Section 8 in Fairfax County, VA
5,329 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Fairfax County, 90% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Fairfax County?
No. Virginia state law prohibits refusing to rent to Section 8 voucher holders based on source of income, so the same protection applies in Fairfax County.
Informational only, not legal advice. Verify current status before making a leasing decision.
Fairfax County in the Washington metro
Fairfax County is one of the counties inside the Washington, DC core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Washington metro FMR + PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Fairfax County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own wait list, and does its own HQS inspections. If you accept a voucher tenant, the PHA whose jurisdiction covers the unit's ZIP is the one you'll be dealing with.
Fairfax County Redevelopment & Hsg Authority
Fairfax · PHA code VA019
5,329 Section 8 units
Underwriting a Section 8 rental in Fairfax County?
Fair Market Rent, payment standards and PHA-specific figures vary by ZIP. Look up your address to get the exact SAFMR (where it exists), the payment-standard range, and the PHA that will hold the voucher.
Other Virginia counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 1,145,354 · FIPS 51059.