ZIP 24441 vs ZIP 24431

This side-by-side compares ZIP 24441 (Grottoes, VA) and ZIP 24431 (Crimora, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 24441 has a population of 6,140 at 54 people per square mile, while ZIP 24431 has 2,656 at 72 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 24441 reports a median household income of $82,083 against $78,856 in ZIP 24431, with per-capita income of $38,316 vs $36,110. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.9% in 24441 and 8.3% in 24431. Poverty rate reads 10.1% vs 6.8%, and unemployment 2.5% vs 0.0% — 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 $263,400 in 24441 versus $186,100 in 24431, with median rent of $996 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.0% vs 91.9%. 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.