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Typical Cost of a House in Fairfax city, Virginia

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The median home value in Fairfax city is $722,600, measured over 2020–2024. That is 88.3% above the Virginia median of $383,700. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.

Median home value

$722,600

2020–2024, give or take $27,332

Against Virginia

+88.3%

AboveVirginia $383,700

Against the U.S.

+117.2%

AboveU.S. $332,700

Monthly housing costs in Fairfax city

What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent, compared with Virginia as a whole.

Owning with a mortgage

$3,193a month

+50.1%Virginia $2,127

Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.

Renting

$2,245a month

+42.2%Virginia $1,579

Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.

Where Fairfax city sits among Virginia's counties

Each tick is one county's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median. Fairfax city is the 6th highest of 133.

Across 133 counties in Virginia the median home value ranged from $83,500 to $1,055,600. The typical band runs from $184,100 to $360,900, with a median of $258,600. Fairfax city is at $722,600.

What this figure is

It is not a sale price. The Census Bureau asks homeowners what they think their home would sell for, and this is the middle answer for owner-occupied homes in Fairfax city. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, so the price of a particular house on the market can be far from it.

The figure describes the whole of 2020–2024, not a single year, and it is not adjusted for price changes since then. The smaller a county, the fewer households the survey reaches and the less exact its estimate: here the true value is very likely within $27,332 of the one shown.

Common questions

How much does a house cost in Fairfax city, Virginia?

The median home value in Fairfax city, Virginia is $722,600, from Census Bureau survey data for 2020–2024. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that and half below.

What is the average home price in Fairfax city, Virginia?

The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $722,600 for 2020–2024. It is what owners estimate their homes would sell for, not a record of recent sale prices.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Fairfax city, Virginia?

Homeowners with a mortgage in Fairfax city, Virginia pay a median of $3,193 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.

What is the average rent in Fairfax city, Virginia?

Median gross rent in Fairfax city, Virginia is $2,245 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.

Are homes in Fairfax city, Virginia expensive compared with other places?

Fairfax city has the 6th highest median home value of the 133 counties in Virginia with a published figure, 88.3% above the Virginia median of $383,700.

Source

U.S. Census Bureau

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024, tables B25077, B25064 and B25088. Retrieved on October 6, 2026.

About the American Community Survey

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.

Other counties in Virginia

The percentage compares each county with the Virginia median.