City of Fairfax

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Going to be heavy density in the next 10 years

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Anonymous wrote:The medium household income is 128,000. Friendly small town vibe. Expensive. Hidden gem.

The median household income in the county is $145,000, so Fairfax City is a bit less upscale than the surrounding areas.

It's further out from DC than Falls Church City, but close enough that it's been overtaken by the NoVa sprawl. Places like Alexandria and Leesburg retain some of their old charm, but Fairfax City? Not so much, probably because there wasn't that much worth saving there to begin with.

I thought historic Old Town Fairfax exudes charm. The original 200 year old courthouse is there. Old commercial buildings from a bygone era with cafes and boutiques. Etc. Brick sidewalks. Gas lanterns. It’s just not as big as Alexandria, Winchester, Culpepper, etc. It’s more of a historic village.

They should have built that out over time but they haven’t leveraged the Old Town and the Grid to build a critical mass downtown area.

They pretended to but then put in insufficient parking and made all the "restaurant" space in the new construction near downtown too small for full kitchens. So there's tons of turnover and no critical mass down there, though it's slightly better than it was.