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.
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Home Value$768,213
+0.0%
Rent$2,332/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $2,211/mo cheaper ($2,332 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + VA ins. 28% per HUD.
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$153,643 on $768,213
Out of reach — 72.7% of income
Need $194,700/yr to afford.
PITI$4,543
P/I72.7%
Afford$296K
Gap-$472K
P&I $3,885Tax $525Ins $133
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