Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Fairfax County borders the City of Fairfax, the City of Alexandria, and Arlington County and forms part of the suburban ring of Washington, D.C. Fairfax is home to 1,081,726 residents. Fairfax county is also the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. 

Fairfax was the first U.S. county to reach a six-figure median household income and has the third-highest median household income of any county-level local jurisdiction in the United States after neighboring Loudoun County.

The county is home to the headquarters of intelligence agencies such as the Central Intelligence Agency, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and National Reconnaissance Office, as well as the National Counterterrorism Center and Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Fairfax County is home to a number of colleges and universities including George Mason University, Fairfax University of America (FXUA), Columbia College, and Lord Fairfax Community College.

Fairfax County is a great place for lovers of the outdoors and nature with many parks and recreation areas. Van Dyck Park, a shaded walking trail, plus basketball, volleyball & tennis courts, fill this 20-acre park. Daniels Run Park is a woodland park with a small stream running through it, plus hiking trails & a little playground. City of Fairfax Parks & Recreation is a town Council-appointed Commission which oversees the public parks and recommends and organizes events and activities for Fairfax residents. Kutner Park is 10 acres with a wooded hiking path, playground & areas for picnics, volleyball, tennis & soccer. Gateway Regional Park is a park on the City of Fairfax Connector Trail offering a shelter with trail maps & a picnic area. Draper Drive Park this 16-acre recreational area contains a shaded jogging trail & 2 fields for soccer & other sports. Stafford Drive Park is a roomy park with a walking trail, playground & a multipurpose synthetic turf field. Providence Park is a shaded 20-acre park with a playground, picnic pavilion, tennis courts & a trail for hiking & biking. Ranger Road Park, former talc quarry, now a park with a playground, and an all-weather sports field. Pat Rodio Park is a green space on 4 acres featuring a football field, children’s playground & Little League fields. Carney Park is a 40.44-acre local park in Fairfax and was named in honor of Falls Church developer Jack W. Carney. Towers Park is a four-acre park featuring a playground, four lighted tennis courts and two practice walls, a lighted basketball court, a sand volleyball court, a community garden and a lighted dog park. Mosby Woods Park is a 7.11-acre resource-based park in Fairfax. Dixie Hill Park is a park in Fairfax County. Dixie Hill Park is situated in Legato, close to Eagle View Elementary School. Fairfax Villa Park this large wooded park in a residential area offers walking/biking/hiking trails & wildlife. NOVA PARKS, Gateway Regional Park is a one-acre rest stop on the City of Fairfax Connector Trail, located in Fairfax City. East Blake Lane Park is a heavily wooded park offering a walking trail with a creek, footbridges & natural scenery. Lake Accotink Park is a 493-acre forested park including a lake for fishing & canoeing, plus a 4-mile hiking/biking trail. Brentwood Park is a 10-acre park featuring hiking trails through forest, a fishing pond, playground & picnic spots. Ox Hill Battlefield Park, green oasis with war memorials & kiosks providing information on the storied Civil War engagement. Burke Lake Park is a county recreational park featuring a fishing lake, picnic areas, a miniature train & playgrounds. Middleridge Park consists of 2 tennis courts, a playground, and a basketball court. NOVA Parks is the headquarters of NOVA Parks where visitors can make reservations & pick up leaflets or brochures. Greenbriar Park is a community recreational area offering soccer & baseball fields as well as plenty of open green space. 

Great schools are another feature of living in Fairfax. Highly rated schools in Fairfax County include Fairfax Academy, Greenbriar East Elementary School, Wakefield Forest Elementary School, Mosaic Elementary School, Halley Elementary School, Care Connection for Children (a State Operated Program), Fairfax High School, Katherine Johnson Middle School, Providence Elementary School, Daniels Run Elementary School, W.T. Woodson High School, Robinson Secondary School, Fairfax County Adult High School, Katherine Johnson Middle School (formerly Sidney Lanier Middle School), Robert Frost Middle School, Bonnie Brae Elementary School, Daniels Run Elementary School, Eagle View Elementary School, Fairfax Villa Elementary School, Fairhill Elementary School, Fairview Elementary School, William Halley Elementary School, Laurel Ridge Elementary School, Lees Corner Elementary School, Little Run Elementary School, Mantua Elementary School, Mosby Woods Elementary School, Navy Elementary School, Oak View Elementary School, Olde Creek Elementary School, Silverbrook Elementary School and Willow Springs Elementary School  

Fairfax County is known as a great place for foodies and is full of great restaurants including Artie’s, 21 Great American Bistro, Sogongdong Tofu & BBQ 소공동 두부마을, Hamrock’s Restaurant, The Auld Shebeen, High Side, HAVABITE EATERY, Dolce Vita Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar, The Wine House and Meokja Meokja – Korean BBQ.

Fairfax County is a great location for shopping with destinations including Fair City Mall, Fairfax Circle Shopping Center, Point 50, Fairfax Court, Fairfax Centre, Turnpike Shopping Center, Pickett Shopping Center, Old Town Plaza, Jermantown Square, Fairfax Marketplace, Jermantown Square, Courthouse Plaza Shopping Center, Main Street Center, Main Street Marketplace, Fair Oaks Mall, Wax Center European, Westfair Shopping Center, Fairfax Corner, Kamp Washington, and Sherwood Plaza.