Best Places24184, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 24184, 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.
24184 ranks 12,581st 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 24184
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.
24184's strengths and weaknesses
Where 24184 ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 95% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 24184 ranks low
- Short commute38.3 minutes each way, better than only 6% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 24184
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 24184 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $73,080; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 24184's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 24184
24184 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 24184.
Who works in 24184, and how
Work in 24184 centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 24184
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 24184.
What the weather is like in 24184, month by month
24184 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 24184
The nearest airport, Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field), is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around 24184
Schools across 24184 average an A, better than 95% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Dudley ElementaryA · 72% proficient
- Burnt Chimney ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Boones Mill ElementaryA · 70% 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 24184 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
24184 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 24184 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 24184
Is 24184 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 24184 ranks 12,581st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, low disaster risk, and civic engagement, 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 24184 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $308,714. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $73,080 median income, cost of living beats 51% of zip codes.
Is 24184 safe?
Yes, 24184 is safer than 74% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $240 per resident a year.
Compare 24184 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 24184. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 24184 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.
24184 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 24184: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 24184: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 24184: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 24184: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
24184 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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