Best Places24541, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 24541, 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.
24541 ranks 23,351st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on affordable childcare, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 24541
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.
24541's strengths and weaknesses
Where 24541 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$606 a month, better than 84% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Short commute20.7 minutes each way, better than 82% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 24541 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Household income$56,802 median, better than only 19% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 24541
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 24541 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,802, 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 24541's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 24541
24541 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 24541.
Who works in 24541, and how
Work in 24541 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 24541
24541 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 24541 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 24541, month by month
24541 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 27° |
| April | 75° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 24541
The nearest airport, Piedmont Triad International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around 24541
Schools across 24541 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Stony Mill ElementaryA · 72% proficient
- Twin Springs ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Brosville ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tunstall MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
- O. Trent Bonner MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Westwood MiddleC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Galileo Magnet HighA+ · 86% proficient
- Tunstall HighA+ · 82% proficient
- George Washington HighB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 24541 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
24541 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 24541 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 24541 suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 24541
Is 24541 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 24541 ranks 23,351st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, cheap car insurance, and short commutes, and lowest on crime and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 24541 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $150,085. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $56,802 median income, cost of living beats 31% of zip codes.
Is 24541 safe?
24541 is safer than 10% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $653 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 24541?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 27. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 31% of zip codes.
Is 24541 good for families?
Schools beat 55% of zip codes, crime safety beats 10%, and childcare runs $606 a month.
Compare 24541 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 24541. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 24541 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.
24541 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 24541: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 24541: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 24541: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 24541: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
24541 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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