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Virginia›Chesterfield County

EnonVA

A town of 4,137.

1 bordering townMap →
Shirley · Photo: P. Hughes · CC BY 4.0
Photo of Enon

Enon, VA · Shirley · Photo: P. Hughes · CC BY 4.0

Is Enon a good place to live?

Enon is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, ranked 154th of 249 in Virginia, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $76K. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $254K, 2.9 years of the Richmond metro’s $87K median household income. Enon has 11 places on the National Register. On the outdoors, just 12 of Virginia’s 372 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns.

What makes Enon stand out

Where Enon beats most towns.

A growing town

Enon has grown 18% from 2010 to 2020

3,466 counted in 2010 and 4,075 in 2020.

3,4662010
4,0752020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Enon grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Enon is from typical.

How grading works
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Hollywood Cemetery and 45 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Enon. Close and well known come first.

All 61 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Hollywood Cemetery: Andrew Bain, Public domain · Kings Dominion: Erechtheus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colonial Williamsburg: Humberto Moreno, CC BY 2.0 · Busch Gardens Williamsburg: Cjh1452000, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Henricus: Morgan Riley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White House of the Confederacy: AlbertHerring, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Enon: who provides what

Enon is unincorporated, so Chesterfield County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerDominion Energy15.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterChesterfield Co Central Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesChesterfield CountyChesterfield County provides services here
SchoolsChesterfield County Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Virginia you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 11 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereChesterfield General RegistrarChesterfield County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2020
ZIP code2383623836 100%Census 2020

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 Enon.

Enon has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to Richmond and beyond.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−

Most working residents commute out of Enon

Enon has 475 jobs for its 1,880 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 2,180 in 2013 to 475.

The share of working residents in Enon who work locally is 1.6%, where Virginia’s towns sit at 5% and U.S. towns at 8%. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Enon dropped by 1,705, to 475. The top destinations are Richmond (15%), Hopewell (4%) and Chester (3%). Half of commuters travel less than 16 miles.

2%work in town
EnonVirginia townsU.S. towns
Median household income$76,000$102,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town1.6%5%8%
Work from home13%18%11%
Below the poverty line6.7%7.7%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Enon2%
Richmond15%
Hopewell4%
Chester3%
Petersburg2%
16 mi
median commute distance
475
jobs based in Enon
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

SchoolsB

On state tests, Enon’s schools beat 58% of Virginia districts

The Chesterfield County Public Schools runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enon’s only public school teaches 691 students.

58%of VA districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Enon ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5691B−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−

Enon has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

In Enon, the FEMA hazard score is 23 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 62% come from inland flooding and 11% from hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.

23risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
23Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Enon brings mild winters and hot summers

Its midsummer high comes in at 90°F.

4″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter31–51°
Spring47–70°
Summer67–88°
Fall50–71°
Nov 6
typical first frost
Mar 31
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthB

Enon earns a B for health

Enon: 14% of adults binge drink. The share of adults in Enon who report frequent mental distress is 18%, above both Virginia’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (17%).

62%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
EnonVirginia townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)37%34%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)18%16%17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)14%14%16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)36%33%35%
32 measures vs. Virginia
1 better31 too close to call0 worse
What stands outEnonVA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.3%11.1%
John Randolph Medical Center
2.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
44th
percentile among VA towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

HousingCost of living grade C+

Homes in Enon sell for about $343K

At 2.9 years of the Richmond metro’s $87K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 93% of Virginia towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living.

Enon’s typical rent stands at $1,770 a month. 69% of households live in a home they own here.

$343Kmedian sale price
EnonVirginia townsU.S. towns
Median rent$1,770 a month$1,760 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home69%68%73%
4
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Enon

15pages on Enon
After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Enon

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Enon for work

Where Enon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Richmond Richmond 15% 4% → Hopewell Hopewell 4% 3% → Chester Chester 3% 2% → Petersburg Petersburg 2% 2% → Colonial Heights Colonial Heights 2% 2% → Mechanicsville Mechanicsville 2% Enon · 2% stay
475jobs based in Enon
2%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Enon

Census-designated place in Virginia, US

Enon is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the eastern point of Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States, just east of Chester. The population as of the 2020 census was 4,075.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
4.3 sq mi

Enon’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Enon.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownVA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Enon#154BC+—BB
Hopewell#242D−B+C−DD−

Enon reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Enon with a neighbor →

Questions about Enon

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Enon, VA a good place to live?

By most measures, yes. Enon grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #154 of 249 in Virginia. It grades B for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.

Is Enon, VA expensive?

The typical home is worth about $254,000, 38% below the Virginia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.