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The median home value in Fairfax County, VA is $768,424 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.15% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$768,424
Year-over-Year
+0.15%
National Rank
#52 of 3071
Fairfax County ranks 5th out of 133 counties in VA by median home price, and is +227.9% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within VA, the typical county has a median home value of $312,612, making Fairfax County +145.8% above the VA state median.
Households here earn a median of $153,637 a year against a typical home value of $768,424 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.0×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 83% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Fairfax County recorded a violent crime rate of 193 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,430 per 100,000.
Based on 5 reporting cities covering 236,942 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Fairfax County is $768,424. That's up 0.15% from a year earlier. That is about 227.9% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Fairfax County the 5th most expensive of 133 counties in Virginia.
Median household income here is $153,637, so a typical home costs about 5.0× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Fairfax County recorded 193 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 236,942 residents across 5 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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