Fairfax County Consolidated Plan for FY 2027 - FY 2031

Fairfax County FY 2027 - FY 2031 Consolidated Plan Survey Questions for Housing, Human Services and Community Development

1. Which of the following best describes you? Check all that apply.

I am a resident of Fairfax County; City of Fairfax or City of Falls Church; Towns of Herndon, Clifton or Vienna.

I work in Fairfax County; City of Fairfax or City of Falls Church; Towns of Herndon, Clifton or Vienna.

I work with an organization or agency that provides housing, community development, and/or services to residents in Fairfax County; City of Fairfax or City of Falls Church; Towns of Herndon, Clifton or Vienna.

None of the above.

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2. What housing problems do you experience or observe? Check all that apply.

Housing availability (can't find a unit to rent or buy that meets needs)

Housing costs (have to make choices between housing and other necessities)

Heating and cooling costs make housing unaffordable

Long commute

No homeownership opportunity (can rent, but can't buy a condo, townhome, house)

Mobility-access challenges

Modifications needed to age successfully

Overcrowding

Poor housing conditions or needed repairs

Unsafe neighborhood

Eviction

Homelessness

Domestic violence

Other (please specify in Question 3)

None

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3. Are there other housing problems not listed above you have experienced or observed?

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4. Based on your experience or observation, what are the causes of these problems? Check all that apply.

Rents too high

70%

Household income (earn too little or have a fixed income)

58%

Rental housing availability (too few units to rent)

37%

Homeownership opportunity availability (too few units to buy or too much competition for units)

37%

Homebuying qualification (mortgage qualification, downpayment)

31%

Rent qualifications (application, background check, credit history and/or deposits)

30%

Homeownership opportunity location (appropriate housing not close enough to transportation, work, school, social networks, and/or support services, etc.)

28%

Housing appropriateness (housing is not the right size, not accessible, or otherwise meeting needs and preferences)

28%

Job insecurity (not employed regularly enough, not the right type of employment)

28%

Rental housing location (appropriate housing not close enough to transportation, work school, social networks, and/or support services, etc.)

28%

Refusal to rent, sell, or finance a home based on a person's characteristics, background or source of income)

21%

Behavioral health (not enough support to remain successfully housed)

21%

Caregiving (cannot work or cannot find full employment because caregiving is not available or affordable)

20%

Other (please specify in Question 5)

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5. Are there any other causes not listed above you would like to identify or comment on?

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6. What are the consequences that result from the housing problems you experience or observe?

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7. Please check the five greatest housing needs in Fairfax County.

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8. Are there any other housing needs not listed above you have or other comments you would like to make?

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9. What changes would you most like to see? Please prioritize (rank) the housing outcomes you would like to see, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least.

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10. Are there any other housing outcomes not listed above you would like to see or other comments you would like to make?

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