Bethesda vs Reston
Bethesda, MD compared with Reston, VA · 13 miles apart
Bethesda has 69,397 residents to Reston’s 64,414. Bethesda comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Reston does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Bethesda, MD | Reston, VA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 69,397 | 64,414 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 5,231 | 4,198 |
| Median household income | $192,237 | $148,710 |
| Median home value | $1,169,900 | $642,000 |
| Median rent | $2,469 | $2,231 |
| Homeownership | 64% | 60.6% |
| Average commute | 27.7 min | 26 min |
| Median age | 42.8 | 40.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 87.1% | 72% |
| Poverty rate | 4.3% | 5.7% |
| Unemployment | 3.1% | 5% |
| Price to income | 6.1× | 4.3× |
| Clear days a year | — | 22 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 30 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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