City of Fairfax
Fast Facts:
- The City of Fairfax was home to 25,144 people and had 9,307 housing units in 2023. Since 2010, the City of Fairfax has added an average of 200 people and 47 housing units per year.
- Thirty-one percent of households were renters and 49 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
- City of Fairfax did not meet the annual production target of 214 units, with 39 new units built in 2024. Cumulatively, the City of Fairfax has produced at least 810 units since 2020, short of its 4-year target of 856.
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
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Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
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Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
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Rental Assistance Demonstration
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Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
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Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
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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.
