About this Recovery Home
Oxford House Merrifield — Sober Living in Falls Church, Virginia
Oxford House Merrifield is a drug- and alcohol-free shared home for men in Falls Church, Virginia. Reported capacity is 10, with 2 reported openings. The address is in Fairfax County.
Reported information for Oxford House Merrifield
- Address: 2809 Mary Street, Falls Church, VA 22042
- County: Fairfax
- Resident group: men
- Reported capacity: 10 residents
- Reported vacancies: 2 reported openings
- Interview schedule: Monday at 7:00pm
- Contact: Contact Chuck at (571) 248-5203
- House phone: (703) 573-2407
- Map: View the reported location
At 10 beds it is larger than most of the 186 Oxford Houses listed in Virginia. The last report put 8 of those 10 beds in use, leaving 2 reported openings. Interview times are listed as Monday at 7:00pm. Contact Chuck at (571) 248-5203 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.
Paying for sober living in Virginia
A sober living bed in Virginia usually costs about $200 a week. An Oxford House does not set a rent — members split what the house actually costs to run, so the figure here is a guide to the market, not to this home. For comparison, median gross rent across Virginia is $1,579 a month. State funding such as OAA opioid-settlement grants and DBHDS/VARR indigent-bed grants exists for residents who cannot cover it themselves. Funding of this kind runs through Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
How an Oxford House is run
Oxford Houses are governed by their own residents, supported entirely by the residents' own contributions and substance-free as a condition of membership. New members are interviewed and admitted by the existing membership, so the opening shown here is a past report rather than an offer.
Is sober living regulated in Virginia?
Recovery residences are not state-licensed in Virginia. Virginia Association of Recovery Residences (VARR), the state's NARR affiliate, offers voluntary certification. This home is chartered by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified by the state affiliate, so it will not normally be on the certified list. See the state certified-residence list for homes that carry it. The federal Fair Housing Act applies, as does Virginia Fair Housing Law (Code of Virginia Section 36-96.3).
Other sober living options near Falls Church, VA
The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Woodley in Falls Church, about 1.4 miles away; Oxford House Wesleyan in Vienna, about 1.4 miles away; Oxford House Berkley Park in Falls Church, about 1.6 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 9 in Falls Church, 36 across Fairfax County, 186 in Virginia. Browse recovery housing in Falls Church or sober living across Virginia.
The vacancy figures above date from 09/07/2026. An opening shown here may already be filled. Check with the residents before relying on any of it.
Oxford House in Virginia
Oxford House is a publicly supported, non-profit network connecting all Oxford House recovery homes or sober houses. Oxford House sober living is a concept in recovery for a democratically run, self-supporting and drug free home. Homes range from six to fifteen; there is sober living for men, sober houses for women, and some recovery homes for women with children. Read more about Oxford House and the Sober House Directory.
In Virginia, Oxford House offers sober living typically with very reasonable cost and promoting resident recovery through a peer-supported model run by the men and women in the sober house. Established in 1975 and continuing to this day, Oxford House boasts over 2,000 homes and growing across the globe.
The Sober House Business
Oxford House offers a platform for peer-lead recovery homes. If you are interested in opening a sober house as a business venture, get in touch with Vanderburgh Communities for more information.
