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Fairfax Station is a big small town of 12,566 people in Fairfax County, Virginia. It's about 19 miles from Washington, DC. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $897k and rent runs about $3k a month.
12,566people
$897kTypical home
$2,794/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,566
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,384 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Washington, DC
- 19 mi to Washington, DC
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $897k (≈$5,656/mo)
- Median rent $2,794/mo
- Median household income $212k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,147 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 39% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 74% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to IAD airport
- 12 mi to IAD (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 364 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 102 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,720 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 926 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 40 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 141 museums within 25 mi
- 53 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fairfax County: D+35 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk