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Great Falls, VA vs Fairfax, VA

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- The median age of a home in Great Falls is 42.1% younger than the median age of a home in Fairfax.
 Great Falls, VAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Median Home Age38  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$654,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months8.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock32.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.55.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$9.4$11.0
 Homes Owned90.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock2.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented4.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Great Falls, VAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,810$1,840
 Studio Apartment$2,360  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,000$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,720  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,850$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$4,060  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Great Falls, VAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Great Falls, VAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.2%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock1.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9990.4%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock7.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock45.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99926.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock3.7%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,99915.4%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Great Falls, VAFairfax, VAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.8%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock7.0%13.6%
 2000 to 200912.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock7.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198921.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196918.2%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock28.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.3%12.2%
Reviews for Great Falls    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Close to Washington, DC (so you get the benefits of a major metropolitan area), yet maintains a semi-rural character. No multi-family housing. Excellent school system.  More

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Over 19 years ago

We actually live in a small part of Great Falls that is located in Loudoun County, but this comment actually applies to the bulk of the area in Northern Virginia.   More

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Over 20 years ago

It takes way too much money out here for anyone who is just starting or trying to get a foothold in the working world. You cannot afford to live anywhere without having  More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 11 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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