How many renters in Fairfax Station, VA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Fairfax Station, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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69.5% (±28.2 points) of renting households in Fairfax Station, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

69.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 45.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 69.5% (±28.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 69.5% (±22.8 points)
Median share of income: 45.2% (±10.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fairfax Station

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fairfax Station	Fairfax County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	4.5% (±8.2 points)	11.8%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.9% (±16.0 points)	14.6%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.0% (±15.5 points)	14.6%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±16.6 points)	13.5%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±16.6 points)	9.3%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	69.5% (±22.8 points)	36.3%	39.4%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Fairfax Station against Fairfax County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fairfax Station	Fairfax County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	69.5% (±28.2 points)	45.6% (±1.5 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	69.5% (±22.8 points)	36.3% (±1.3 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	45.2% (±10.2 points)	28.3% (±0.5 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$75,000 (±$20,694)	$96,555 (±$1,546)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,794 (±$126)	$2,276 (±$15)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Fairfax Station, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Fairfax County (45.6%).

It is not measurably different from Virginia (48.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Fairfax County, Fairfax Station ranks 5 of 68 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 40 of 459.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Fairfax Station

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairfax Station
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fairfax Station	—	69.5% (±28.2 points)	—
Burke Centre	2.1 mi	45.3% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Union Mill	2.7 mi	42.1% (±69.5 points)	Not measurably different
Kings Park West	2.7 mi	40.3% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Braddock	2.7 mi	66.4% (±28.1 points)	Not measurably different
George Mason	3.2 mi	49.6% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different
Burke	4.3 mi	40.4% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Long Branch	4.4 mi	68.2% (±25.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fairfax	4.6 mi	51.0% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Fairfax County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Navy	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Kings Park	87.9% (±38.9 points)
3	Ravensworth	87.1% (±50.2 points)
4	Fort Belvoir	71.2% (±8.5 points)
5	Fairfax Station	69.5% (±28.2 points)
6	Long Branch	68.2% (±25.3 points)
7	Woodlawn (Fairfax County)	67.4% (±11.2 points)
8	Braddock	66.4% (±28.1 points)
9	Wolf Trap	62.4% (±28.9 points)
10	Woodburn	61.6% (±22.0 points)
11	Mount Vernon	61.3% (±14.7 points)

Showing 11 of 68 places in Fairfax County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fairfax Station is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fairfax Station

Are renters in Fairfax Station rent-burdened?

69.5% of renting households in Fairfax Station pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Fairfax Station spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fairfax Station, VA spends 45.2% (±10.2 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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