Home values, rents and more in Fairfax city, VA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Fairfax city, VA compares
The typical home in Fairfax city, VA is worth about $769,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Fairfax city, VA are 35% above the typical value in the Washington metro area ($570,000) and 2.1 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Fairfax city, VA rose 2.7%, compared with +0.2% in the Washington metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,457 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Washington metro area ($2,407) and 27% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 0.8% over the past year.
The median household income is $132,348, against $126,684 in the Washington metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 26,772 people live in Fairfax city, VA (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Fairfax city, VA has the 4th-highest typical home value of the 23 counties in the Washington metro area and the 4th-highest of 133 in Virginia with Zillow figures.
Part of: Washington metro area · Virginia
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.