Best Places24258, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 24258, 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.
24258 ranks 22,386th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 24258
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.
24258's strengths and weaknesses
Where 24258 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 95% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$513 a month, better than 93% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 24258 ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$46,636 median, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 24258
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 24258 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,636, 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 24258's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 24258
24258 runs older 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 24258.
Who works in 24258, and how
Work in 24258 centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 24258
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 24258.
What the weather is like in 24258, month by month
24258 sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 50, 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 | 50° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 73° | 57° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 75° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 24258
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around 24258
Schools across 24258 average an A, better than 95% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Weber City ElementaryA+ · 82% proficient
- Hilton ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Valley Institute ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wallace MiddleA+ · 71% proficient
- Gate City MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Gate City HighA · 73% proficient
- John S. Battle HighA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 24258 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
24258 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 24258 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 24258
Is 24258 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 24258 ranks 22,386th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, good schools, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 24258 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $152,567. The overall cost of living runs about 16% above the national average. Set against a $46,636 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 24258 safe?
Yes, 24258 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $229 per resident a year.
Compare 24258 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 24258. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 24258 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.
24258 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 24258: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 24258: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 24258: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 24258: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
24258 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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