Cost of living in Fairfax, Virginia
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,245 a month.
Fairfax is a city in Virginia. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $132,348 a year.
- People
- 25,026
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,245
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $132,348
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $722,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,438
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fairfax, Virginia has about 25,026 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $722,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Fairfax city is $2,438 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Fairfax. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, prices sit at 108.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Virginia taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.8% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Fairfax's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Virginia home paid 17.55¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Fairfax's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Virginia in the table we use.
Among 343 places we list in Virginia with a rent figure, 77 have higher typical rent than Fairfax.
Nearby places
- George Mason
Typical rent $2,426
Compare with Fairfax - Long Branch
Typical rent $1,229
Compare with Fairfax - Mantua
Typical rent $2,064
Compare with Fairfax - Oakton
Typical rent $2,276
Compare with Fairfax - Kings Park West
Typical rent $2,560
Compare with Fairfax - Fair Oaks
Typical rent $2,275
Compare with Fairfax - Braddock
Typical rent $2,419
Compare with Fairfax - Merrifield
Typical rent $2,368
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Virginia
Bigger places in Virginia
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.