Best Places24401, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 24401, 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.
24401 ranks 7,455th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 24401
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.
24401's strengths and weaknesses
Where 24401 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 79% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 79% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 24401 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 42% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 81 pleasant days a year, better than only 46% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 24401
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 24401 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,604, 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 24401's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 24401
24401 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 24401.
Who works in 24401, and how
Work in 24401 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 24401
24401 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 24401 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 24401, month by month
24401 sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 24401
The nearest airport, Shenandoah Valley Regional, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around 24401
Schools across 24401 average a B+, better than 79% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Riverheads ElementaryA · 69% proficient
- Edward G. Clymore ElementaryA · 62% proficient
- Churchville ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stuarts Draft MiddleA · 64% proficient
- S. Gordon Stewart MiddleA · 61% proficient
- Beverley Manor MiddleA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilson Memorial HighA · 75% proficient
- Buffalo Gap HighA · 73% proficient
- Stuarts Draft HighA · 72% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 24401 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
24401 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 24401 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 24401 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 24401
Is 24401 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 24401 ranks 7,455th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, fast internet, and good schools, and lowest on state finances and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 24401 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $287,473. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $73,604 median income, cost of living beats 55% of zip codes.
Is 24401 safe?
Yes, 24401 is safer than 68% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $275 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 24401?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 24. That works out to about 81 pleasant days a year, more than 46% of zip codes.
Is 24401 good for families?
Schools beat 79% of zip codes, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $849 a month.
Compare 24401 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 24401. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 24401 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.
24401 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 24401: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 24401: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 24401: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 24401: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
24401 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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