Fairfax County Virginia / real estate

Location

Fairfax County is one of the most desirable residential communities in the metropolitan Washington region  primarily because of its location.  Fairfax County is located just inside and outside the Virginia side of the Capital Beltway with easy access to Washington, D.C.

Fairfax County has evolved from a farming community serving the nation's capital into a major business center and one of the most desirable residential communities in the metropolitan Washington region.  Tysons Corner, the County's "downtown", has more office space than the central business districts of Cincinnati, Houston, Miami or San Diego and one of the greatest concentrations of retail space in the nation. For more on Tysons Corner and other Fairfax County neighborhoods, click here.

There is a broad spectrum of residential communities developed by some of the nation's premier home builders.  Each area in Fairfax County offers unique qualities to satisfy any taste.

Fairfax County resources are among some of the finest in the country.   The Public School System is the tenth largest and one of the most innovative.   The students consistently rank among the top students in the nation.  The Fairfax County Police, and Fire and Rescue Departments are the largest of their kind in the State of Virginia.

There are more than 30,000 acres of parkland and other recreational facilities throughout the County.  Nearly 100 miles of trails are available for biking and horseback riding.  Residents and tourists can travel back in time by visiting one of the County's many historical landmarks including Mount Vernon, the estate of George Washington.

Major Employers

• American Mobile Satellite Corporation
• American Systems Corporation
• BDM International, Inc.
• Cable & Wireless Communications
• DynCorp
• Eurotherm International
• Freddie Mac
• HFSI
• ECF Kaiser
• Legent
• Mars
• Mitel
• Mobil
• Molson Breweries USA
• NVR
• Northern Telecom
• Ogden/ERC
• Orbital Sciences
• Primark
• Rolls-Royce
• Systems Center
• Verdix
• Vie de France
• World Corporation

Over 100 foreign-based firms have offices in the County:

• Alsys (France)
• Airbus Industrie of NA (France, Germany, UK, Spain)
• Aimpoint USA (Sweden)
• BCI Protocol (Canada)
• BHP-Utah International (Australia)
• British Standards Institute
• Bull World Wide Information Systems
• CAP Gemini America (France)
• Canon USA (Japan)
• NEC America (Japan)
• Northern Telecom (Canada)
• Sharp Electronics (Japan)
• Software AG (Germany)
• Tiber Construction (Germany)
• Vie de France (France)

Colleges & Universities

• Averett College
• Central Michigan University
• George Mason University
• Northern Virginia Community College/NOVA (5 locations)
• University of Denver College of Systems Sciences
• University of Virginia
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Public School Systems

• 132 Elementary Schools
• 23 Middle Schools
• 23 High Schools

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