Best PlacesEnos, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Enos, 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.
Enos ranks 8,059th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Enos
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.
Enos' strengths and weaknesses
Where Enos ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$115,289 median, better than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of towns
Where Enos ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 9% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Enos
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Enos home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $115,289, 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 Enos' effective rate of 1.23%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Enos
Enos'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 Enos.
Who works in Enos, and how
Work in Enos centers on public administration and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Enos
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Enos.
What the weather is like in Enos, month by month
Enos sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 44° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Enos
The nearest airport, Abraham Lincoln Capital, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around Enos
Schools across Enos average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Carlinville Primary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Carlinville Intermediate SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Northwestern Elem SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northwestern Jr High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Carlinville High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Northwestern High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Enos school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Enos 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 Enos against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Enos
Is Enos a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Enos ranks 8,059th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, a stable housing market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on biking and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Enos expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $198,238. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $115,289 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Enos safe?
Enos is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $251 per resident a year.
Compare Enos with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Enos. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Enos 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.
Enos detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Enos: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Enos: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Enos: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Enos: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Enos 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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