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Fairfax County absentee owner list, VA

63,533absentee-owned properties today · refreshed weekly

63,533 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Fairfax County, VA has 63,533 absentee-owned properties today, read from Fairfax County Department of Tax Administration records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 22003, 20171, 22102. 31,651 of these owners are also on the tired landlord list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when owner's mailing address is a different house/street than the property (owner-occupancy credit and same-town PO boxes not counted).

Three Fairfax County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Sunrise Valley DrReston10of 10Owner lives out of stateOwner name shows an estate / heirs
Greenway RdAlexandria10of 10Owner's mailing address is elsewhereLast transfer was $0 (family / trust)
Creek Branch CtCentreville10of 10Owner's mailing address is elsewhereLast transfer was $0 (family / trust)

Street name and city only: house numbers, owner names and mailing addresses are in the app.

31,651Also on the tired landlord list31,651 Fairfax County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Fairfax County list is made

Fairfax County's absentee owner list comes from the Fairfax County Department of Tax Administration property roll records: we read the owner's mailing address compared with the property address for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: owner's mailing address is a different house/street than the property (owner-occupancy credit and same-town PO boxes not counted).

Fairfax County data dictionaryMailing address differs from the property.

Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out by default, so the count is owners you can actually write to.

By city

Where the Fairfax County owners are

Top 5 cities by absentee-owned properties
CityPropertiesShare
Alexandria10,99617%
Falls Church7,13311%
Fairfax7,00211%
Springfield5,1228%
Reston5,0448%

Top ZIP codes: 22003 Annandale (3,141), 20171 Herndon (2,638), 22102 Mclean (2,584), 20170 Herndon (2,429), 22033 Fairfax (2,401).

Distribution

Absentee-owned properties in Fairfax County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years8,332 13%
2 to 5 years9,855 16%
5 to 10 years13,313 21%
10 to 20 years17,115 27%
20+ years14,536 23%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k2,229 4%
$100k to $200k1,570 2%
$200k to $350k10,887 17%
$350k to $500k9,535 15%
$500k+39,106 62%
properties by county value
The numbers

Absentee-owned properties in Fairfax County: what stands out

63,533 absentee-owned properties in Fairfax County right now, with a median county value of $590,650. 100% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 10 years.

Alexandria holds the most (10,996, 17%), followed by Falls Church (7,133), Fairfax (7,002), Springfield (5,122).

By ZIP code, 22003 (Annandale) has 3,141, 20171 (Herndon) has 2,638, 22102 (Mclean) has 2,584: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Fairfax County: owner lives out of state; owner name shows an estate / heirs; owner's mailing address is elsewhere; last transfer was $0 (family / trust).

The largest group by years owned is 10 to 20 years (17,115 properties); by county value it is $500k+ (39,106).

The official source

Where the official Fairfax County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Fairfax County Department of Tax Administration. Many counties let anyone look up a property there for free, and some publish the whole list. Check the office's website for the format and any fee.

The free route is real: for one list in one county, the county office may be enough. What LeadCounty adds is the weekly collection from every office, matching each record to the right property, a likely-to-sell score with reasons, filters, and stacking with tired landlord. Virginia rules and the Virginia guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

Owners who do not live in the house are less attached to it, and every repair, vacancy or tax bill is a reason to sell.

How to work the Fairfax County list

  • Stack with owned 10+ years (tired landlords) or code violations.
  • Use the mailing address for direct mail: it is where the owner really lives.
  • Check the portfolio count: an owner with 5+ properties may sell several at once.
The letter to send: absentee owner ownersFor absentee owners of houses and rentals

Dear [first name],

I'm a local buyer interested in your rental at [property address]. If managing it from a distance, tenants or repairs have become more work than they are worth, I can buy it with the tenants in place, as-is, on your timeline.

No showings, no repairs, no commissions.

Send it in the app

The app fills in each owner's name and address and prints envelopes or labels.

What you get in the app

  • Every property on the list, with owner and mailing address
  • Likely-to-sell score 1–10 and the reasons
  • Stack with tired landlord
  • Map, property history, export one row per property to Excel / CSV
  • New owners on the list every Monday
Start my 7 days in Fairfax County

The score and the reasons on every owner show who is under the most pressure, so you start with the best odds.

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Questions

How many absentee-owned properties are in Fairfax County, VA?

63,533 on the latest county file, from official Fairfax County records (Fairfax County Department of Tax Administration). The count is refreshed every week.

How is absentee owner defined?

The owner's mailing address is a different house or street than the property. Owner-occupancy tax credits and same-town PO boxes are not counted.

Do you include the mailing address?

Yes, in the app and in exports.

Every Fairfax County absentee owner owner, with the reasons.

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