City of Fairfax
Fast Facts:
- The City of Fairfax was home to 26,340 people and had 9,308 housing units in 2024. Since 2010, the City of Fairfax has added an average of 300 people per year.
- Thirty percent of households were renters and 51 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
- The City of Fairfax did not meet the annual production target of 214 units, with 127 new units built in 2025. Cumulatively, the City of Fairfax has produced at least 937 units since 2020, short of its 5-year target of 1,070.
Policy Status
Solving the region's affordable housing crisis requires a portfolio of policies to preserve existing affordable housing, produce more housing, and protect people from discrimination and displacement.
Right of First Refusal
- Adopted: City of Fairfax
Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Not adopted: City of Fairfax
Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- Not adopted: City of Fairfax
Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Not adopted: City of Fairfax
Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Not adopted: City of Fairfax
Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
- Not adopted: City of Fairfax
Housing Outcomes
Local jurisdictions submitted data to enable the region to track housing production, preservation, and rental affordability.
Structural Racism
Discriminatory actions and racist public policies have produced inequitable outcomes for Black, Indigenous, and people of color in the Washington region, including lower incomes and wealth, lower homeownership rates, and higher rates of housing cost burden.
Housing Context
Understanding how household incomes relate to the supply of affordable rental and homeownership units will inform jurisdictions' efforts to meet the current and future housing needs of residents.
