ZIP 24064 vs ZIP 24179

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24064 (Blue Ridge, VA) and ZIP 24179 (Vinton, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24064 has a population of 4,963 at 58 people per square mile, while ZIP 24179 has 18,616 at 152 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 24064 reports a median household income of $73,583 against $67,565 in ZIP 24179, with per-capita income of $36,308 vs $41,800. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 24.6% in 24064 and 23.6% in 24179. Poverty rate reads 2.1% vs 10.1%, and unemployment 1.6% vs 2.6% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $271,300 in 24064 versus $224,600 in 24179, with median rent of $1,179 and $944 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 89.9% vs 74.9%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.