Fairfax city, Virginia
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Fairfax city, VA ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 32.7 — 2774th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where a large share of households spend more than 30% of income on housing. Within Virginia, it ranks 118th of 133 counties. It scores higher than all 1 of its neighboring counties.
The Numbers Behind the Score
The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Fairfax city's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 79.8 — worse than roughly 80% of U.S. counties.
Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.
Neighbors and Peers
How Fairfax city compares to its 1 neighboring county and population peers.
Neighboring Counties
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Fairfax city |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax city, VA | 32.7 | Healthy | — |
| Fairfax County, VA | 26.6 | Healthy | -6.1 |
Population Peers
| County | Score | Zone | vs. Fairfax city |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlevoix County, MI | 32.7 | Healthy | +0.0 |
| Currituck County, NC | 32.6 | Healthy | -0.0 |
| Jackson County, IA | 32.7 | Healthy | +0.0 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | 32.8 | Healthy | +0.1 |
| Andrew County, MO | 32.8 | Healthy | +0.1 |
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