Loudoun County
Fast Facts:
- Loudoun County was home to 443,380 people and had 150,833 housing units in 2024. Since 2010, Loudoun County has added an average of 9,200 people and 2,900 housing units per year.
- Twenty-two percent of households were renters and 44 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
- Loudoun did not meet the annual production target of 2,513 units, with 2,428 new units built in 2025. Cumulatively, Loudoun has produced at least 17,338 units since 2019, short of its 7-year target of 17,591.
- Loudoun County has not adopted the 2030 COG housing targets but has established a goal to add 8,200 new units affordable below 100% of AMI by 2040 under the County's Unmet Housing Needs Strategic Plan.
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: Loudoun County
Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Not adopted: Loudoun County
Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- Not adopted: Loudoun County
Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Not adopted: Loudoun County
Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Adopted: Loudoun County
Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
- Adopted: Loudoun County
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.
