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Two blue glass office towers at Reston Gateway beside the Reston Town Center Metro station on a sunny fall afternoon, with a pedestrian bridge to the station in the distance
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Where to Live Near Reston Town Center (2026)The closest towns, the drive, the Silver Line and the home prices

Reston Gateway at the Metro· Reston, Fairfax County

Artist’s renderings of real Northern Virginia places.

Last updated October 15, 2026Bright MLS closed sales (Ahmed’s own pulls), OpenStreetMap routing, WMATA, Fairfax Connector, Reston Town Center and VDOTAbout a 6-minute read

Quick answer

The closest towns in this guide to Reston Town Center, by drive time with no traffic, are Reston (1 min, 0.2 mi), Herndon (6 min, 2.3 mi) and Great Falls (15 min, 6.6 mi).2 Reston Town Center has its own Silver Line Metro station, and the Town Center’s linkRTC shuttle runs between Metro and the wider Town Center on weekdays, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.3,4 Among the 25 guide towns within 30 minutes, the median house price runs from $634,900 in City of Manassas Park to $2,300,000 in McLean, and the lowest median townhouse price is $490,000, in City of Manassas Park.1

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Reston Town Center in four numbers

Drive times with no traffic; home prices from Bright MLS, 2026

1 minDrive with no traffic from Reston, the closest guide town (0.2 miles)2
11 townsGuide towns within 20 minutes with no traffic2
$634,900Median house price in City of Manassas Park, the lowest of the towns within 30 minutes
$490,000Median townhouse price in City of Manassas Park, the lowest of the towns within 30 minutes

Closest towns

The towns closest to Reston Town Center, with their home prices.

Every guide town within 30 minutes of Reston Town Center with no traffic, closest first, with its 2026 median sale price. Switch between single-family houses and townhouses. Tap a town for its full guide: schools, taxes and more.

  1. 1
    RestonFairfax
    1 min0.2 mi
    $1,120,000185 sold
    $676,500292 sold
  2. 2
    HerndonFairfax
    6 min2.3 mi
    $879,000341 sold
    $652,500178 sold
  3. 3
    Great FallsFairfax
    15 min6.6 mi
    $1,885,000139 sold
    No townhouse sales
  4. 4
    CascadesLoudounJan 1 to Oct 4, 2026
    15 min7.7 mi
    $1,010,00027 sold
    $695,00019 sold
  5. 5
    ChantillyFairfax
    15 min7.8 mi
    $923,650102 sold
    $661,79534 sold
  6. 6
    ViennaFairfax
    16 min8.1 mi
    $1,453,000428 sold
    $811,557102 sold
  7. 7
    SterlingLoudoun
    16 min8.6 mi
    $780,000280 sold
    $592,500210 sold
  8. 8
    OaktonFairfax
    18 min8.3 mi
    $1,420,000124 sold
    $798,50038 sold
  9. 9
    McLeanFairfax
    18 min11.1 mi
    $2,300,000335 sold
    $1,100,00049 sold
  10. 10
    BroadlandsLoudoun
    19 min10.9 mi
    $1,127,18046 sold
    $720,00037 sold
  11. 11
    FairfaxFairfax
    20 min9.8 mi
    $985,000448 sold
    $735,000313 sold
  12. 12
    BrambletonLoudoun
    21 min12.0 mi
    $1,204,93862 sold
    $840,00083 sold
  13. 13
    CentrevilleFairfax
    21 min13.5 mi
    $904,500172 sold
    $565,000274 sold
  14. 14
    City of FairfaxIndependent city
    22 min10.7 mi
    $820,000121 sold
    $867,50042 sold
  15. 15
    South RidingLoudoun
    22 min13.5 mi
    $1,140,00097 sold
    $707,000100 sold
  16. 16
    AshburnLoudoun
    22 min13.7 mi
    $1,186,700255 sold
    $740,000408 sold

Drive time: the fastest route with no traffic, from each town’s center point to Reston Town Center, on OpenStreetMap roads (OSRM), October 15, 2026. Median sale price: single-family houses (3+ bedrooms, 2+ full baths) and townhouses, no condos, closed sales January 1 to October 2, 2026 (towns marked to October 4), Bright MLS Townhouse medians are shown only where 10 or more sold.

A row of two-story townhouses with warm brown cedar siding, dark shingled shed roofs, a brick chimney and wooden chevron garage doors sits under tall shade trees behind small green lawns.
Reston, Fairfax County: cedar-sided townhouses in the Cedar Cove cluster near Lake Audubon in early summerArtist’s rendering

Drive-time map

How far each town is from Reston Town Center, at a glance.

Darker towns are closer. The star marks Reston Town Center.

  • Within 10 minutes: Reston, Herndon.
  • 11 to 20 minutes: Great Falls, Cascades, Chantilly, Vienna, Sterling, Oakton, McLean, Broadlands, Fairfax.
  • 21 to 30 minutes: Brambleton, Centreville, City of Fairfax, South Riding, Ashburn, City of Falls Church, Falls Church, Lansdowne, Fairfax Station, Annandale, Clifton, Arlington, Leesburg, City of Manassas Park.
  • Rush hour is different. These are drive times with no traffic, from each town’s center point. At rush hour the same trip can take much longer, so check a live map for your own address and start time before you choose.
HerndonGreat FallsCascadesChantillyViennaSterlingOaktonBroadlandsFairfaxCentrevilleFairfax CitySouth RidingAshburnFalls Church CityLansdowneClifton Reston Town Center

Hover over or tap a town to see its drive time.

  • Up to 10 min
  • 11 to 20 min
  • 21 to 30 min
  • 31 to 45 min
  • Over 45 min
  • ★Reston Town Center
Each guide town is shaded by its drive time with no traffic, from the town’s center point. Town shapes from the guide’s home map; routes on OpenStreetMap roads (OSRM), October 15, 2026.

Getting there

Getting to Reston Town Center by Metro or bus.

Reston Town Center sits on the Silver Line, with no VRE service.5 Most of the closest towns are along the same line or a short bus ride away.

A stainless-steel Metro train with a black front pulls along an open-air platform toward a tall faceted glass-and-metal station canopy, with a white truss footbridge beyond and fall trees along the highway.
Reston, Fairfax County: a Silver Line train pulling into Wiehle-Reston East station in the median of the Dulles Toll RoadArtist’s rendering

  • METROReston Town Center station, Silver Line.

    The station is at 12023-A Sunset Hills Road. WMATA lists no daily parking there; Wiehle-Reston East, the other Reston station, has 2,300 all-day spaces.3 No change of trains from Herndon, Sterling (Loudoun Gateway), Ashburn, the four Tysons stations, the City of Falls Church and Arlington’s Silver Line stations.3 Weekend Silver trains are listed only as far east as Clarendon.3

  • SHUTTLElinkRTC, from Metro to the core.

    Reston Town Center’s own site says the linkRTC shuttle connects Metro with the wider Town Center on weekdays, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., about every 10 to 12 minutes.4

  • BUSLocal Fairfax Connector routes.

    Fairfax Connector routes into Reston Town Center include 559 from Wiehle-Reston East, 574 from Tysons, 950 from Herndon Metro, and RIBS 4 and RIBS 5 around Reston and Herndon.6

  • DRIVEA carpool lane on the Dulles Toll Road.

    VDOT says the far-left lane of the Dulles Toll Road, from Route 28 to the main toll plaza, is HOV-2 eastbound on weekdays 6:30 to 9 a.m. and westbound 4 to 6:30 p.m.7

About the job center

Who works in Reston.

Reston is a row of big headquarters along the Dulles Toll Road. General Dynamics, Leidos, CACI, NVR, SAIC and V2X all list Reston on their SEC filings, and so does Verisign. Volkswagen Group of America is here, and Google has an office here. Amentum plans to move its headquarters to Reston in early 2027.8,9,10,11 See the largest employers in Northern Virginia for the full list.

From Ahmed

Pick the commute first, then the house.

When a new job starts the search, I begin with the trip to work: which towns are close, which have a train or bus that goes there, and what homes cost in each. Then we look at houses in the towns that pass that test.

If you will work at Reston Town Center, I can walk you through the towns and the numbers around it, in English or Arabic.

Questions

What people ask about living near Reston Town Center.

What is the closest town to Reston Town Center?

In this guide, Reston is the closest: about 1 minutes and 0.2 miles by car with no traffic, from the town’s center point. Next come Herndon (6 minutes) and Great Falls (15 minutes). Times are from OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap roads, October 15, 2026.

How much are homes near Reston Town Center?

Among the 25 guide towns within 30 minutes with no traffic, the median single-family house price runs from $634,900 in City of Manassas Park to $2,300,000 in McLean, from Bright MLS closed sales, January 1 to October 2, 2026 (a few towns a day or two later). The lowest median townhouse price in that group is $490,000, in City of Manassas Park. A median is the middle sale: half sold for more and half for less.

Are these drive times to Reston Town Center with traffic?

No. They are the fastest route with no traffic, from each town’s center point, so they are best for comparing towns with each other. Rush-hour trips take longer. Check a live map for your own address and start time.

Is there a Metro station at Reston Town Center?

Yes. Reston Town Center station is on the Silver Line at 12023-A Sunset Hills Road, and the Town Center’s linkRTC shuttle runs between Metro and the wider Town Center on weekdays, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (read October 15, 2026).

Is there parking at the Reston Town Center Metro station?

WMATA lists no daily parking at Reston Town Center station (read October 15, 2026). Wiehle-Reston East, also in Reston, lists 2,300 all-day spaces.

Does VRE go to Reston?

No. VRE does not serve Reston. The Silver Line is the rail link.

Your next step

Working at Reston Town Center? Let’s find the home that fits the commute.

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