ZIP 24317 vs ZIP 24328

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24317 (Cana, VA) and ZIP 24328 (Fancy Gap, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24317 has a population of 3,858 at 40 people per square mile, while ZIP 24328 has 1,726 at 18 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 24317 reports a median household income of $38,412 against $56,659 in ZIP 24328, with per-capita income of $29,998 vs $42,828. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 16.5% in 24317 and 25.8% in 24328. Poverty rate reads 20.7% vs 8.2%, and unemployment 5.2% vs 11.9% — 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 $118,300 in 24317 versus $165,100 in 24328, with median rent of $764 and $752 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 76.1% vs 82.9%. 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.