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Virginia Jurisdictions
Fast Facts:
- Virginia jurisdictions in the HIT were home to 3,563,962 people and had 1,410,861 housing units in 2024. Since 2010, these jurisdictions added an average of 35,500 people and 13,500 housing units per year.
- Thirty-five percent of households were renters and 47 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
- Virginia jurisdictions participating in the HIT survey built 10,577 units in 2025; an estimated 12,463 units are needed annually to meet future housing demand. Cumulatively, these jurisdictions produced at least 67,763 units since 2020.
- Virginia jurisdictions in the HIT include Arlington, Chesterfield, Fairfax, Henrico, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the cities of Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Richmond. All jurisdictions except Chesterfield and Henrico share housing outcome data for the HIT.
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 Alexandria
- Adopted: Arlington County
- Adopted: City of Fairfax
- Adopted: Loudoun County
- Adopted: The City of Richmond
Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Adopted: City of Alexandria
- Adopted: Arlington County
- Adopted: Fairfax County
- Adopted: City of Falls Church
- Adopted: City of Manassas
Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- Adopted: City of Alexandria
- Adopted: Arlington County
- Adopted: Fairfax County
- Adopted: City of Falls Church
Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Adopted: City of Alexandria
- Adopted: Arlington County
- Adopted: Fairfax County
- Adopted: The City of Richmond
Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Adopted: City of Alexandria
- Adopted: Fairfax County
- Adopted: Loudoun County
- Adopted: City of Manassas
- Adopted: Prince William County
- Adopted: The City of Richmond
Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
- Adopted: City of Alexandria
- Adopted: Arlington County
- Adopted: Fairfax County
- Adopted: Loudoun County
- Adopted: Prince William County
- Adopted: The City of Richmond
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.
Participating Jurisdictions
Local jurisdictions submitted data to enable the region to track housing production, preservation, and rental affordability.
City of Alexandria
- Population: 159,102
- Housing units: 81,539
- Percent of Households that rent: 58%
- Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 45%
- Average growth per year: 1,300 people | 600 housing units
- New units built in 2025: 570
2025 Housing Outcomes
- Adopted: Right of First Refusal
- Adopted: Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Adopted: Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- Adopted: Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
Arlington County
- Population: 239,807
- Housing units: 124,873
- Percent of Households that rent: 59%
- Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 40%
- Average growth per year: 2,300 people | 1,400 housing units
- New units built in 2025: 724
2025 Housing Outcomes
- Adopted: Right of First Refusal
- Adopted: Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Adopted: Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- Adopted: Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Not adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
Fairfax County
- Population: 1,160,925
- Housing units: 433,456
- Percent of Households that rent: 31%
- Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 46%
- Average growth per year: 5,600 people | 1,800 housing units
- New units built in 2025: 3,336
2025 Housing Outcomes
- In progress: Right of First Refusal
- Adopted: Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Adopted: Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- Adopted: Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
City of Fairfax
- Population: 26,340
- Housing units: 9,308
- Percent of Households that rent: 30%
- Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 51%
- New units built in 2025: 127
2025 Housing Outcomes
- Adopted: Right of First Refusal
- Not adopted: Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Not adopted: Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- Not adopted: Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Not adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Not adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
City of Falls Church
- Population: 15,034
- Housing units: 7,093
- Percent of Households that rent: 47%
- Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 43%
- Average growth per year: 200 people | 100 housing units
- New units built in 2025: 643
2025 Housing Outcomes
- Not adopted: Right of First Refusal
- Adopted: Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Adopted: Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- In progress: Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Not adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Not adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
Loudoun County
- Population: 443,380
- Housing units: 150,833
- Percent of Households that rent: 22%
- Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 44%
- Average growth per year: 9,200 people | 2,900 housing units
- New units built in 2025: 2,428
2025 Housing Outcomes
- Adopted: Right of First Refusal
- Not adopted: Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Not adopted: Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- Not adopted: Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
City of Manassas
- Population: 43,616
- Housing units: 14,621
- Percent of Households that rent: 29%
- Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 52%
- Average growth per year: 400 people | 100 housing units
- New units built in 2025: 78
2025 Housing Outcomes
- Not adopted: Right of First Refusal
- Adopted: Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Not adopted: Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- Not adopted: Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Not adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
Prince William County
- Population: 497,003
- Housing units: 164,814
- Percent of Households that rent: 26%
- Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 51%
- Average growth per year: 6,700 people | 1,900 housing units
- New units built in 2025: 2,589
2025 Housing Outcomes
- Not adopted: Right of First Refusal
- Not adopted: Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Not adopted: Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- In progress: Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
City of Manassas Park
- Population: 16,611
- Housing units: 5,726
- Percent of Households that rent: 34%
- Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 50%
- Average growth per year: 200 people | 100 housing units
- New units built in 2025: 82
2025 Housing Outcomes
- Not adopted: Right of First Refusal
- Not adopted: Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Not adopted: Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- Not adopted: Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Not adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Not adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
Chesterfield County
- Population: 389,793
- Housing units: 151,859
- Percent of Households that rent: 23%
- Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 52%
- Average growth per year: 5,200 people | 2,100 housing units
Henrico County
- Population: 338,696
- Housing units: 149,221
- Percent of Households that rent: 36%
- Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 52%
- Average growth per year: 2,200 people | 1,200 housing units
The City of Richmond
- Population: 233,655
- Housing units: 117,518
- Percent of Households that rent: 56%
- Percent of renters with unaffordable housing costs: 52%
- Average growth per year: 2,100 people | 1,400 housing units
2025 Housing Outcomes
- Adopted: Right of First Refusal
- Not adopted: Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- In progress: Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- Adopted: Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Adopted: Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing