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20 tracts·62K people·$642K median·4,059/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Reston is $642,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.4× the US median of $458,812.
Reston has 64,414 residents across 17 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 40.1; the population is 57.6% White, 16.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% Asian, 7.9% Black, 6.5% Multiracial and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 72.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.7% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Sunrise Valley Elementary (90%), Crossfield Elementary (87%) and Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences (86%) lead the elementary schools; Hughes Middle is the middle school with reported scores (77%); South Lakes High is the high school with reported scores (84%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,231/month, 41% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Reston is $148,710 a year, 73% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Reston, median rent is $2,231/month and the median home value is $642,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Reston reported 1.2 violent crimes and 16.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Fairfax County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Reston are winter weather (47), landslide (45) and hail (45), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Reston, 1.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).