ZIP 24272 vs ZIP 24237

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24272 (Nora, VA) and ZIP 24237 (Dante, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24272 has a population of 527 at 10 people per square mile, while ZIP 24237 has 1,192 at 8 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 24272 reports a median household income of $31,313 against $33,095 in ZIP 24237, with per-capita income of $19,660 vs $22,044. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 6.6% in 24272 and 6.2% in 24237. Poverty rate reads 7.0% vs 31.2%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 12.4% — 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 $90,000 in 24272 versus $86,500 in 24237, with median rent of — and $1,275 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.2% vs 74.5%. 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.