ZIP 24270 vs ZIP 24202

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24270 (Mendota, VA) and ZIP 24202 (Bristol, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24270 has a population of 582 at 11 people per square mile, while ZIP 24202 has 12,905 at 39 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 24270 reports a median household income of $45,417 against $60,905 in ZIP 24202, with per-capita income of $21,603 vs $33,279. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 0.0% in 24270 and 21.5% in 24202. Poverty rate reads 0.0% vs 12.5%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 3.5% — 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 — in 24270 versus $200,200 in 24202, with median rent of — and $833 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 93.6% vs 84.1%. 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.