Best Places24566, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 24566, 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.
24566 ranks 15,342nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 24566
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.
24566's strengths and weaknesses
Where 24566 ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 93% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$587 a month, better than 86% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 24566 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 24566
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 24566 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,441, 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 24566's effective rate of 0.61%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 24566
24566 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 24566.
Who works in 24566, and how
Work in 24566 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 24566
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 24566.
What the weather is like in 24566, month by month
24566 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 24566
The nearest airport, Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around 24566
Schools across 24566 average an A, better than 93% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kentuck ElementaryA · 71% proficient
- Mount Airy ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Southside ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dan River MiddleA+ · 73% proficient
- Chatham MiddleA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Chatham HighA · 77% proficient
- Dan River HighA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 24566 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
24566 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 24566 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 24566
Is 24566 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 24566 ranks 15,342nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, cheap car insurance, and civic engagement, 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 24566 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $122,168. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $72,441 median income, cost of living beats 57% of zip codes.
Is 24566 safe?
24566 is safer than 33% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $380 per resident a year.
Compare 24566 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 24566. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 24566 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.
24566 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 24566: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 24566: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 24566: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 24566: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
24566 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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