Fairfax, VA
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Key Performance Metrics
Market snapshotPerformance indicators for the Fairfax short-term rental market based on reliable data.
Listings
60 / 321
Reliable / Active
Cap Rate
4%
Middle-Earners Gross Yield
Revenue
$31,252
Middle-Earners Revenue
Occupancy
74%
Middle-Earners Occupancy
Home Value
$765,557
Median Home Sale Price
Top Earners
$75,479
Top-Earners Revenue
Fairfax
Market Revenue Seasonality
Top Listings
Highest revenueThe highest-performing listings in Fairfax.
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Challenging to Investors
Fairfax Regulations
Short‑term rentals are permitted throughout Fairfax County but face tight restrictions: a hard cap of 60 nights per year, a primary‑resident requirement (≥185 days), and limits of six guests per night, all backed by safety, reporting, and inspection obligations. These caps and compliance burdens substantially reduce profitability and deter many investors.
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About Fairfax
Fairfax, Virginia ( FAIR-faks), formally the City of Fairfax, and colloquially known as Fairfax City, Downtown Fairfax, Old Town Fairfax, Fairfax Courthouse, FFX, or simply Fairfax, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,146. It is the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia. The city, which is part of both the Washington metropolitan area and Northern Virginia, is located 14 miles (23 km) west of Washington, D.C. The Washington Metro's Orange Line serves Fairfax through its Vienna station, which is a mile northeast of Fairfax. CUE Bus and Metrobus operate in Fairfax. Virginia Railway Express's Burke Centre station is located three miles southeast of Fairfax. George Mason University, located in unincorporated Fairfax County along Fairfax's southern border, is the largest public university in Virginia with 39,032 students as of 2020.