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Enon is a small town of 4,137 people in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It's about 16 miles from Richmond, VA. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,137people
$254kTypical home
$1,770/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
244Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,137
- Part of a metro area
- About 960 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Richmond, VA
- 16 mi to Richmond, VA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,599/mo)
- Median rent $1,770/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (94 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,185 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to RIC airport
- 12 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 880 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 129 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chesterfield County: D+9 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk