ChamberlayneVA
A town of 4,692 in Virginia.
Is Chamberlayne a good place to live?
Chamberlayne’s overall B puts it 147th of 249 in Virginia. On that grade it does better than 62% of U.S. towns. Its standout strength is incomes: the median household earns $98K. Health is a strength too (B+): residents are healthier than just over two thirds of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $370K, 4.3 years of the Richmond metro’s $87K median household income. What counts against it is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. 7.6% of residents are under 18 in the town, against 23% in Virginia’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow.
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.
Natural hazards: very low risk in Chamberlayne, mostly inland flooding
The national flood insurance program has paid 3 claims in Chamberlayne since 1978. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 54% come from inland flooding and 21% from earthquakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On state tests, Chamberlayne’s schools trail 59% of Virginia districts
The public schools here belong to the Henrico County Public Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 2 public schools serve Chamberlayne, with 1,147 students in all.
| 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
The median age in Chamberlayne is higher than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town
The share of adults 25 and older in Chamberlayne who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 50%. Among 253 Virginia towns, just 2 have a lower share of children under 18 than Chamberlayne. Children under 18 are 8% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 29% of residents (17% statewide).
| Chamberlayne | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 7.6% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 54.6 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| 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 people working in Chamberlayne commute elsewhere
Chamberlayne has 398 jobs for its 2,520 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Among 253 Virginia towns, just 7 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Chamberlayne. Employers in Chamberlayne added 135 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 398. Its mean commuting time comes in at 23 minutes. The top destinations are Richmond (24%), Mechanicsville (5%) and Innsbrook (4%).
| 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
Chamberlayne stands out in Virginia and nationally, with more of its adults who had a checkup this year
Among adults in Chamberlayne, 44% have high blood pressure. CDC measures, 32 in all: Chamberlayne beats Virginia on 8 and trails on 4. In Chamberlayne, 11% of adults binge drink, and 16% have diabetes.
| 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
Open space protected for good: 17.7% of Chamberlayne
Across 2 parks and preserves: 1.7 miles of trail. Three Lakes Park, at 117 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Chamberlayne’s trail density stands at 0.5 miles per square mile.
| 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
In Chamberlayne, the peak summer temperature is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For cost of living, Chamberlayne earns a B
In Chamberlayne, 95% of households are owner-occupiers. Zillow values the typical Chamberlayne home at about $370,000, up 1.6% in a year, 10% below the Virginia typical home. Also worth knowing: its midpoint rent is $1,212 a month.
| 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.