Best PlacesEnon, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Enon, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Enon ranks 8,682nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Enon
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Enon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Enon ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Enon ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,136 a month, better than only 15% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Enon
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Enon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,441, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Enon's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Enon
Enon's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Enon.
Who works in Enon, and how
Work in Enon centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Enon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Enon.
What the weather is like in Enon, month by month
Enon sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 38° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Enon
Richmond International sits about 12 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.5 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Enon
Schools across Enon average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Enon ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elizabeth Davis MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Thomas Dale HighA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Enon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Enon measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Enon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Enon
Is Enon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Enon ranks 8,682nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, cell coverage, and population health, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Enon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $257,173. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $79,441 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Enon safe?
Enon is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $293 per resident a year.
Compare Enon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Enon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Enon represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Enon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Enon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Enon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Enon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Enon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Enon detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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