Vienna

The town of Vienna is a small enclave in Fairfax County measuring just over four square miles. The 2020 Census counted just over 16,000 residents living in 5,418 households. Eighty-five percent of the population lived in owner-occupied housing with a median value of $912,500. Three-quarters of residents 25 years old or older reported having at least a Bachelor’s degree. The median household income was just under $216,000.

Driving from Fairfax City into Vienna on Cottage Street and turning off onto almost any street to the left or right, one cannot help but be struck at the regentrification of the housing. As old houses hit the market, both developers and wealthy individuals are snapping them up, tearing them down and replacing them with much more expensive houses, many of which are significantly more modern in their architecture.