Fairfax, Virginia · 22030, 22031, 22032 and 22033, outside the City of Fairfax
Half sold above asking. One in seven on a VA loan.
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Updated October 2, 2026Bright MLS, closed January 1 to October 2, 20261
Quick answer
The median single-family home with a Fairfax address sold for $985,000 in 2026, went under contract in five days, and more than half sold for more than the seller asked.
What a house actually costs in Fairfax this year, how buyers pay, what it rents for, which of four high schools it feeds, and how long the drive is. Every number below is from Bright MLS closed sales, pulled on October 2, 2026, not from a listing site's estimate.
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Six numbers that describe Fairfax.
★ Closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 20261
"Fairfax" on this page means a Fairfax mailing address in Fairfax County: zips 22030, 22031, 22032 and 22033 around the independent City of Fairfax, which is its own jurisdiction with its own tax rate and is not in these numbers. The city has its own page. Single-family means a detached house with at least three bedrooms and two full baths; townhouse means end-of-row and interior-row homes; condos are not included. Source: Bright MLS, closed sales January 1 to October 2, 2026, pulled by Ahmed Makkiyah on October 2, 2026.
Why people choose Fairfax
Schools, a commute and a price that still works.
Many sales on VA and conventional loans; Woodson, Oakton or Robinson for under $1 million; townhomes in Fair Lakes and Merrifield; and a 5.4% gross rental yield on those same townhomes.
Buyers choose Fairfax over Vienna for about $470,000 less at the median and a bigger lot for the money, and over Centreville and Chantilly for a shorter drive and the Orange Line. They choose it over the City of Fairfax for the county schools and services on their own street. The next step up is usually Vienna or Oakton, and a 1960s house here can sell above asking in a week.
Prices
What the $985,000 median buys, and what the range looks like.
Fairfax's cheapest single-family sale of 2026 was $450,000 and its most expensive $2,649,941, and the middle is a crowded band: 340 of the 448 houses sold between $800,000 and $1.5 million.
The typical Fairfax house is a 1960s to 1980s split-level or colonial on a quarter to half acre: Kings Park and Kings Park West in 22032, Mantua in 22031, Fairfax Villa in 22030, Greenbriar's Levitt ramblers in 22033. Updated, it sells at $950,000 to $1.2 million, usually to a buyer who has been outbid twice already. Original, it sells under $900,000, and that is where the cash sales are. Above $1.5 million (52 sales) is the newer stock: Shirley Gate Park, Hampton Chase, Fairfax Farms and the rebuilds in Mantua.
Townhomes are a big market here too: 313 sold at a median of $735,000, from $400,000 (the lowest sale) to $1,465,000 (the highest). Fair Lakes and Fair Ridge in 22033 had 122 of them; Mosaic and MetroWest in 22031 had 89. They took a median 6 days to go under contract and 55% sold above asking.
By zip: 183 houses sold in 22032, 101 in 22033, 100 in 22030 and 64 in 22031. At a median $451 per square foot for houses, Fairfax prices match the county ($457 in September) and run about $90 a foot under Vienna, next door on the Orange Line.
Median single-family sale price, 20262
McLean $2,300,000; Great Falls $1,885,000; City of Falls Church (independent city) $1,685,000; Vienna $1,453,000; Oakton $1,420,000; Arlington County, all zips, $1,406,000; City of Alexandria (independent city) $1,350,000; Fairfax Station $1,245,000; Reston $1,120,000; Clifton $1,100,000; Falls Church addresses in Fairfax County $1,055,000; Fairfax addresses in Fairfax County $985,000; Fairfax County in September $950,000; Lorton $930,000; Annandale $925,000; Burke $925,000; Chantilly addresses in Fairfax County $923,650; Centreville $904,500; Alexandria addresses in Fairfax County $885,000; Herndon $879,000; Springfield $828,857; City of Fairfax (independent city) $820,000.
Bright MLS closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026 (City of Alexandria to October 3), except the Fairfax County row (September 2026 alone). The town rows are filtered to 3+ bedrooms and 2+ full baths and leave out homes legally owned as condos (including condo-style townhouses); the Fairfax County row has no size filter. Fairfax, Alexandria and Falls Church mean the Fairfax County addresses, not the independent cities, and Chantilly means its Fairfax County side. Arlington County, the neighbor to the east, is one row for the whole county (pulled October 3, same filters). The Cities of Fairfax, Falls Church and Alexandria are independent cities next to the county, shown under their own names. Oak Hill (20 sales) and Dunn Loring (12) are too small to chart.
Townhouse view: each place's median townhouse sale price and number of townhouse sales (end-of-row and interior-row townhouses, condo-owned homes left out), from the same Bright MLS searches as each place's own page, closed January 1 to October 2, 2026 (Arlington County and the City of Alexandria to October 3). A gray bar means fewer than 10 townhouses sold, too few to give a median. The Fairfax County, September row is left out of this view: there is no townhouse figure for that month alone.
| Measure | Single-family | Townhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 448 | 313 |
| Median sold price | $985,000 | $735,000 |
| Average sold price | $1,091,514 | $768,228 |
| Median price per square foot | $451 | $439 |
| Median days to contract | 5 | 6 |
| Median sale price as a share of the asking price (sold-to-list) | 100.6% | 100.6% |
| Sold above asking | 239 (53.3%) | 172 (55.0%) |
| Under contract within 7 days | 62.3% | 65.2% |
| Lowest sale | $450,000 | $400,000 |
| Highest sale | $2,649,941 | $1,465,000 |
| Total dollar volume | $489.0M | $240.5M |
Fairfax home prices since 2019
Median- 2019: $685,000 median, 605 sales
- 2020: $727,500 median, 646 sales
- 2021: $800,000 median, 691 sales
- 2022: $870,000 median, 536 sales
- 2023: $880,000 median, 448 sales
- 2024: $950,000 median, 474 sales
- 2025: $974,900 median, 445 sales
- 2026: $985,000 median, 448 sales
Median sale price of Fairfax (Fairfax County part) single-family homes (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths), January 1 to September 30 each year, 2019 to 2026. Source: Bright MLS closed sales pulled by Ahmed Makkiyah, October 2026. Single-family homes and townhouses only; no condos.
- 2019: $505,000 median, 440 sales
- 2020: $545,000 median, 446 sales
- 2021: $585,000 median, 542 sales
- 2022: $632,000 median, 410 sales
- 2023: $652,000 median, 297 sales
- 2024: $721,000 median, 298 sales
- 2025: $730,000 median, 324 sales
- 2026: $735,000 median, 313 sales
Median sale price of Fairfax (Fairfax County part) townhouses (end-of-row and interior-row, not condo-owned), January 1 to September 30 each year, 2019 to 2026. Source: Bright MLS closed sales pulled by Ahmed Makkiyah, October 2026. Single-family homes and townhouses only; no condos.
Lowest and highest sales, 2026
A guide, not a price tag. The median is the middle sale: half the homes sold for more and half for less. It gives you a feel for prices here, not the price of any one home, and you'll always find homes above and below it, like the lowest and highest sales below.
Fairfax (Fairfax County part) closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026 (Bright MLS). Single-family means 3+ bedrooms and 2+ full baths; condo-owned homes, including townhouses sold as condominiums, are not counted.
- LowestCheapest single-family house$450,000lowest of 448 single-family sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026
- HighestHighest single-family house$2,649,941highest of 448 single-family sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026
- LowestCheapest townhouse$400,000lowest of 313 townhouse sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026
- HighestHighest townhouse$1,465,000highest of 313 townhouse sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026
What can you afford in Fairfax? Start from the monthly payment you can live with, not the price. The calculator adds Fairfax County tax, insurance and HOA for you, and there is no town tax to add on these addresses.
Follow the money
Fairfax is a financed market. Only one buyer in seven paid cash.
In 2026, 67 of 448 single-family sales (15%) closed without a mortgage, against 36% of buyers in McLean and 23% in Vienna. Fairfax houses are bought with loans.
Share of single-family sales paid in cash, by price range, 2026
Under $800,000 27% (15 of 56); $800,000 to $1 million 13% (23 of 174); $1 to $1.5 million 13% (21 of 166); $1.5 to $2 million 16% (7 of 44); over $2 million 13% (1 of 8).
Cash is at the bottom, in the original houses under $800,000. Through the middle of the market, from $800,000 to $2 million, it is a steady one in eight. Only 8 houses sold above $2 million. Here a sale at exactly a row's top price, like $1,500,000, counts in that row; the price chart above counts it in the next row up.
How 448 single-family purchases were paid for, 2026
448 sales: cash 67 · conventional 298 · VA 65 · FHA and other 18
Cash buyers paid less: a median of $940,000 against $995,000 financed, and went under contract in a median 5 days against 6. The bigger story is the VA loan. 65 of 448 house buyers, one in seven, used one, about three times the share in McLean (4%) or Vienna (5%), and twice the share in Great Falls (7%). Fairfax sits between the Pentagon, Fort Belvoir and the federal campuses along I-66, and its sellers see VA offers every week.
What that means if you need a loan: you are competing with other financed buyers, so the loan is not what loses the house. Speed and price are. In 2026, 239 Fairfax houses sold above asking and six in ten went under contract within a week. Ahmed's rule: a full pre-approval, an escalation cap decided before the open house, and an appraisal gap you can actually cover. A VA loan is a strong offer here when it comes with the same discipline.
Townhomes: 45 of 313 sales were cash (14%), and those buyers spent $35.9 million of $240.5 million (15%). The cash median was $753,000 against $731,250 financed; above $835,000, 19% of townhomes sold for cash. Mixed cash-and-loan deals were counted as financed, so the true cash share is slightly higher.
The interesting facts
Half sold over asking, with three times McLean's share of VA loans.
Four things in the 2026 numbers that are true of Fairfax and not of McLean, Great Falls or Vienna.
Competition. A median sold-to-list of 100.6% means the typical Fairfax house sold for more than its asking price, not at it. McLean's median was 99%. The houses that sit unsold are the ones priced at Vienna levels.
How buyers pay. Mostly with loans, which is why cash is low and VA is high, and why Fairfax prices track paychecks more than portfolios. That makes it steadier than the markets at the top of the chart.
Rentals. A Fairfax house rents for a median of $4,000 a month, $800 less than Vienna and $2,000 less than McLean, and 407 townhomes leased this year. With GMU, Fair Oaks and the Mosaic District inside the four zips, the renters never run out.
Rent or buy
Right at the line where buying starts to win.
A single-family home rents for a median of $4,000 a month and sells for $985,000, a price-to-rent ratio of 20.5; a townhome rents for $3,300 and sells for $735,000, a ratio of 18.6.1
| Measure | Single-family | Townhome |
|---|---|---|
| Homes rented | 142 | 407 |
| Median monthly rent | $4,000 | $3,300 |
| Average monthly rent | $4,175 | $3,359 |
| Median rent per square foot | $2.00 | $2.03 |
| Median days to lease | 18 | 15 |
| Rent range, lowest to highest lease | $3,000 to $6,500 | $2,200 to $5,100 |
Gross yield is before the mortgage, tax, insurance, HOA and upkeep. At a ratio near 20, anyone staying five years or more in a Fairfax house can expect buying to beat renting, and a townhome at 18.6 gets there sooner.
Own in Fairfax already? Half the houses here sold over asking this year, so last year's assessment is probably behind. Ahmed runs a real comparative analysis against the 448 sales on this page, not a website estimate.
The houses
Four zips around a city, four kinds of house.
The Fairfax mailing address wraps around the independent City of Fairfax on every side, and each of its four zips is a different market with a different high school.
22032, Kings Park and Kings Park West. The biggest market, 183 house sales: Kings Park's 1960s split-levels and colonials, Kings Park West (built 1967 to 1986) with townhome clusters, Middleridge, Country Club View and Olde Creek. Robinson Secondary is the school, Burke Lake the park, and civic associations, not HOAs, run most of it.
22031, Mantua and Merrifield. Mantua's 1960s and 1970s colonials on half-acre lots with a community pool and the Woodson pyramid (Woodson High and the schools that feed it); Fairhill's 1950s ramblers; and the new townhomes and condos at the Mosaic District and MetroWest, a short walk from the Orange Line.
22030, Fairfax Villa and the Braddock side. 1960s Fairfax Villa, the Random Hills condos, and the large newer houses at Shirley Gate Park and Hampton Chase near GMU, where most of the $1.5 million to $2.6 million sales are.
22033, Greenbriar, Fair Lakes and Penderbrook. Greenbriar is about 2,000 Levitt houses from the 1960s with no HOA. Fair Lakes was farmland until the 1980s and is now townhomes, colonials and condos, 122 of this year's townhouse sales. Penderbrook is 1,776 homes around a public golf course with a master HOA; Fairfax Farms is half-acre lots with no HOA.
What to check. First, that the address is in the county and not the City of Fairfax, which has a different tax rate and services. Then radon, 1960s electrical panels and galvanized pipe in the originals, and in any HOA community the resale packet: under Virginia's Property Owners' Association Act you have three days after receiving it to cancel.
Schools
Woodson, Oakton, Chantilly or Robinson, and the street decides.
Fairfax addresses feed four main pyramids: Carter G. Woodson High (US News #7 in Virginia), Oakton (#8), Chantilly (#18) and Robinson Secondary (#21), with Fairfax High and Falls Church High taking some streets.3
Carter G. Woodson High School
Niche #8 in Fairfax County, US News #7 in Virginia. Renamed from W.T. Woodson in 2024. Serves Mantua, Fairfax Villa and much of 22031 and 22030 through Frost Middle.
Oakton High School
Niche #4 in the county, US News #8 in Virginia. Serves Penderbrook, Fairfax Farms and the MetroWest side of 22031.
Chantilly High School
Niche #7 in the county, US News #18. Serves Greenbriar and part of Fair Lakes; home of a Governor's STEM Academy. Skyview High will take 333 of its students in 2027-28.
Robinson Secondary School
Grades 7 to 12, about 3,900 students, IB. Niche #13 in the county, US News #21. Serves Kings Park West and most of 22032.
ICNV, ADAMS Sully and Mustafa Center
The Islamic Center of Northern Virginia is on Shirley Gate Road in 22030. ADAMS Center's Sully branch in Chantilly is closest to Fair Lakes, and Mustafa Center in Annandale to Kings Park.
George Mason University
Virginia's largest public university, about 39,600 students, on the 22030 side, with EagleBank Arena for concerts and games. Its students are a big share of the rental market.
Fairfax High (owned by the City of Fairfax, run by FCPS) serves parts of 22030 and the Fair Lakes side of 22033, and Falls Church High serves Merrifield near Mosaic. FCPS says its January 2026 boundary review did not change the secondary-school lines in these pyramids, and new elementary studies for the Merrifield area run into 2027. A listing's school claim is not a guarantee. Check the exact address at the FCPS Boundary Locator, and ask Ahmed to pull the assigned schools from the MLS record.
Commute
The Orange Line, or I-66 with a toll.
Vienna/Fairfax-GMU station at Nutley Street is the train, 66 Express is the drive, and from Kings Park the VRE at Burke Centre is the quiet third option.
| To | Drive | Transit | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown DC (Metro Center) | 40 to 60 min | 29 min | I-66, 35 to 45 minutes in the express lanes; Orange Line from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU |
| Pentagon | 35 to 50 min | — | I-66 to Route 110, or Route 50 |
| Tysons | 20 to 30 min | — | Route 123 or Gallows Road |
| Reston Town Center | 25 to 35 min | — | Route 50 to the Fairfax County Parkway |
| Dulles Airport | 30 to 40 min | — | Route 50 or I-66 to Route 28 |
| Union Station, from 22032 | — | 51 min | VRE Manassas Line from Burke Centre, 1,516 free spaces |
Vienna/Fairfax-GMU station has about 5,200 parking spaces at roughly $5 a day5, and the Flats at MetroWest are a five-minute walk. Fairfax Connector routes 621 to 623 run from the station to the Government Center, Fair Lakes and Penderbrook; Metrobus F60 and F61 replaced the old 1 and 2 routes on Route 50 in 2025. On 66 Express, carpools of three ride free with an E-ZPass Flex; everyone else pays a toll that moves with traffic. From Fair Lakes add 10 to 15 minutes to DC and subtract 10 to Dulles. Ahmed will do the 7:45 drive with you before you offer.
Daily life
Mosaic, Fair Oaks, Burke Lake, and the halal butchers on Route 29.
Shopping. The Mosaic District in Merrifield is the walkable one: Target, MOM's Organic Market, the Angelika cinema and a street of restaurants. Fair Oaks Mall anchors 22033, with a Fresh World grocery and Sky Zone coming into the old Sears; Fair Lakes has the Whole Foods, the Walmart and the Promenade. Fairfax Corner is the dinner-and-a-movie block.
Outdoors. Burke Lake Park's 4.7-mile loop, golf, mini train and marina sit on the 22032 edge. The Cross County Trail runs along Accotink Creek through Eakin Park from Pickett Road to Wakefield Park. Lake Accotink is being studied as a smaller lake with wetlands, with a decision expected late 2026.
Halal and Middle Eastern. Halal Bazar and Fairfax Halal & Meat on Lee Highway (Route 29) are the Afghan and Middle Eastern butchers; Halalway on Jermantown Road has been there since 2004; H Mart on Fairfax Boulevard has a halal meat counter. Erbil Kabob on Old Pickett Road is the Iraqi kitchen, and Saba on Pickett Road does Yemeni mandi.
Hospitals and airports. Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is in 22033; Inova Fairfax, Northern Virginia's only Level I trauma center, is 10 minutes from 22031. Dulles is 30 to 40 minutes, Reagan National about 35 to 45.
Taxes.4 These addresses are unincorporated Fairfax County, so there is no town tax: the 2026 rate is $1.12 per $100 of assessed value plus $0.0335 in county fees, about $1.15 all in, roughly $11,400 a year on a $985,000 house. Some streets add a leaf-collection or refuse fee. The City of Fairfax, in the middle, charges $1.0725 and runs its own services, so check which side of the line a listing is on. The car tax is $4.57 per $100 of each vehicle's value.
How Fairfax rates
How Fairfax rates: quiet, walkable, transit and more, from 0 to 10.
Each score ranks Fairfax among the 46 towns in this guide: 10 is the top of the list, 0 the bottom. It is not a national score. The real number and its source sit under each one.
88% of the land is under 50 dB of 24-hour road, rail and plane noise; 5% is at 60 dB or more. Check your street’s noise
US DOT National Transportation Noise Map, 2020 (road, rail and aviation)
11.8 of 20 on the EPA walkability index; 88 everyday shops and pharmacies mapped.
EPA National Walkability Index, version 3.0 (2021)
12 bus stops within half a mile of the average home; 20% of people live within 1 mile of a Metro or VRE station (inside the town: Vienna/Fairfax–GMU).
OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026, plus Fairfax Connector, Loudoun County Transit and OmniRide schedules; homes = 2020 Census neighborhoods (block groups)
65.3 miles of bike lanes and bike trails (1.8 per square mile); 11 Capital Bikeshare stations.
OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026; Capital Bikeshare station feed
47 restaurants, bars, music venues, theaters and cinemas within 1 mile of the average home (331 inside the town).
Overture Maps places, October 2026 release (open places only); homes = 2020 Census neighborhoods (block groups)
11 grocery stores, pharmacies, hardware and everyday shops within 1 mile of the average home; 84% of people live within 1 mile of a grocery store.
Overture Maps places, October 2026 release (open places only); homes = 2020 Census neighborhoods (block groups)
93% of people live within half a mile of a park; 1,682 acres of parks and nature preserves, 7% of the land.
OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026
The area is ZIP codes 22030, 22031, 22032 and 22033 as the Census Bureau maps them, leaving out the City of Fairfax (35.38 square miles). We rate places, never people, so there is no school, safety or “who lives here” score. Map counts are what the sources have mapped and can miss a place. Scored October 22, 2026; updated every six months.
Around Fairfax
Around Fairfax, by the numbers: what is inside the 35.38 square miles.
Real counts instead of star ratings. Each tile names its source and date, so you can check it.
Walking
11.8 of 20
The EPA rates Fairfax above average to walk: the average of its 75 Census block groups, weighted by the 147,084 people who live in them.
EPA National Walkability Index (1 = least walkable, 20 = most), version 3.0, 2021
Bus and Metro
248 bus stops
21 Fairfax Connector routes stop inside Fairfax, numbers 306, 402, 462, 467, 495, 605, 610, 615, 625, 630, 651, 652, 660, 662, 663, 670, 671, 672, 698, 699 and 835. Metro station inside: Vienna/Fairfax–GMU.
Fairfax Connector schedule (GTFS), valid Jun 27, 2026 to Sep 30, 2028, Metro stations from OpenStreetMap
Groceries
10 grocery stores
Wegmans, Giant, Harris Teeter, Safeway, Whole Foods Market and others.
OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026
Restaurants and cafes
173 restaurants + 25 cafes
Including Alta Strada, Applebee's, Ariake Japanese Restaurant, Arigato Sushi, Aroma Restaurant Bar & Banquet and others.
OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026
Parks and trails
186.0 miles of trails and paths
129 playgrounds and 84 parks, such as Armistead Park, Ashford East Park, Brentwood Park, Briarwood Park and others. Sidewalks are not counted in the miles.
OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026
Schools
31 schools
Carter G. Woodson High School, Chantilly High School, Frost Middle School, Jackson Middle School, Bonnie Brae Elementary School, Eagle View Elementary School and others.
OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026
The area is ZIP codes 22030, 22031, 22032 and 22033 as the Census Bureau maps them, leaving out the City of Fairfax (35.38 square miles), so places just outside it are not counted. Map counts are what OpenStreetMap volunteers have mapped and can miss a place. Pulled October 21, 2026.
Where to eat
Best restaurants in Fairfax, VA: Ahmed's list (2026)
"Ahmed, where do you go to eat?" The Fairfax list.
Updated
The top five within about fifteen minutes of Fairfax Circle in each cuisine, the one doing best at the top, and halal marked.7
Also worth knowing: Charcoal Chicken in Chantilly (Pakistani, fully halal), Jaipur Royal at Fairfax Circle and Bollywood Bistro on Chain Bridge Road for Indian, SimSim on Main Street (Palestinian, halal, new in 2026), and Ciao Osteria in Centreville for a big Italian dinner. Closed in 2025-26, so not listed: Alta Strada and Matchbox at Mosaic, Brio at Fair Oaks Mall, Star Kabob, Shawerma Express. Rankings weigh current reviews across Google, Yelp and OpenTable, the 2026 Washingtonian and Northern Virginia Magazine lists, and whether the place is busy; the halal note comes from Zabihah or the restaurant's own menu. Know one that belongs here? Tell Ahmed.
Questions
What people ask about Fairfax.
How much does a house cost in Fairfax, Virginia in 2026?
The median single-family home (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) with a Fairfax address in Fairfax County sold for $985,000 in 2026 through October 2, across 448 sales in Bright MLS, at $451 per square foot. The median townhouse sold for $735,000 across 313 sales. Houses ran from $450,000 to $2,649,941 and townhomes from $400,000 to $1,465,000 (lowest to highest sale). These numbers exclude the independent City of Fairfax.
What was the cheapest home sold in Fairfax, Virginia in 2026?
Bright MLS closed sales from January 1 to October 2, 2026, single-family houses (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) and townhouses only, no condos:
- Cheapest single-family house: $450,000, the lowest of 448 single-family sales
- Cheapest townhouse: $400,000, the lowest of 313 townhouse sales
- Highest single-family house: $2,649,941, the highest of 448 single-family sales
- Highest townhouse: $1,465,000, the highest of 313 townhouse sales
Want a home near these prices? Ask Ahmed, or call or text 734.383.6945 or 703.957.0060.
Is the median price what a home in Fairfax will cost?
No. The median is the middle sale of 2026, not a set price: half the single-family houses sold for more and half for less. In Fairfax they sold from $450,000 to $2,649,941. Use the median to get a feel for the market, then look at homes on both sides of it.
How competitive is the Fairfax housing market?
Very competitive. In 2026, 53.3% of single-family homes and 55.0% of townhomes sold above the asking price, 62% of houses went under contract within a week, and the median house took 5 days. The median house sold at 100.6% of its list price.
What percentage of Fairfax home buyers pay cash or use a VA loan?
Only about 15% paid cash: 67 of 448 single-family sales in 2026, against 36% in McLean and 23% in Vienna. Another 65 buyers, about one in seven, used a VA loan, three times McLean's share, and 298 used a conventional loan. Cash is highest under $800,000, where 27% of houses sold to cash buyers, mostly original houses bought to rent out or rebuild.
What is rent in Fairfax, Virginia?
In 2026 the median single-family rental (3+ bedrooms) with a Fairfax address in the county leased for $4,000 a month across 142 closed leases in Bright MLS, and the median townhome for $3,300 across 407 leases. House rents ran from $3,000 to $6,500 a month (lowest to highest lease), and houses took a median of 18 days to lease; townhomes took 15.
Is it better to rent or buy in Fairfax?
Fairfax sits right at the line. The price-to-rent ratio is 20.5 for a single-family home ($985,000 against $48,000 a year in rent) and 18.6 for a townhome, with gross rental yields of 4.9% and 5.4%. Anyone staying five years or more can expect buying to beat renting, and sooner in a townhome.
Which high schools serve Fairfax, Virginia?
Fairfax addresses in the county feed four main high schools: Carter G. Woodson (Niche A+, US News #7 in Virginia) for Mantua and much of 22031 and 22030; Oakton (A+, #8) for Penderbrook and Fairfax Farms; Chantilly (A+, #18) for Greenbriar and part of Fair Lakes; and Robinson Secondary (A, #21, IB) for Kings Park West and most of 22032. Fairfax High and Falls Church High take some streets. Check any address at the FCPS Boundary Locator.
How long is the commute from Fairfax to Washington, DC?
About 29 minutes on the Orange Line from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU station to Metro Center; the station has about 5,200 parking spaces at roughly $5 a day. By car it is 40 to 60 minutes at 8 am, or 35 to 45 in the I-66 express lanes. From Kings Park the VRE at Burke Centre reaches Union Station in about 51 minutes.
What is the property tax in Fairfax, Virginia?
Fairfax addresses outside the City of Fairfax are unincorporated Fairfax County, so there is no town tax. The 2026 rate is $1.12 per $100 plus about $0.0335 in county fees, about $1.15 all in, roughly $11,400 a year on a $985,000 house. The independent City of Fairfax charges $1.0725 and runs its own services, so check which side of the line a listing is on.
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Langley, the river, Tysons.
$2.3MMedian house price, 2026
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How Northern Virginia prices moved, county by county.
$950KMedian house price, Northern Virginia, January to September 2026
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