City of Falls Church
Fast Facts:
- The City of Falls Church was home to 14,685 people and had 7,097 housing units in 2023. Since 2010, the City of Falls Church has added an average of 200 people and 100 housing units per year.
- Fifty percent of households were renters and 39 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
- Falls Church exceeded the annual production target of 130 units, with 464 new units built in 2024. Cumulatively, Falls Church has produced at least 1,388 units since 2019, exceeding its 6-year target of 780.
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.
