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    Moving to Reston, VA

    Is Reston a good place to live?

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    Reston ranks #6 of 45 Virginia cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (70/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 1.9% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $616,000
    +4.1% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $2,170
    per month
    Household income
    $139,515
    median
    Unemployment
    4.5%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Reston

    The median home value in Reston is $616,000 and median rent is $2,170 a month, against a median household income of $139,515. Homes cost about 4.4× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Reston crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Virginia the 2025 rate was 210 violent and 1,394 property crimes per 100,000 people — #33 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Reston, VA

    Reston has about 63,542 residents, 4.5% unemployment and 37% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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