Best Places24487, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 24487, 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.
24487 ranks 25,328th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 24487
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.
24487's strengths and weaknesses
Where 24487 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 76% of zip codes
Where 24487 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Household income$52,408 median, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 24487
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 24487 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $52,408, 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 24487's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 24487
24487 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 24487.
Who works in 24487, and how
Work in 24487 centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 24487
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 24487.
What the weather is like in 24487, month by month
24487 sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 79° | 70° | 64° |
| October | 63° | 53° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 24487
The nearest airport, Shenandoah Valley Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Washington Dulles International, about 128 miles away.
The best schools in and around 24487
Schools across 24487 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Highland ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Valley ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Green Bank Elementary-middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Beverley Manor MiddleA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Buffalo Gap HighA · 73% proficient
- Highland HighA− · 65% proficient
- Bath County HighA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 24487 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
24487 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 24487 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 24487
Is 24487 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 24487 ranks 25,328th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 24487 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $245,391. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $52,408 median income, cost of living beats 21% of zip codes.
Is 24487 safe?
24487 is safer than 18% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $474 per resident a year.
Compare 24487 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 24487. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 24487 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.
24487 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 24487: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 24487: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 24487: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 24487: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
24487 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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