Reston, Virginia · 20190, 20191 and 20194
Two Silver Line stations, five villages, and more townhouses sold than houses.
Lake Anne Plaza· Reston, Fairfax County
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Updated October 2, 2026Bright MLS, closed January 1 to October 2, 20261
Quick answer
The median single-family home in Reston sold for $1,120,000 in 2026 and went under contract in five days, and about half sold above the asking price. The median townhouse sold for $676,500.
Reston is the planned community Robert E. Simon began in the 1960s: villages of townhouses and houses set around lakes, pools and wooded paths, run by the Reston Association. This page covers what a house or townhouse costs, how buyers pay, what it rents for, which high school it feeds, the Silver Line commute and the association fee. Every number is from Bright MLS closed sales, pulled on October 2, 2026, not from a listing site's estimate.
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Six numbers that describe Reston.
★ Closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 20261
Reston is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County with three zip codes, 20190, 20191 and 20194. Single-family means a detached house with at least three bedrooms and two full baths; townhouse means end-of-row and interior-row homes; homes legally owned as condos (including condo-style townhouses), common near the Metro stations and Reston Town Center, are left out of both. Source: Bright MLS, closed sales January 1 to October 2, 2026, County = Fairfax, Postal City = Reston, pulled by Ahmed Makkiyah on October 2, 2026.
Why people choose Reston
Two Metro stations, a deep townhouse market and cash at the top.
A Metro stop close to offices in Reston, Tysons and Herndon; townhouses as an alternative to a condo; houses in the South Lakes pyramid (South Lakes High and the schools that feed it); and a top end of the townhouse market where 26 of 73 townhouses at $840,000 or more sold for cash. VA loans are less common here than in Chantilly: 7 of 185 house sales and 20 of 292 townhouse sales used one.
Buyers choose Reston over Herndon for the two Metro stations, the paths and pools, and South Lakes, and pay about $241,000 more at the median for a house. They choose it over Vienna to spend about $333,000 less. If you are torn, decide first between a townhouse near a station and a house further out; the price follows.
Prices
The median Reston house sold for $1.12 million in 2026, the median townhouse for $676,500.
The median Reston house cost $241,000 more than one in Herndon next door ($879,000) and $333,000 less than one in Vienna ($1,453,000). A townhouse cost almost as much per square foot as a house: a median $448 against $462.
Houses. 185 sold, from $501,000 (the lowest sale) to $3,218,879 (the highest), and 108 of them were in zip 20191, 60 in 20194 and 17 in 20190. About half sold above asking, 60.5% went under contract within a week, and the median sold-to-list was exactly 100%. Reston's median was above Clifton ($1,100,000) and Falls Church ($1,055,000) and below Fairfax Station ($1,245,000).
Townhouses. Reston sold more townhouses than houses: 292, at a median of $676,500, from $292,000 (the lowest sale) to $1,436,389 (the highest). That is less than Oakton ($798,500) or Falls Church ($774,000) and more than Springfield ($630,000). Zip 20191 had 140 of the sales, 20190 had 93 and 20194 had 59.
Condos are not counted. Reston has many condominium homes, from garden apartments to high-rises near Reston Town Center. They are a separate market and are left out of every number on this page.
Median single-family sale price, 20262
McLean $2,300,000; Great Falls $1,885,000; City of Falls Church (independent city) $1,685,000; Vienna $1,453,000; Oakton $1,420,000; Arlington County, all zips, $1,406,000; City of Alexandria (independent city) $1,350,000; Fairfax Station $1,245,000; Reston $1,120,000; Clifton $1,100,000; Falls Church addresses in Fairfax County $1,055,000; Fairfax addresses in Fairfax County $985,000; Fairfax County in September $950,000; Lorton $930,000; Annandale $925,000; Burke $925,000; Chantilly addresses in Fairfax County $923,650; Centreville $904,500; Alexandria addresses in Fairfax County $885,000; Herndon $879,000; Springfield $828,857; City of Fairfax (independent city) $820,000.
Bright MLS closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026 (City of Alexandria to October 3), except the Fairfax County row (September 2026 alone). The town rows are filtered to 3+ bedrooms and 2+ full baths and leave out homes legally owned as condos (including condo-style townhouses); the Fairfax County row has no size filter. Fairfax, Alexandria and Falls Church mean the Fairfax County addresses, not the independent cities, and Chantilly means its Fairfax County side. Arlington County, the neighbor to the east, is one row for the whole county (pulled October 3, same filters). The Cities of Fairfax, Falls Church and Alexandria are independent cities next to the county, shown under their own names. Oak Hill (20 sales) and Dunn Loring (12) are too small to chart.
Townhouse view: each place's median townhouse sale price and number of townhouse sales (end-of-row and interior-row townhouses, condo-owned homes left out), from the same Bright MLS searches as each place's own page, closed January 1 to October 2, 2026 (Arlington County and the City of Alexandria to October 3). A gray bar means fewer than 10 townhouses sold, too few to give a median. The Fairfax County, September row is left out of this view: there is no townhouse figure for that month alone.
| Measure | Single-family | Townhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 185 | 292 |
| Median sold price | $1,120,000 | $676,500 |
| Average sold price | $1,171,440 | $740,288 |
| Median price per square foot | $462 | $448 |
| Median days to contract | 5 | 6 |
| Median sale price as a share of the asking price (sold-to-list) | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Sold above asking | 97 (52.4%) | 127 (43.5%) |
| Under contract within 7 days | 60.5% | 57.5% |
| Lowest sale | $501,000 | $292,000 |
| Highest sale | $3,218,879 | $1,436,389 |
| Total dollar volume | $216.7M | $216.2M |
| Cash sales | 34 (18.4%) | 52 (17.8%) |
The most expensive house, $3,218,879, closed on a $2,376,000 list price (135%) with no days on market; it looks like new construction where upgrades were added after listing. One house sold for $1,300,000 on a $2,200,000 list (59%), a big price cut or an overpriced listing, and one townhouse sold for $319,000 cash on a $440,000 list, likely an as-is sale. They pull the average sold-to-list to 101.7% for houses and 100.8% for townhouses; the median, 100.0%, is the better number.
Reston single-family home prices since 2019
Median- 2019: $713,500 median, 212 sales
- 2020: $765,000 median, 198 sales
- 2021: $840,500 median, 214 sales
- 2022: $880,000 median, 176 sales
- 2023: $960,000 median, 143 sales
- 2024: $1,015,000 median, 139 sales
- 2025: $1,055,700 median, 137 sales
- 2026: $1,120,000 median, 185 sales
Median sale price of Reston single-family homes (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths), January 1 to October 1 each year, 2019 to 2026. Source: Bright MLS closed sales pulled by Ahmed Makkiyah, October 2026. Single-family homes and townhouses only; no condos.
Lowest and highest sales, 2026
A guide, not a price tag. The median is the middle sale: half the homes sold for more and half for less. It gives you a feel for prices here, not the price of any one home, and you'll always find homes above and below it, like the lowest and highest sales below.
Reston closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026 (Bright MLS). Single-family means 3+ bedrooms and 2+ full baths; condo-owned homes, including townhouses sold as condominiums, are not counted.
- LowestCheapest single-family house$501,000lowest of 185 single-family sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026
- HighestHighest single-family house$3,218,879highest of 185 single-family sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026
- LowestCheapest townhouse$292,000lowest of 292 townhouse sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026
- HighestHighest townhouse$1,436,389highest of 292 townhouse sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026
What can you afford in Reston? Start from the monthly payment you can live with, not the price. Most Reston homes pay the Reston Association's $890 a year, many clusters charge their own fee on top, and Reston adds two small district taxes; the calculator adds them for you.
Follow the money
Nearly one buyer in five paid cash, more than twice Herndon's share.
In 2026, 34 of 185 Reston house buyers paid cash (18.4%), against 8.2% in Herndon, and cash bought 19.0% of the dollars. Above $1.3 million, 13 of 47 houses sold for cash.
Share of sales paid in cash, by price and home type, 2026
Houses under $950,000 20% (9 of 46); $950,000 to $1.12 million 13% (6 of 46); $1.12 million to $1.3 million 13% (6 of 46); $1.3 million and up 28% (13 of 47); townhouses at $840,000 and up 36% (26 of 73); townhouses under $840,000 12% (26 of 219).
Cash buys the top of the townhouse market: 26 of 73 townhouses at $840,000 or more sold for cash, against about 12% below that. The median cash townhouse was $828,500 against $671,500 financed, and cash buyers spent $44.3 million of $216.2 million, 20.5% of all townhouse dollars.
How 185 Reston house purchases were paid for, 2026
185 sales: conventional 136 · cash 34 · VA 7 · FHA and other 8
Three in four house buyers used a conventional loan, 136 of 185. Seven used a VA loan and eight used an FHA loan, a private loan, an adjustable-rate mortgage or mixed financing. The median cash house was $1,150,000 against $1,114,000 financed, so cash buyers here are not only at the very top.
What that means if you need a loan: about one competing offer in five may be cash, and six in ten houses went under contract within a week. The offer that wins is a full pre-approval, a short inspection window and an appraisal-gap plan you decided before the open house. On a townhouse above $840,000, expect a cash offer in the pile.
Townhouses: 210 conventional, 52 cash, 20 VA, 5 FHA, 3 other, 1 Virginia Housing (VHDA) loan and 1 assumable loan of 292. Mixed cash-and-loan deals were counted as financed.
The interesting facts
292 townhouses and 185 houses sold, for the same $216 million each.
Four things in the 2026 numbers that set Reston apart.
A townhouse town. Reston sold more townhouses than houses, 292 against 185, and the two markets moved almost exactly the same money, about $216 million each. For many buyers the Reston townhouse, not the house, is the home they are shopping for.
Cash at the top of the townhouse market. More than a third of townhouses at $840,000 or more were bought for cash, against about one in eight below that. If you are selling a large townhouse near the Metro, a cash buyer is a real possibility; if you are buying one with a loan, plan for that competition.
Houses are scarce to rent. Only 30 single-family houses were leased in Reston all year, against 223 townhomes, seven townhomes for every house. Anyone who wants to rent a house first should start looking early and be ready to apply the same day.
Rent or buy
A townhouse rents for a median $3,300 a month and pays back sooner than a house at $4,400.
A Reston house rents for a median of $4,400 a month and sells for $1,120,000, a price-to-rent ratio of 21.2; a townhome rents for $3,300 and sells for $676,500, a ratio of 17.1.1
| Measure | Single-family | Townhome |
|---|---|---|
| Homes rented | 30 | 223 |
| Median monthly rent | $4,400 | $3,300 |
| Average monthly rent | $4,657 | $3,430 |
| Gross rental yield (a year's rent as a share of the price, before any costs) | 4.7% | 5.9% |
| Rent range, lowest to highest lease | $2,800 to $9,000 | $2,450 to $5,995 |
Gross yield is before the mortgage, tax, Reston Association and cluster fees, insurance and upkeep. A ratio above 20 means a house rents cheaply for what it costs, so renting a house in Reston is fair value for anyone who may move within a few years; a townhouse at 17 pays off sooner. Townhome leases were spread across all three zips: 99 in 20191, 73 in 20190 and 51 in 20194. House rentals count homes with 3+ bedrooms and 2+ full baths; townhouse rentals have no bedroom or bath minimum.
Own in Reston already? Half the houses and 44% of the townhouses sold above asking this year. Ahmed runs a real comparative analysis against the 477 sales on this page, in your village and your home type, not a website estimate.
The houses
Five villages, from Lake Anne in 1965 to North Point in 1993.
Reston was built village by village: Lake Anne, Hunters Woods, Tall Oaks, South Lakes and North Point, each with its own center, with clusters of townhouses and streets of houses in the woods between.
Lake Anne. The first village, built from 1963 to 1967 and dedicated in December 1965, with townhouses and apartments around a man-made lake and a plaza now on the National Register of Historic Places. Hickory Cluster nearby is 90 modernist townhouses designed by Charles M. Goodman in 1965.
Hunters Woods and Tall Oaks. Hunters Woods was planned around an equestrian theme; Tall Oaks, from 1974, sits on higher ground just east of Lake Anne and took its idea from European hill towns.
South Lakes and North Point. South Lakes village, from 1984, sits by Lake Thoreau and Lake Audubon and the Walker Nature Center. North Point, from 1993, is the newest village, lower density and heavily wooded, with a mix of houses, patio homes and townhouses.
Reston Town Center. Opened in 1990 and now a downtown with offices, shops and high-rise condos beside its own Metro station. Those condos are not in the numbers on this page.
What to check. Whether the home is inside the Reston Association, and the cluster's own fee and reserve study; the resale package with any special assessment; the age of the roof, windows and HVAC on a 1970s or 1980s home; and which high school the address feeds after the Skyview change.
Schools
South Lakes High for most of Reston, and 384 of its students move to Skyview in 2027-28.
Most Reston addresses are in the South Lakes High pyramid, Fairfax County's IB pathway in Reston, with Langston Hughes and Rachel Carson middle schools. Some addresses on the north and west edges feed Herndon High.3
South Lakes High School
Niche #12 in Fairfax County, US News #62 in Virginia. An International Baccalaureate school: 55% of students took at least one IB exam.
Herndon High School
Niche #153 in Virginia, about 2,260 students. Serves some addresses on Reston's north and west edges; check yours.
Langston Hughes Middle
On Ridge Heights Road in Reston, about 1,000 students, Niche #73 among Virginia middle schools and the IB feeder for South Lakes. Rachel Carson Middle in Herndon, the other feeder, is Niche A, #7 in Virginia.
Skyview High School
FCPS's 25th high school, on Education Drive in Herndon. Boundaries approved July 16, 2026: 384 South Lakes students are reassigned from 2027-28, when rising ninth graders may still opt out.
Reston Islamic Center
Masjid Al-Istiqamah on Bowman Green Drive, open for the five daily prayers, with weekly study circles.
ADAMS and Al Fatih
ADAMS was founded in Herndon and Reston in 1983 and has a North Reston branch; its main campus is in Sterling. Al Fatih Academy on Pinecrest Road is a full-time Islamic school, preschool to 8th grade.
Madina Market
On Elden Street in Herndon, about ten minutes away: zabihah meat from an in-house butcher, with South Asian and Middle Eastern groceries.
Fair Price and Fresh World
Fair Price on Grant Street in Herndon carries only hand-slaughtered meat and chicken; Fresh World International on Elden Street has a certified halal meat section.
If you are buying in the South Lakes pyramid, the high school on the listing today may not be the one your child finishes at: Skyview takes part of South Lakes in 2027-28. Check any address at the FCPS Boundary Locator, and ask Ahmed to confirm it before you offer.
Commute
Two Silver Line stations, and Metro Center about 40 minutes from Wiehle-Reston East.
Reston has two Metro stations on the Silver Line, Wiehle-Reston East (opened 2014) and Reston Town Center (opened November 2022), and sits on the Dulles Toll Road between Tysons and Dulles Airport.
| To | Drive | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown DC | 45 to 75 min | Dulles Toll Road to I-66, or the Silver Line |
| Pentagon | 40 to 60 min | Dulles Toll Road, I-66 and the Beltway |
| Tysons | 20 to 35 min | Dulles Toll Road, or the Silver Line |
| Reston Town Center | 5 to 10 min | Reston Parkway |
| Dulles Airport | 12 to 20 min | Dulles Toll Road or Airport Access Road west |
From Wiehle-Reston East the Silver Line reaches Metro Center in about 38 to 41 minutes. Weekday fares top out at $6.75 and drop to a $2 flat fare at night and on weekends; parking at Wiehle is $4.95 a day. Driving, the Dulles Toll Road costs about $6 each way between Reston and the Beltway with an E-ZPass.5 The Silver Line also runs west to Dulles Airport, so a Reston address works for frequent flyers. Ahmed will do the 7:45 drive or train with you before you offer.
Daily life
55 miles of paths, four lakes and 15 pools, for an $890 yearly assessment.
Outdoors and sights. The Reston Association runs 15 outdoor pools, 52 tennis courts, 55 miles of paths, four lakes (Anne, Thoreau, Audubon and Newport) and about 1,350 acres of open space, with the Walker Nature Center at its heart. Lake Anne Plaza is the original 1960s village center on the water. Reston Town Center has a covered pavilion that is an ice rink from November to March and hosts free summer concerts. The W&OD Trail runs through Reston.
Food and groceries. Afghan kabob houses on Sunrise Valley Drive and Plaza America, halal quick bites around Reston Town Center and North Point, and halal butchers ten minutes away on Elden Street and Grant Street in Herndon. The Safeway at Hunters Woods sells halal lamb.
Taxes and fees.4 Unincorporated Fairfax County, no town tax: $1.12 per $100 of assessed value plus about $0.0335 in county fees, and Reston adds $0.047 for the Reston Community Center and $0.021 for its transportation service district, about $1.22 all in. That is roughly $13,700 a year on a $1,120,000 house or $8,300 on a $676,500 townhouse. Most homes also pay the Reston Association $890 for 2026, due January 1, and many clusters charge their own fee. The car tax is $4.57 per $100.
How Reston rates
How Reston rates: quiet, walkable, transit and more, from 0 to 10.
Each score ranks Reston among the 46 towns in this guide: 10 is the top of the list, 0 the bottom. It is not a national score. The real number and its source sit under each one.
87% of the land is under 50 dB of 24-hour road, rail and plane noise; 5% is at 60 dB or more. Check your street’s noise
US DOT National Transportation Noise Map, 2020 (road, rail and aviation)
13.1 of 20 on the EPA walkability index; 37 everyday shops and pharmacies mapped.
EPA National Walkability Index, version 3.0 (2021)
19 bus stops within half a mile of the average home; 34% of people live within 1 mile of a Metro or VRE station (inside the town: Herndon, Reston Town Center, Wiehle–Reston East).
OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026, plus Fairfax Connector, Loudoun County Transit and OmniRide schedules; homes = 2020 Census neighborhoods (block groups)
68.2 miles of bike lanes and bike trails (4.4 per square mile); 35 Capital Bikeshare stations.
OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026; Capital Bikeshare station feed
56 restaurants, bars, music venues, theaters and cinemas within 1 mile of the average home (208 inside the town).
Overture Maps places, October 2026 release (open places only); homes = 2020 Census neighborhoods (block groups)
9.7 grocery stores, pharmacies, hardware and everyday shops within 1 mile of the average home; 86% of people live within 1 mile of a grocery store.
Overture Maps places, October 2026 release (open places only); homes = 2020 Census neighborhoods (block groups)
95% of people live within half a mile of a park; 1,290 acres of parks and nature preserves, 13% of the land.
OpenStreetMap, map data of October 20, 2026
The area is the Census Bureau’s Reston CDP boundary (15.34 square miles). We rate places, never people, so there is no school, safety or “who lives here” score. Map counts are what the sources have mapped and can miss a place. Scored October 22, 2026; updated every six months.
Around Reston
Around Reston, by the numbers: what is inside the 15.34 square miles.
Real counts instead of star ratings. Each tile names its source and date, so you can check it.
Walking
13.1 of 20
The EPA rates Reston above average to walk: the average of its 37 Census block groups, weighted by the 58,338 people who live in them.
EPA National Walkability Index (1 = least walkable, 20 = most), version 3.0, 2021
Bus and Metro
381 bus stops
20 Fairfax Connector routes stop inside Reston, numbers 507, 553, 557, 558, 559, 574, 598, 605, 901, 924, 937, 950, 951, 952 and 954, plus RIBS1 to RIBS5 (the Reston Internal Bus System loops). Metro stations inside: Herndon, Reston Town Center and Wiehle–Reston East.
Fairfax Connector schedule (GTFS), valid Jun 27, 2026 to Sep 30, 2028, Metro stations from OpenStreetMap
Groceries
7 grocery stores
Wegmans, Giant, Harris Teeter, Safeway, Whole Foods Market and others.
OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026
Restaurants and cafes
101 restaurants + 16 cafes
Including Ariake Japanese, BGR, Barcelona Wine Bar, Bartaco, Bento House and others.
OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026
Parks and trails
182.1 miles of trails and paths
128 playgrounds and 55 parks, such as Autumnwood Park, Baron Cameron Park, Barton Hill Rec Area, Bordeaux Area and others. Sidewalks are not counted in the miles.
OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026
Schools and library
15 schools
South Lakes High School, Langston Hughes Middle School, Aldrin Elementary School, Armstrong Elementary School, Crossfield Elementary School, Dogwood Elementary School and others, plus Reston Regional Library.
OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, pulled October 21, 2026
The area is the Census Bureau’s Reston CDP boundary (15.34 square miles), so places just outside it are not counted. Map counts are what OpenStreetMap volunteers have mapped and can miss a place. Pulled October 21, 2026.
Where to eat
Best restaurants in Reston, VA: Ahmed's list (2026)
"Ahmed, where do you go to eat?" The Reston list.
Updated
Up to five picks within about fifteen minutes of Reston in each cuisine, the one doing best at the top, and halal marked. Reston's own kabob houses are on Sunrise Valley Drive and Plaza America; the rest are a short drive away in Herndon, Great Falls, Sterling, Oakton and Vienna.7
Each pick had a current Yelp or Zabihah listing when checked in 2026. Rankings weigh current Yelp ratings by review count and whether the place is busy; the halal note comes from Zabihah, Yelp or the restaurant itself, and "ask about halal" means it could not be confirmed. Know one that belongs here? Tell Ahmed.
Questions
What people ask about Reston.
How much does a house cost in Reston, Virginia in 2026?
The median single-family home in Reston (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) sold for $1,120,000 in 2026 through October 2, across 185 sales in Bright MLS, at $462 per square foot. Townhouses sold for a median of $676,500 across 292 sales, at $448 per square foot. Condo-owned homes are not included, and most homes also pay the Reston Association's $890 a year.
What was the cheapest home sold in Reston, Virginia in 2026?
Bright MLS closed sales from January 1 to October 2, 2026, single-family houses (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) and townhouses only, no condos:
- Cheapest single-family house: $501,000, the lowest of 185 single-family sales
- Cheapest townhouse: $292,000, the lowest of 292 townhouse sales
- Highest single-family house: $3,218,879, the highest of 185 single-family sales
- Highest townhouse: $1,436,389, the highest of 292 townhouse sales
Want a home near these prices? Ask Ahmed, or call or text 734.383.6945 or 703.957.0060.
Is the median price what a home in Reston will cost?
No. The median is the middle sale of 2026, not a set price: half the single-family houses sold for more and half for less. In Reston they sold from $501,000 to $3,218,879. Use the median to get a feel for the market, then look at homes on both sides of it.
How competitive is the Reston housing market?
Very. In 2026, 52% of Reston houses sold above the asking price, 60.5% went under contract within a week, and the median house took 5 days. Townhouses were close behind: 43.5% sold above asking and the median took 6 days.
Do Reston buyers pay cash or use VA loans?
Many pay cash. In 2026, 34 of 185 house buyers paid cash (18.4%), against 8.2% in Herndon, and 13 of 47 houses at $1.3 million or more sold for cash. Among townhouses, 52 of 292 sold for cash, including 26 of 73 at $840,000 or more. VA loans were used for 7 houses and 20 townhouses.
What is rent in Reston, Virginia?
In 2026 the median single-family house in Reston leased for $4,400 a month, but only 30 houses were rented all year. The median townhome leased for $3,300 a month across 223 leases, with rents from $2,450 to $5,995 (lowest to highest lease).
Is it better to rent or buy in Reston?
It depends on the home type. The median house sells for $1,120,000 and rents for $52,800 a year, a price-to-rent ratio of 21.2 and a gross yield of 4.7%, so renting a house is fair value if you may move within a few years. The median townhouse sells for $676,500 and rents for $39,600 a year, a ratio of 17.1 and a 5.9% yield, so buying pays off sooner.
Which high school serves Reston?
Most of Reston is in the South Lakes High pyramid, an IB school rated A minus by Niche (#12 in Fairfax County) and #62 in Virginia by US News. Some addresses on the north and west edges feed Herndon High. From 2027-28, 384 South Lakes students are reassigned to the new Skyview High in Herndon, so check any address at the FCPS Boundary Locator before you offer.
How long is the commute from Reston to DC?
By Metro, the Silver Line reaches Metro Center in about 38 to 41 minutes from Wiehle-Reston East; Reston Town Center is a second station. By car at 8 am on a weekday, downtown DC is about 45 to 75 minutes, the Pentagon 40 to 60, Tysons 20 to 35 and Dulles Airport 12 to 20. The Dulles Toll Road costs about $6 each way between Reston and the Beltway. These drive times are estimates.
What is the property tax in Reston, Virginia?
Reston pays the Fairfax County 2026 rate of $1.12 per $100 plus about $0.0335 in county fees, and two Reston district taxes, $0.047 for the Reston Community Center and $0.021 for transportation, about $1.22 in all. That is roughly $13,700 a year on a $1,120,000 house or $8,300 on a $676,500 townhouse. Most homes also pay the Reston Association $890 for 2026, and many clusters charge their own fee.
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