Best Places24293, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 24293, 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.
24293 ranks 12,864th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 24293
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.
24293's strengths and weaknesses
Where 24293 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 92% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$576 a month, better than 86% of zip codes
Where 24293 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 24293
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 24293 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,346, 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 24293'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, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 24293
24293's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 24293.
Who works in 24293, and how
Work in 24293 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 24293
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 24293.
What the weather is like in 24293, month by month
24293 sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 34° | 28° |
| April | 64° | 54° | 45° |
| July | 81° | 72° | 64° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 24293
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 152 miles away.
The best schools in and around 24293
Schools across 24293 average an A, better than 92% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Wise PrimaryA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- L.f. Addington MiddleA+ · 79% proficient
- Union MiddleA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Union HighA− · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 24293 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
24293 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 24293 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 24293
Is 24293 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 24293 ranks 12,864th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, good schools, and low disaster risk, and lowest on distance from a big city and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 24293 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,924. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $64,346 median income, cost of living beats 46% of zip codes.
Is 24293 safe?
Yes, 24293 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $307 per resident a year.
Compare 24293 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 24293. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 24293 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.
24293 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 24293: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 24293: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 24293: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 24293: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
24293 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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