Best Places24570, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 24570, 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.
24570 ranks 26,032nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Internet speeds pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on good schools.
The best neighborhoods in 24570
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.
24570's strengths and weaknesses
Where 24570 ranks high
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 24570 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Household income$51,005 median, better than only 12% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 24570
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 24570 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,005, 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 24570's effective rate of 0.53%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 24570
24570 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 24570.
Who works in 24570, and how
Work in 24570 centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 24570
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 24570.
What the weather is like in 24570, month by month
24570 sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 37° | 26° |
| April | 74° | 58° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 66° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 24570
The nearest airport, Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Raleigh-Durham International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around 24570
Schools across 24570 average an A−, better than 89% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Otter River ElementaryA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Forest MiddleA+ · 76% proficient
Top high schools
- Jefferson Forest HighA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 24570 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
24570 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 24570 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 24570
Is 24570 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 24570 ranks 26,032nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, cheap car insurance, and civic engagement, and lowest on internet speeds and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 24570 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $174,500. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $51,005 median income, cost of living beats 15% of zip codes.
Is 24570 safe?
24570 is safer than 32% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $381 per resident a year.
Compare 24570 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 24570. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 24570 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.
24570 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 24570: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 24570: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 24570: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 24570: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
24570 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.