ChamberlayneVA
A town of 4,692.
Is Chamberlayne a good place to live?
Chamberlayne is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 147th among Virginia's 249 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $98K. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 68% of the country. A typical home there costs about $370K, 4.3 years of the Richmond metro’s $87K median household income. 7.6% of residents are under 18 in Chamberlayne, against 23% in Virginia’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 253 Virginia towns we compare have a higher median age than Chamberlayne.
What makes Chamberlayne stand out
Where Chamberlayne beats most towns.
100% of working residents leave Chamberlayne for work
Where Chamberlayne’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Chamberlayne grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Chamberlayne is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Kings Dominion and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chamberlayne. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Theme parkKings Dominion
7 mi LandmarkHollywood Cemetery
5 mi LandmarkRobert E. Lee Monument
6 mi MuseumWhite House of the Confederacy
6 mi Stadium & arenaRichmond Coliseum
6 mi MuseumVirginia Museum of Fine Arts411K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Kings Dominion: Erechtheus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hollywood Cemetery: Andrew Bain, Public domain · Robert E. Lee Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White House of the Confederacy: AlbertHerring, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richmond Coliseum: Mentes at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Chamberlayne: who provides what
Chamberlayne is unincorporated, so Henrico County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Chamberlayne.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Chamberlayne
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chamberlayne.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On state tests, Chamberlayne’s schools trail 59% of Virginia districts
Its public schools are run by the Henrico County Public Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. Douglas Wilder MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 758 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Fewer children than Virginia overall
Children under 18 are 8% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 29% of residents (17% statewide). 50% of Chamberlayne adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Chamberlayne | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 29% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 50% | 44% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.9 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Chamberlayne | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.8% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.9% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 17.4% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.5% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.7% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.5% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 28.9% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,700, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents commute out of Chamberlayne
Chamberlayne has 398 jobs for its 2,520 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Chamberlayne for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Chamberlayne has added 135 jobs, to 398 in 2023. The average trip to work in Chamberlayne is 23 minutes.
| Chamberlayne | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More of Chamberlayne’s adults had a checkup this year than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town
84% of adults had a checkup this year in Chamberlayne. Chamberlayne beats the Virginia average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 44% of adults have high blood pressure in Chamberlayne.
| Chamberlayne | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Chamberlayne | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 8.7% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.4% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.3% | 3.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Chamberlayne has set aside 17.7% of its land for conservation
1.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Three Lakes Park, at 117 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Three Lakes Park | 1.4 mi | 117 |
| 2. Kiehr Field | 0.1 mi | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Chamberlayne, expect four seasons and hot summers
Chamberlayne has chilly winters and warm summers. Chamberlayne’s July high is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For cost of living, Chamberlayne earns a B
The typical Chamberlayne home is worth about $370,000, up 1.6% in a year, 10% below the Virginia typical home. Only 10 of the 253 Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Chamberlayne.
| Chamberlayne | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 95% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,212 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Chamberlayne
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Chamberlayne
About 9 of every 100 Chamberlayne residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
About Chamberlayne
Census-designated place in Virginia
Chamberlayne is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. The population was 5,581 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 3.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 164 ft
Chamberlayne’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Chamberlayne.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlayne | #147 | B | B | — | C+ | B+ |
| Mechanicsville | #61 | A | C | — | A+ | B+ |
| Glen Allen | #156 | B | C | — | C+ | A− |
Chamberlayne, Mechanicsville and Glen Allen report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Chamberlayne with a neighbor →
Questions about Chamberlayne
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Chamberlayne, VA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Chamberlayne grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #147 of 249 in Virginia. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Chamberlayne, VA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.