Is Fairfax, VA a good place to invest in rental property?

Fairfax, VA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-2,481 and a median cap rate of 2.3%, on a median sold price of $742,500. Prices changed +5.2% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Fairfax, VA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Fairfax, VA is 2.3%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Fairfax, VA?

The median sold price in Fairfax, VA is $742,500 (about $347 per square foot).

Investing in Fairfax, VA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Fairfax, VA rental-property market, built from recently sold homes and CashFlowRE's per-listing investment modeling — median price, cap rate, monthly cash flow, appreciation and inventory — so you can judge the market before you ever open a listing.

$742,500Median sold price

$347Median $/sqft

2.3%Median cap rate

$-2,481Modeled cash flow / mo

+5.2%Appreciation YoY

9.2Months of supply

229Active listings

300Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Fairfax numbers say

In Fairfax, VA, the median home sold for $742,500 (about $347 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 2.3% cap rate with a median $-2,481 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +5.2% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 9.2 months of supply — a looser, buyer-friendly market. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

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