Fauquier County, VA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 38.74, -77.82.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 97th pct · 90th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 95th pct · 7th of 133 Virginia counties · median $307,999
- 72nd pct · 7th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median $568,558
- 50th pct · 1,530th of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 50th pct · 66th of 133 Virginia counties · median +2.9%
- 72nd pct · 7th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median +1.4%
- 93rd pct · 93rd of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 93rd pct · 6th of 79 Virginia counties · median $1,757
- 71st pct · 7th of 22 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median $2,260
- 74th pct · 827th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 74th pct · 35th of 133 Virginia counties · median 9,944
- 31st pct · 16th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median 38,075
- 89th pct · 329th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 86th pct · 19th of 133 Virginia counties · median $1,048
- 59th pct · 10th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median $1,341
- 95th pct · 135th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 96th pct · 6th of 133 Virginia counties · median 5.4
- 81st pct · 5th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median 7.1
Typical home value divided by the average annual wage of one covered job.
A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank: the smallest published value in the cohort is 0 and the largest is 100, and tied values share the average of the ranks they span. It is not the share of entities below the value, so 0 means smallest, not none below. Entities that did not publish the metric are outside the cohort entirely and are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
Home values #
Typical home $649,336 (Aug 2026), +2.9% over one year, +24.1% over five
- 97th pct · 90th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 95th pct · 7th of 133 Virginia counties · median $307,999
- 72nd pct · 7th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median $568,558
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fauquier County, VA | $649,336 · +2.9% 1-yr |
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), typical value of homes in the 35th to 65th percentile, smoothed and seasonally adjusted; a model estimate of value, not a sale price. Data through Zillow Research.
Rents #
Typical rent $2,409/mo (Aug 2026), +6.5% over one year; price-to-rent 22.5
- 93rd pct · 93rd of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 93rd pct · 6th of 79 Virginia counties · median $1,757
- 71st pct · 7th of 22 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median $2,260
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fauquier County, VA | $2,409/mo · +6.5% 1-yr |
Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes and multifamily; price-to-rent = typical home / (typical rent × 12).
What the typical home costs to carry #
Principal and interest of $3,554 a month on $649,336 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $6,088 a month: 58.4% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $649,336 × 80% = $519,468, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $3,554/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,405 × 52 / 12 = $6,088) = 58% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $649,336 / ($1,405 × 52) = 8.9
- price-to-rent = $649,336 / ($2,409 × 12) = 22.5
The wage is one covered job’s average, not a household’s income, so this is the share of a single paycheque and not a mortgage underwriting ratio.
Estimate. Principal and interest on the typical home with 20% down over 30 years at this week's Freddie Mac average rate; compared with the average weekly wage of all jobs covered by unemployment insurance in the area (BLS QCEW), which is pay per job, not household income.
Jobs & wages #
23,919 jobs at 2,553 employers (2026 Q1); +0.5% jobs and +8.5% average weekly wage over the year
- 74th pct · 827th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 74th pct · 35th of 133 Virginia counties · median 9,944
- 31st pct · 16th of 23 counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro · median 38,075
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fauquier County, VA | 23,919 jobs · $1,405/wk · +0.5% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 2,874 | $1,562 | 2.29 | +11.7% |
| Retail trade | 2,825 | $810 | 1.21 | -3.0% |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,592 | $1,174 | 0.72 | -5.8% |
| Professional and technical services | 2,283 | $2,179 | 1.38 | -1.5% |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,898 | $542 | 0.88 | -4.5% |
| Other services | 1,419 | $905 | 1.99 | +0.6% |
| Manufacturing | 1,038 | $1,301 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| Educational services | 647 | $706 | 1.26 | -3.4% |
| Finance and insurance | 608 | $3,564 | 0.62 | +5.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 459 | $1,363 | 0.50 | -3.6% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 366 | $1,308 | 0.36 | -1.3% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 256 | $762 | 0.65 | -8.9% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, all ownerships, total covered employment in the quarter's third month; over-the-year changes as published. Suppressed cells stay blank.
Drought #
No drought class at this point (USDM covers the United States only)
Sites found: 5, searched within 0 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 0 km away are not.
US Drought Monitor current week; the highest class of any polygon containing the point.
Reservoirs #
Surface water layer not loaded
Sites found: 0, searched within 150 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 150 km away are not.
Σ(capacity × percent full) / Σ capacity over TWDB reservoirs within 150 km. Texas only; elsewhere USGS reservoir elevation/storage is listed without a capacity to normalise by.
Stream gauges #
Surface water layer not loaded
Sites found: 0, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
USGS latest readings screened against EPA freshwater criteria (DO ≥ 5 mg/L, pH 6.5–9, conductance, turbidity, temperature); NWS flood categories where a NWPS gauge is co-located.
Groundwater #
No USGS monitoring wells within 75 km (or above 1,500 km)
Sites found: 0, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
USGS latest daily water levels. A single latest reading says where the table is, not which way it is moving; select a well for its 365-day trace.
Water stress #
low (0.00)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.00 / 0.35
Banks & federal dollars #
$2.3 bn in deposits at 17 offices of 10 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 1,682, moderately concentrated. $662.5 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $596.8 m, contracts $34.3 m), $27,699 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oak View National Bank | $559.1 m · 24.2% share · 2 offices | |
| Truist Bank | $504.7 m · 21.8% share · 3 offices | |
| Virginia National Bank | $451.4 m · 19.5% share · 5 offices | |
| Fauquier, VA | $662.5 m FY2026 · $27,699/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $596.0 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak View National Bank | $559,106,000 | 24.2% | 2 |
| Truist Bank | $504,679,000 | 21.8% | 3 |
| Virginia National Bank | $451,443,000 | 19.5% | 5 |
| Atlantic Union Bank | $237,176,000 | 10.3% | 1 |
| Capital One, National Association | $165,904,000 | 7.2% | 1 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $162,614,000 | 7.0% | 1 |
| PNC Bank, National Association | $99,721,000 | 4.3% | 1 |
| Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company | $79,780,000 | 3.4% | 1 |
| Bank Of Clarke | $53,276,000 | 2.3% | 1 |
| Farmers & Merchants Bank | $5,000 | 0.0% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 1,682 across 10 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls moderately concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 10 banks with deposits in the county = 24.2² + 21.8² + 19.5² + … (7 more) = 1,682
FDIC Summary of Deposits: deposits at every insured office as of June 30, annual; HHI is the sum of squared county deposit shares (DOJ 1995 bank merger screen: 1000 / 1800). USAspending: obligations by place of performance for the latest complete federal fiscal year (Oct 1 to Sep 30), what agencies committed, not what they paid out; recipients are legal entities. Per-job divides obligations by BLS QCEW covered employment.
Federal obligations #
USAspending place-of-performance obligations for FY2026, by awarding agency.
| Awarding agency | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $371,725,692 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $153,961,587 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $75,089,001 |
| Department of Transportation | $40,218,914 |
| Department of Defense | $9,807,197 |
| Department of the Treasury | $6,123,654 |
| Department of Agriculture | $1,287,093 |
| Department of State | $1,070,468 |
| Department of Education | $1,003,752 |
| Department of the Interior | $826,539 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $712,617 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $571,761 |
That is $27,699 per covered job, against 23,919 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $662.5 m / 23,919 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $27,699
USAspending obligations are recorded where the work is performed, so a prime award performed here is counted here even when the recipient is headquartered elsewhere. Recipients are legal entities, never people.
National context, not this county #
These are United States, single-gauge, single-state and port series. None of them is keyed to this county.
| Series | Latest | As of | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River at Memphis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Mississippi River at St. Louis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Ohio River at Louisville, stage · ft | 12.28 | 2026-10-04 | -0.1% |
| Missouri River at St. Joseph, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Colorado River below Hoover Dam, flow (Hoover releases) · ft³/s | 5,170.00 | 2026-02-05 | -25.3% |
| Texas reservoirs, statewide percent full · % | 72.60 | 2026-10-06 | +0.0% |
| Laredo truck crossings, monthly · trucks | 258,700.00 | 2026-08-01 | -0.4% |
| Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual · TEU | 10,513,167.00 | 2023-01-01 | -13.5% |
| Containerships waiting for a berth, all US ports · ships | 6.00 | 2026-09-22 | -14.3% |
| Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate · $ per 40 ft box | 6,830.00 | 2026-08-01 | +7.4% |
| US diesel retail price · $ per gallon | unavailable | not published | |
| WTI crude oil, spot · $ per barrel | 96.16 | 2026-09-29 | -3.2% |
| 30-year fixed mortgage rate · % | 7.28 | 2026-10-01 | +3.6% |
| Housing starts, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,275.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.6% |
| Building permits, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,403.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.1% |
| Case-Shiller US home price index · index, Jan 2000 = 100 | 337.31 | 2026-07-01 | +0.1% |
| Unemployment rate · % | 4.20 | 2026-09-01 | +2.4% |
| US goods and services trade balance, monthly · $ millions | -88,576.00 | 2026-07-01 | -24.4% |
| Retail sales excluding food services, monthly · $ millions | 646,347.00 | 2026-08-01 | +1.1% |
The indicator registry has no county-keyed series and no geographic selection: every entry is national, a named gauge, a single state or a port. They are here as the backdrop the county's own numbers move against, and they are never this county's readings.
What changed #
Fauquier County, VA: 12 findings, 1 at a watch level and 11 noted
watchFauquier County, VA's years of wages of 8.9 ranks 135th of 3,063 US counties, a watch level here: years of wages in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- test: yearsOfWages percentile = 95.62377531025473 >= 90
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level
noteFauquier County, VA's average weekly wage was 8.5% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +8.5 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteFauquier County, VA's covered employment was 0.5% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +0.5 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteFauquier County, VA's typical home value rose 0.5% from $646,344 in July 2026 to $649,336 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.5% = (649335.511062662 - 646343.9150537065) / 646343.9150537065 × 100
- 649335.511062662 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 646343.9150537065 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteFauquier County, VA's typical asking rent fell 0.4% from $2,419 in July 2026 to $2,409 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.4% = (2408.819444444445 - 2419.2905435976636) / 2419.2905435976636 × 100
- 2408.819444444445 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 2419.2905435976636 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
Read all 12 findings in the full brief
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