Fairfax Station, Virginia

Fairfax Station 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 community is home to more than 19,000 residents who enjoy an upscale living environment in proximity to major shopping hubs, national monuments, museums and parks, fine dining, and popular cultural attractions. Completely residential with no commercial development, Fairfax Station has the highest home values in all of Fairfax County. Most residents live in $1,000,000 or higher priced homes and commute either to the Dulles Tech Corridor or the Federal Government in Washington DC.

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

The majority of residents carry a degree of some sort. Others have a diverse range of professions including a plethora of lawyers and doctors.

In July 2006, the population was roughly 21,000 residents with a median age of 41.27. The total number of households is close to 7000 with 3.23 people on average per household. The average household income is reportedly over $200,000.

Using a GPS, one would find that Fairfax Station is around 300 to 400 feet above sea level. All locations designated as "Fairfax Station" have zip code 22039.

chools

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 is encompasses large areas of green forest in which a plethora of deer and fox reside. One should take caution driving through Fairfax Station in the evening - these animals cross the road unpredictably and frequently, and cause many accidents each year. Local roads include Virginia State Route 123, or Ox Road and Fairfax County Parkway.

Other Information

*Fairfax Station was originally a railroad station, with proximity to Fairfax, the county seat.

*Clara Barton tended to Union and Confederate troops there.

*A small skirmish was fought at Brimstone Hill near Fairfax Station during the Civil War.

*At the 2007 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the Best In Show Trophy was awarded to " [http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2007/results/bis/index.html/ Ch Felicity's Diamond Jim] ," a.k.a. "James," an English Springer Spaniel, from Fairfax Station.

*Near Fairfax Station, Confederate General J. E. B. Stuart telegraphed President Lincoln complaining of the poor quality of the Federal mules he had stolen.

*Fairfax Station borders the towns of Clifton and Burke, which contain many of the stores and resources for the residents of Fairfax Station.

External links

* [http://www.fairfax-station.org/ The Fairfax Station Railroad Museum]