What is the median rent in Franklin Farm, VA?

Name: Median rent in Franklin Farm, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Franklin Farm, VA is $2,625 (±$232) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 412 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Franklin Farm, the median gross rent went from $2,662 in 2015–2019 to $2,625 in 2020–2024 (−1.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,625 (±$232)
Rented homes: 412 (±177)
$2,000 or more: 93.9%
Since 2015–2019: −1.4%

How much rent costs in Franklin Farm

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Franklin Farm	Fairfax County	Virginia	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±9.2 points)	2.2%	5.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	1.5% (±2.9 points)	2.4%	16.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	0.0% (±9.2 points)	6.3%	25.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	4.6% (±7.7 points)	21.9%	24.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	33.7% (±25.2 points)	31.2%	15.5%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	40.8% (±21.3 points)	17.7%	6.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	19.4% (±12.4 points)	18.3%	7.0%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,500 to $2,999, paid by 40.8% of renting households.

93.9% of rented homes in Franklin Farm cost $2,000 or more a month.

Franklin Farm against Fairfax County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Franklin Farm	Fairfax County	Virginia	United States
Median gross rent	$2,625 (±$232)	$2,276 (±$15)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	412 (±177)	126,406 (±2,242)	1,045,770 (±8,216)	42,849,984

In Franklin Farm, median gross rent is higher than in Fairfax County ($2,276).

It is also higher than in Virginia ($1,579).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Fairfax County, Franklin Farm ranks 20 of 66 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 31 of 428.

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

How rent in Franklin Farm has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$2,662 (±$168)	$2,625 (±$232)	−1.4%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	7.0% (±1.8 points)	7.0% (±2.8 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±8.1 points)	4.6% (±6.9 points)	+4.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Franklin Farm

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Franklin Farm
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Franklin Farm	—	$2,625 (±$232)	—
Floris	1.5 mi	$3,258 (±$145)	Higher
Sully Square	1.8 mi	$2,266 (±$86)	Lower
Greenbriar	2.6 mi	$2,324 (±$131)	Lower
Difficult Run	2.7 mi	$3,066 (±$1,188)	Not measurably different
Chantilly	2.9 mi	$2,312 (±$99)	Lower
McNair	3.1 mi	$2,287 (±$36)	Lower
Fair Oaks	3.7 mi	$2,275 (±$53)	Lower
Hutchison	3.8 mi	$2,388 (±$99)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sully Square, VA ($2,266), Greenbriar, VA ($2,324), Chantilly, VA ($2,312).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Floris, VA ($3,258).

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

Median gross rent across Fairfax County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
14	Hayfield	$3,114 (±$570)
15	Difficult Run	$3,066 (±$1,188)
16	Burke	$2,894 (±$119)
17	Newington	$2,805 (±$161)
18	Fairfax Station	$2,794 (±$126)
19	Springfield	$2,656 (±$189)
20	Franklin Farm	$2,625 (±$232)
21	Newington Forest	$2,618 (±$135)
22	Franconia	$2,605 (±$132)
23	Kings Park West	$2,560 (±$348)
24	Lorton	$2,548 (±$211)
25	Burke Centre	$2,515 (±$148)
26	Tysons	$2,497 (±$74)

Showing 13 of 66 places in Fairfax County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Franklin Farm 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Franklin Farm

What is the average rent in Franklin Farm, VA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Franklin Farm is $2,625 (±$232) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Franklin Farm?

In Franklin Farm, the median gross rent went from $2,662 in 2015–2019 to $2,625 in 2020–2024 (−1.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

How many rentals in Franklin Farm cost more than $2,000 a month?

93.9% of rented homes in Franklin Farm have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Franklin Farm higher than in Fairfax County?

In Franklin Farm, median gross rent is higher than in Fairfax County ($2,276).

It is also higher than in Virginia ($1,579).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Franklin Farm CDP, Virginia (place:29628, in state:51).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.