The median home in Fairfax, Virginia is valued at $768,213, up 0.0% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,332, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 27.5x — well above the national average of 18x. Fairfax is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$768,213

+0.0%

Rent$2,332/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$153,643 on $768,213

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Out of reach72.7% of income

Need $194,700/yr to afford.

PITI$4,543

P/I72.7%

Afford$296K

Gap-$472K

P&I $3,885Tax $525Ins $133

Renting $2,211/mo cheaper ($2,332 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + VA ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Virginia

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Great Falls$1.63M McLean$1.42M Waterford$1.28M Dunn Loring$1.19M Upperville$1.14M Vienna$1.13M Middleburg$1.11M Aldie$1.08M

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