City of Fairfax
- The City of Fairfax was home to 24,276 people and had 9,317 housing units in 2021. Since 2010, the City of Fairfax has added an average of 200 people and 100 housing units per year.
- Thirty percent of households were renters and 49 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
- The City of Fairfax met the annual production target of 214 units, with 277 new units built in 2022. Cumulatively, City of Fairfax has produced more than 688 units since 2020.
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.