Best Places24313, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 24313, 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.
24313 ranks 15,116th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 24313
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.
24313's strengths and weaknesses
Where 24313 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 90% of zip codes
Where 24313 ranks low
- Household income$40,643 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 24313
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 24313 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $40,643, 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 24313's effective rate of 0.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 24313
24313 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 24313.
Who works in 24313, and how
Work in 24313 centers on other services and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 24313
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 24313.
What the weather is like in 24313, month by month
24313 sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 66° | 54° | 43° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 24313
The nearest airport, Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field), is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 117 miles away.
The best schools in and around 24313
Schools across 24313 average an A−, better than 90% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Snowville ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Jackson Memorial ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fort Chiswell MiddleA+ · 74% proficient
Top high schools
- Fort Chiswell HighA− · 63% proficient
- Pulaski County Senior HighA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 24313 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
24313 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 24313 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 24313
Is 24313 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 24313 ranks 15,116th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, low disaster risk, and heat safety, and lowest on low incomes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 24313 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $197,719. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $40,643 median income, cost of living beats 7% of zip codes.
Is 24313 safe?
Yes, 24313 is safer than 99% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $131 per resident a year.
Compare 24313 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 24313. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 24313 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.
24313 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 24313: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 24313: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 24313: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 24313: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
24313 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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