Cost of living in Fairfax County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $2,438 a month.
That HUD number covers Fairfax County, Virginia, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $2,111
- 1 bed
- $2,204
- 2 bed
- $2,438
- 3 bed
- $3,107
- 4 bed
- $3,658
This county is in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 108.9 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Centreville · 71,706 people
- Reston · 64,414 people
- McLean · 49,627 people
- Burke · 44,029 people
- Annandale · 41,705 people
- Oakton · 36,528 people
- Fair Oaks · 35,545 people
- West Falls Church · 31,279 people
- Springfield · 31,154 people
- Tysons · 28,936 people
- Herndon · 24,672 people
- Bailey's Crossroads · 24,271 people
- Chantilly · 24,036 people
- McNair · 22,655 people
- West Springfield · 22,532 people
- Woodlawn · 21,194 people
- Rose Hill · 21,066 people
- Lorton · 20,991 people
- Merrifield · 20,698 people
- Lincolnia · 20,320 people
- Franklin Farm · 18,736 people
- Kingstowne · 18,360 people
- Franconia · 18,335 people
- Idylwood · 17,559 people
- Hybla Valley · 17,257 people
- Burke Centre · 17,037 people
- Fort Hunt · 16,700 people
- Vienna · 16,412 people
- Wolf Trap · 15,858 people
- Great Falls · 15,228 people
- Groveton · 13,931 people
- Huntington · 13,502 people
- Newington · 13,478 people
- Kings Park West · 13,442 people
- Mount Vernon · 13,122 people
- Fairfax Station · 12,566 people
- Newington Forest · 12,316 people
- Wakefield · 11,930 people
- Dranesville · 11,828 people
- Lake Barcroft · 10,973 people
- Difficult Run · 9,938 people
- George Mason · 9,937 people
- Woodburn · 9,503 people
- Seven Corners · 9,371 people
- Dunn Loring · 8,957 people
- Fair Lakes · 8,894 people
- Fort Belvoir · 8,449 people
- Mantua · 8,298 people
- Greenbriar · 8,243 people
- Bull Run · 7,823 people
- Floris · 7,589 people
- Laurel Hill · 7,450 people
- Hutchison · 7,284 people
- North Springfield · 7,050 people
- Long Branch · 7,034 people
- South Run · 6,600 people
- Pimmit Hills · 6,589 people
- Belle Haven · 6,570 people
- Braddock · 6,536 people
- Crosspointe · 5,669 people
- Union Mill · 4,484 people
- Hayfield · 4,392 people
- Kings Park · 4,315 people
- Navy · 3,839 people
- Ravensworth · 2,475 people
- Sully Square · 2,394 people
- Mason Neck · 2,039 people
- Great Falls Crossing · 1,414 people