Fairfax: Healthcare & Safety
Hospitals & Facilities
4 hospitals within range (16.0 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (15)
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Fairfax&state=VA&limit=50 |
|---|---|
| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Fairfax&state=VA&taxo… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Fairfax&state=VA&taxo… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Fairfax&state=VA&taxo… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Fairfax&state=VA&taxo… |
Sources: NPI Registry API — query URLs built from town name + state
Public Health Indicators
County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation + UW Population Health) measure outcomes (deaths, days unwell) and behaviors (smoking, obesity, drinking) against U.S. benchmarks.
| Cdc Birth Rate · Fips | 51600 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 51 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 600 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Fairfax City |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 9.0% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 6.30 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 12.50 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 51600 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Fairfax city |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Large fringe metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 766 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 51600 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Fairfax city |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 86.0% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 69.8% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 13.9% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 24,019 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 7,713 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 3.4 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 4.6 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 27.42 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 21.63 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 34.76 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Large Fringe Metro |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 26,823,665 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 19,608,172 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 7,794,449 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 91.3% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 6,556,391 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 76.8% |
Sources: federal dataset cascade · County Health Rankings 2025 · CDC NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality — county FIPS matched · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Environmental Health
Air, water, and climate-risk indicators. AQI is the EPA Air Quality Index (0–50 = good, 51–100 = moderate, 101+ = unhealthy for sensitive groups).
| Air Quality · Year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI | 366 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 263 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 100 |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups) | 3.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 112 |
| Air Quality · Percentile 90 Aqi | 61.0% |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 42 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 55.70 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 41.80 |
| Climate · Station Name | VIENNA |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 3.2 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 36 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | minimal |
Sources: EPA AQI county data — state+county name match · NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · IRS BMF NTEE C/D · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations
Animal & Domestic
Animal-shelter capacity and domestic-violence services in the area.
| Animal Shelters · Total count | 2 |
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Sources: IRS BMF keyword search
Other
Facilities (15)
Facilities (4)
Va Facilities (3)
| Nhtsa Fars · Fips | 51600 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · State Fips | 51 |
| Nhtsa Fars · County Fips | 600 |
| Nhtsa Fars · State Name | Virginia |
| Nhtsa Fars · County Name | FAIRFAX (CITY) (600) |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 2 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 2 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Year | 2022 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 51600 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Fairfax city |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 5 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 1 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 1 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 11,716.83 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 2,425.74 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 8.60 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 21.00 |
| Health Data · Binge | 15.30 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 29.40 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 57.90 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 6.60 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 9.30 |
| Health Data · Chd | 4.70 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 65 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | FAIRFAX NURSING CENTER, INC. |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 0.3 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | MED FIRST URGENT CARE |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 2.1 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | ALEXANDRIA COMMUNITY BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 11.7 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 8 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 3.60 |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | very low crime |
Sources: federal dataset cascade · CDC PLACES 2025 · IRS BMF NTEE E/F/G/H · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12