Fairfax Station VA is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia. It is dominated by expensive homes, rolling hills, a park, and dense forests. Among affluent suburbs, Cachet Magazine has ranked Fairfax Station in the top ten for "Best Quality of Life." CNNmoney.com recently recognized Fairfax Station as one of the "Best Places To Retire."

The average lifestyle for residents of Fairfax Station rates above those of the national index in categories including (but not limited to): total household expenditure, insurance, clothing, education, entertainment, food, health care, personal care, tobacco, transportation, utilities, and gifts. The factors that are below average when compared to the national (lowest in the state for many of them): Crime Rate, Personal Crime Risk, murder risk, rape risk, larceny risk, and automotive theft risk.

The education system in Fairfax County VA is among the top public school counties in the country. The residents of Fairfax Station VA take advantage of these opportunities as well as those that present themselves simply because of the proximity to Washington D.C.

Demographics

In the 2000 census, Fairfax Station had a population of 18,471. In 2007, the estimate was 20,124. In 2004, the adjusted gross income per household was 158,241, and the median house price was $890,655.

Schools

The children of Fairfax Station go to 5 elementary schools; William Halley Elementary for the southern part of Fairfax Station and Silverbrook Elementary for the northern part. They can also attend Fairview Elementary, Oak View Elementary, or Sangster Elementary. The children who live in the area of Fairfax Station that is nearest to the town of Clifton, VA attend Clifton Elementary. After 6th grade, the last year in all of the elementary schools, the students of Fairfax Station go to South County Secondary School, Robinson Secondary School, Robert Frost Middle School (feeder school for W.T. Woodson High School), or Lake Braddock Secondary School.

Transportation

Many of these residents use their own transportation to commute. Fairfax Station encompasses large areas of green forest in which many of deer and fox reside. Local roads include Virginia State Route 123, or Ox Road and Fairfax County Parkway.

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