Fairfax County
Fast Facts:
- Fairfax was home to 1,138,331 people and had 429,828 housing units in 2022. Since 2010, Fairfax has added an average of 4,600 people and 1,800 housing units per year.
- Thirty-one percent of households were renters and 46 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
- Fairfax did not meet the annual production target of 4,070 units, with 3,443 new units built in 2023. Cumulatively, Fairfax has produced at least 12,197 units since 2019, short of its 5-year target of 20,350.
- Fairfax County has not adopted the 2030 COG housing targets but has established a goal for 10,000 net new affordable housing units by 2034.
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.
Elected Officials
Equity Officer
Michael Simms
Acting Director, Office of Human and Equity Programs
Housing Officials
Thomas E. Fleetwood
Director, Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development