Median Gross Rent in Fairfax County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Gross Rent Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Rent Change
National Distribution
How Fairfax County's median gross rent of $2,276 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from $264 to $2,922.
Distribution of Median Gross Rent Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Fairfax County for median gross rent.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #8 | Alameda County, CA | $2,357 |
| #9 | Arlington County, VA | $2,322 |
| #10 | Ventura County, CA | $2,317 |
| #11 | Fairfax County, VA | $2,276 |
| #12 | Santa Cruz County, CA | $2,264 |
| #13 | Suffolk County, NY | $2,255 |
| #14 | Nassau County, NY | $2,252 |
About Median Gross Rent
Fairfax County, Virginia has a median gross rent of $2,276, ranking #11 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 95.7% above the national value of $1,163. Within Virginia, it ranks #3 of 133. This places it in the 100th percentile nationally.
The median monthly rent including utilities for renter-occupied housing units. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.