092.
Who works in 24092, and how
Work in 24092 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 24092
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 24092.
What the weather is like in 24092, month by month
24092 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 24092
The nearest airport, Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field), is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around 24092
Schools across 24092 average an A, better than 94% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Snow Creek ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Glade Hill ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Sontag ElementaryA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Benjamin Franklin MiddleA · 67% proficient
Top high schools
- Franklin County HighA · 76% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 24092 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
24092 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 24092 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 24092
Is 24092 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 24092 ranks 16,711th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, low disaster risk, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 24092 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $237,410. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $64,998 median income, cost of living beats 29% of zip codes.
Is 24092 safe?
24092 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
Compare 24092 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 24092. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 24092 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.
24092 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 24092: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 24092: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 24092: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 24092: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
24092 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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