Fairfax County, Virginia — cities by momentum

All states·Virginia·Fairfax County

22 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

22
Cities tracked
587,808
Combined population
$743,007
Median home (county)
4
Rising / Hot

Fairfax County, Virginia has 22 tracked cities with a combined population of 587,808. The median home value across these cities is $743,007.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Wakefield, with a composite score of 76 (Rising) — median home $212,117, +5.0% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Woodlawn at $192,167.

Wakefield

pop 11,805
76
Rising$212,117 · +5.0%

McLean

pop 50,773
63
Rising$1,498,560 · +0.2%

Chantilly

pop 24,301
63
Rising$820,130 · -1.5%

Great Falls

pop 15,953
62
Rising$1,718,540 · -1.3%

Burke

pop 42,312
61
Stable$743,007 · -1.4%

Lorton

pop 20,072
61
Stable$663,655 · -0.1%

Vienna

pop 16,562
60
Stable$1,190,107 · -0.7%

Centreville

pop 73,518
60
Stable$633,647 · -0.9%

Oakton

pop 36,732
59
Stable$1,123,575 · -1.1%

Woodlawn

pop 20,859
59
Stable$192,167 · +2.8%

Fort Hunt

pop 17,231
59
Stable$1,019,295 · -0.8%

Fort Belvoir

pop 7,637
59
Stable$805,338 · -0.9%

Springfield

pop 31,339
58
Stable$717,985 · -1.2%

Huntington

pop 13,749
58
Stable$453,061 · +0.2%

Reston

pop 63,226
57
Stable$639,321 · -1.7%

Annandale

pop 43,363
57
Stable$768,630 · -1.0%

Herndon

pop 25,180
56
Stable$744,428 · -1.3%

Rose Hill

pop 21,045
56
Stable$717,422 · -1.5%

Mount Vernon

pop 12,914
56
Stable$596,082 · -1.0%

Belle Haven

pop 6,851
54
Stable$518,256 · -0.7%

Lincolnia

pop 22,922
53
Stable$715,286 · -1.5%

Dunn Loring

pop 9,464
53
Stable$1,236,541 · -3.4%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
47° / 27°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
87° / 65°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
205
~56% of year
Annual precip
44″ rain
14″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Moderate
Tornado
Low
Wildfire
Low
Earthquake
Low
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.