The City of Fairfax’s overall real property tax base grew 7.7% from 2021.

Excluding value added for commercial and residential new construction, total assessed value increased 6.3%. Residential assessments increased 8.8% and commercial assessments increased 2%.

For 2022, the average single-family property increased from approximately $541,500 to $589,000. Approximately 97% of residential property owners saw their assessed value increase while the remainder were unchanged or equalized.

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The Council Reporter for the March 1 City Council work session includes staff reports, presentations, and video segments linked to agenda items. View the Reporter. Topics discussed included:

• Connecting Fairfax City for All update: new city seal, changing street names, new historical markers
• Police Chief's Advisory Committee
• City's financial position
• Proposed FY23 School Budget
• Development review process improvements

A City Council meeting will be held March 8. View the agenda (subject to change). Meetings are held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday nights in City Hall. Watch meetings live on Channel 12 (COX/Verizon) and online, or catch a replay at 10 a.m. or 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. 

Check your mail! You may have been selected to participate in a survey about the lifestyles of older adults in the Fairfax area. The Community Assessment Survey for Older Adults is being sent to randomly selected adults ages 50 and older. The survey includes questions about work, socializing and volunteering, as well as retirement, housing, and caregiving, and the use of community services like public transportation and senior centers.

Learn more about the survey.

Plastic bags are no longer accepted for curbside yard waste collection. Yard waste set out in plastic bags will be identified with a red tag to notify the occupant of the violation, and the material will be left on the curb.

Learn more. 

Fairfax Coin and Collectibles owner Brian Geno shares his passion for coin collecting. 

Watch the video.

The Economic Development Authority’s series Faces of Fairfax City explores city businesses and celebrates business owners. Watch more episodes of Faces of Fairfax City. 

Learn how the FY23 Proposed Budget will fund capital improvement projects and deliver on City Council goals.

Visit the budget website.

Read the police department’s daily crime and weekly arrest reports. 

New crime map.