Living in Fair Oaks, VA
Suburb in Virginia
Fair Oaks is a suburb in Virginia, home to about 35,000 people, with 5.0 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a very fast pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Fair Oaks a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 12 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Highly educated: 70% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, and 7 research universities are within 31 mi
- Big job market: about 5.0 million people live within 31 mi
- Low natural disaster risk: 8 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Pricey housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $675k, and rent is $2,840 a month
- Few dog parks: 34 within 9 mi
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Key facts
Living in Fair Oaks: common questions
What is the cost of living in Fair Oaks?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $675k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,840 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 109, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Fair Oaks?
Virginia collects about $2,198 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.02% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Fair Oaks safe?
Fair Oaks isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Fair Oaks?
Public schools in Fair Oaks test above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 15 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Fair Oaks?
Fair Oaks has cold winters: winter days average around 45°F and summer days around 82°F, with roughly 19″ of snow a year.
Does Fair Oaks get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding: 8 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.2 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Fair Oaks?
The nearest major airport is IAD, about 7 mi away.
How Fair Oaks scores
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