Reston · Fairfax County · Virginia

Ken Tully, REALTOR®, guiding Reston buyers and sellers

Reston runs on a plan: village centers, lakes, trails and a community association that touches most addresses. Ken, a former HOA president, helps buyers read those rules and costs, and helps sellers present a home within them.

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1964Year Reston was founded
20190 · 20191 · 20194Reston ZIP codes
Silver LineTwo stations in Reston
Since 1988Ken's Virginia license

About Ken

Ken reads Reston's covenants the way an HOA president does

Ken served several years as president of his own homeowners association in Fair Oaks, and that experience shapes how he works in Reston, where Reston Association membership comes with most properties by deed and many homes add a cluster or condominium association on top. He represents buyers and sellers of townhomes, condominiums and single-family homes across 20190, 20191 and 20194, with a focus on North Reston, Reston Town Center and the Wiehle-Reston East station area.

  • Both association layers

    Ken totals the Reston Association assessment and any cluster or condo fee so the monthly figure is the real one.

  • Design review before you buy

    Planned changes, from fences to paint colors, can need approval; he checks the covenants before you commit.

  • Station-area context

    Near Reston Town Center and Wiehle-Reston East, he tracks the development pipeline that shapes resale.

  • Condo and townhome detail

    Reserve studies, insurance splits and special assessments get read before the contingency deadline.

This Area

Understanding Reston, Virginia

Reston began in 1964, when Robert E. Simon turned 6,750 acres of western Fairfax County farmland into a planned community named for his initials. Lake Anne Village Center opened first, followed by Hunters Woods, Tall Oaks, South Lakes and finally North Point in 1993. Four man-made lakes, about 55 miles of Reston Association pathways and the W&OD Trail tie those neighborhoods together, and the whole community remains unincorporated Fairfax County.

That plan still sets the terms of ownership. Most homes carry mandatory Reston Association membership, $890 for 2026, and many add a cluster or condominium fee for exteriors and shared grounds. Most property also pays Small District 5, a Reston Community Center levy of 4.7 cents per $100 on top of the county rate. The Census Bureau counts only about 20 percent of Reston's housing as detached homes, with townhouses near 30 percent and the rest in buildings of two or more units.

The Silver Line reshaped the market's center of gravity. Wiehle-Reston East opened in 2014 with a county garage of about 2,300 spaces, and the Reston Town Center station followed in November 2022 without commuter parking. The 2023 Reston Comprehensive Plan steers new density to those station areas, while debates over Reston National Golf Course and the village centers continue. Ken focuses on North Reston, Reston Town Center and the Wiehle-Reston East area, where those decisions show up first in pricing.

“Reston was built around a vision, and that vision still shapes daily life in ways that are immediately visible.”

Ken Tully

Market Snapshot

Reston by the Numbers

Two market figures and two that shape every Reston purchase: what homes are selling for, how long they take, the association assessment and how much of the stock is townhouses.

$629,700Median sale price, RestonRedfin, September 2026
36 daysMedian days on marketRedfin, September 2026
$890Reston Association assessmentReston Association, 2026
29.8%Housing units that are townhousesU.S. Census ACS 2020–2024

Monthly sale figures move with the mix of condominiums, townhouses and detached homes that close, and Redfin and Zillow do not always agree; Ken can pull current numbers for a specific cluster.

Local Insights

Reston's plan, places and numbers

Association documents, county records and Census estimates, sorted into ten topics. Open one to begin.

01Market Fundamentals
  1. Redfin reported a median sale price of $629,700 for Reston in September 2026, up 5.2 percent from a year earlier, on 245 sales.
  2. Reston homes that sold in September 2026 spent a median of 36 days on the market and closed at 99.8 percent of list price, with 31.1 percent going above list, per Redfin.
  3. Zillow's typical home value for Reston was $622,037 at the end of September 2026, up 0.5 percent year over year, so Redfin's 5.2 percent sale-price gain and Zillow's flatter index tell different stories about the same month.
  4. By ZIP, Zillow's September 2026 typical values were $546,007 in 20190, $610,099 in 20191 and $756,970 in 20194, a spread of more than $200,000 inside one planned community.
  5. ZIP 20194, the North Reston area around North Point Village Center, is the only Reston ZIP where Zillow's typical value slipped year over year, by 0.1 percent through September 2026.
  6. Redfin's July 2026 snapshot for 20191 showed a $664,852 median sale price, 25 median days on market and 48.5 percent of homes selling above list, a faster pace than Reston's citywide September figures.
  7. The Census Bureau's ACS 2020–2024 puts Reston's median owner-occupied home value at $642,000, about $90,800 below the Fairfax County median of $732,800.
  8. Townhouse listings in 20194 during October 2026 ran from about $489,900 for a two-bedroom on Fieldthorn Drive in Thornhill to $960,000 for a larger home on Hollow Timber Court, per Redfin.
  9. Redfin's median of $375 per square foot for Reston gives a quick check when comparing a stacked condominium near Wiehle-Reston East with a 1970s townhouse near Hunters Woods.
  10. In Ken's experience, the $300,000 to $400,000 tier in Reston is mostly condominiums, often one-bedroom units.
02History & Heritage
  1. Robert E. Simon bought 6,750 acres of farmland and woods in western Fairfax County in 1961, using proceeds from the 1960 sale of Carnegie Hall to New York City.
  2. The name Reston comes from Simon's initials, R.E.S., plus "ton", and the community dates its founding to April 10, 1964, his 50th birthday.
  3. Lake Anne Village Center, designed by James Rossant and William Conklin, was dedicated on December 4, 1965, as Reston's first village center.
  4. The Lake Anne Village Center Historic District, about 41 acres around Washington Plaza, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 2017, and Fairfax County also protects it as a Historic Overlay District.
  5. Lake Anne's first phase included 227 townhouses, some priced at $35,000 or more, and the New York Times put Reston on its front page on December 5, 1965.
  6. Gulf Oil, which had lent Simon $15 million, forced him out in 1967 and formed Gulf Reston, Inc., which sold the remaining land to Mobil in the late 1970s.
  7. Mobil sold its land development arm, including its Reston holdings, to Westbrook Partners in 1996 for $324 million.
  8. Hunters Woods Village Center, announced by Gulf Reston on August 20, 1969, opened in 1972 with horse-themed streets such as Colts Neck Road and a stable, pony barn and paddock.
  9. Tall Oaks Village Center opened in 1974 as the smallest of Reston's five village centers; South Lakes followed in 1984 and North Point, the last, in 1993.
  10. Simon moved back to Reston in 1993, lived at Heron House on Lake Anne, and died on September 21, 2015, at 101; a 2004 bronze statue of him sits on a bench at Washington Plaza.
  11. Wiehle Avenue and the Wiehle-Reston East station take their name from Wiehle, a small town laid out in 1892 near today's station site.
03Environmental & Geographic
  1. Reston's four man-made lakes, Anne, Thoreau, Audubon and Newport, cover more than 125 acres combined and manage stormwater across a 5,600-acre watershed, per The Reston Letter.
  2. Lake Audubon is the largest at 43.5 acres, holding about 133.6 million gallons from a 1,558.5-acre watershed, according to Reston Now.
  3. Lakes Thoreau and Audubon began as one lake, Lake Elsa, impounded in 1971, until the South Lakes dam split it in 1979.
  4. Lake Anne's fountain was inspired by the Jet d'Eau in Lake Geneva, and the lake drains to the Difficult Run watershed.
  5. Lake Anne, Lake Thoreau, Lake Audubon and Lake Newport are owned and managed by the Reston Association, which treats them as both amenities and stormwater facilities.
  6. The Walker Nature Center covers 72 acres along Glade Drive and is named for Vernon J. Walker, Reston's first open space director; its Nature House earned LEED Gold certification in 2010.
  7. Lake Fairfax Park, run by the Fairfax County Park Authority at 1400 Lake Fairfax Drive, spans 476 acres around a 20-acre lake with a campground, skate park and pump track.
  8. Reston covers about 15.7 square miles and sits near 360 feet of elevation, and tree canopy covers roughly half of its total area.
  9. A Stream Restoration Bank funded by developers directed roughly $70 million to restoration work in Reston, starting with Snakeden Branch, Glade Run and Colvin Run.
  10. Hydrilla control is a recurring line in the Reston Association lake budget, one that lakefront owners on all four lakes tend to watch.
04Lifestyle & Culture
  1. Reston Association members have access to 15 outdoor pools, all of which opened for the 2025 season.
  2. The Reston Association maintains about 55 miles of paved and natural-surface pathways with 95 bridges, including the 4.7-mile Turquoise Trail near Lake Thoreau.
  3. The Reston Association maintains more than 50 outdoor tennis courts, about half of them lighted.
  4. Reston Town Center's Pavilion, across Market Street from Saint Clair Cemin's Mercury Fountain, serves as a covered ice rink in winter and an event venue the rest of the year.
  5. Lake Anne Village Center has hosted a Saturday morning farmers market, listed in 2008 as running from 8 a.m. to noon, while Reston Town Center added a Thursday market in May 2008.
  6. The Water Mine Family Swimmin' Hole at Lake Fairfax Park opened in 1997, features the 725-foot Rattlesnake River, and drew just over 90,000 visitors in 2025.
  7. Reston Community Center's main building at Hunters Woods Plaza, opened in 1979, includes the CenterStage theater and an indoor heated pool, with a second site at Lake Anne.
  8. Reston National Golf Course, an 18-hole, par-71 Ed Ault design from 1970, occupies about 166 acres at 11875 Sunrise Valley Drive.
  9. Hidden Creek Country Club, bought by Wheelock Communities in October 2017, was still designated as a golf course in the county's Comprehensive Plan when Supervisor Alcorn declined to change it in 2020.
  10. North Point Village Center at Reston Parkway and Baron Cameron Avenue holds about 134,000 square feet of shops anchored by Giant Food, per FFXnow.
05Infrastructure & Access
  1. Wiehle-Reston East opened on July 26, 2014, as the Silver Line's western end and served that role until the extension opened on November 15, 2022.
  2. The Reston Town Center station, in the Dulles Toll Road median west of Reston Parkway, opened on November 15, 2022, about 2,000 feet south of the Town Center, and has no commuter parking.
  3. Fairfax County's garage at Wiehle-Reston East holds about 2,300 spaces at 11389 Reston Station Boulevard; Comstock describes a 3,500-space garage and transit facility there, a figure that appears to include its adjacent spaces.
  4. Silver Line Phase II added six stations over 11.4 miles to Ashburn, and Reston Now put the ride from Dulles Airport to Metro Center at about 52 minutes when it opened.
  5. The Dulles Toll Road opened through Reston in 1984 and gave the community a faster link to Washington.
  6. Reston sits about 9 miles from Tysons and the Capital Beltway, and Dulles International is about 5 to 6 miles away.
  7. The W&OD Trail crosses Reston on its 45-mile route from Shirlington to Purcellville, passing the Sunset Hills railroad station near mile 17.7.
  8. A W&OD Trail bridge over Wiehle Avenue opened on July 24, 2024, about 0.3 mile northeast of the Wiehle-Reston East station.
  9. The Reston Transportation Service District, created in 2017 at 2.1 cents per $100, helps fund a 40-year, $2.27 billion road plan that includes new Toll Road crossings at Town Center Parkway and Soapstone Drive.
  10. Both Reston stations, Wiehle-Reston East and Reston Town Center, sit in the median of the Dulles Toll Road.
  11. Ken's own coverage in Reston concentrates on North Reston near North Point Village Center, Reston Town Center and the Wiehle-Reston East Metro area.
06Schools & Education
  1. Fairfax County Public Schools serves Reston; South Lakes High School serves most of the community and Herndon High School, at 700 Bennett Street in Herndon, serves the far northern part, so check each address at boundary.fcps.edu.
  2. South Lakes High School, at 11400 South Lakes Drive, opened on September 5, 1978, as a secondary school for grades 7 to 10; it now serves grades 9 through 12 and offers International Baccalaureate programs.
  3. South Lakes completed a $55 million renovation in August 2008 and added a new wing in 2018.
  4. Langston Hughes Middle School, at 11401 Ridge Heights Road, was named by the School Board on June 12, 1980, and finished a renovation and two-story addition in late 2021.
  5. Lake Anne Elementary, at 11510 North Shore Drive, opened on January 17, 1967, as the first elementary school built in Reston and runs a Spanish Immersion Program.
  6. Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences, at 2401 Colts Neck Road, opened on September 2, 1969, and added its arts and sciences magnet program in 1994–95.
  7. Forest Edge Elementary, at 1501 Becontree Lane, opened on September 7, 1971, as Reston's third elementary school and was designed by Charles M. Goodman Associates.
  8. Terraset Elementary, at 11411 Ridge Heights Road, opened on February 22, 1977, as an earth-sheltered school set into a knoll on 14 wooded acres; its original solar collectors were later removed.
  9. Dogwood Elementary, at 12300 Glade Drive, opened in 1974; after a fire destroyed the building on November 27, 2000, the rebuilt school reopened in January 2002.
  10. Sunrise Valley Elementary, at 10824 Cross School Road, moved into its own building on September 4, 1979, and was the first Fairfax County elementary school with triangular classrooms.
  11. In North Reston, Armstrong Elementary opened on September 2, 1986, at 11900 Lake Newport Road, and Aldrin Elementary opened in September 1994 at 11375 Center Harbor Road.
07Land, Development & Zoning
  1. The Board of Supervisors adopted a new Reston Comprehensive Plan on September 12, 2023, covering about 8,400 acres and setting a minimum of 12 percent workforce dwelling units in new housing.
  2. The 2023 plan removed the residential redevelopment option for village center commercial areas except Lake Anne and Tall Oaks, so new housing at other village centers now needs a plan amendment.
  3. Reston's Planned Residential Community zoning caps density at 13 persons per acre; a proposal to raise it as high as 16 was deferred indefinitely on March 5, 2019, after strong community opposition.
  4. Supervisor Walter Alcorn's 2023 statement counted 8,808 townhouses, 5,012 condominiums, 4,069 apartments and 3,967 detached homes in older Reston Association areas, so detached homes are 18.2 percent of that stock.
  5. On September 15, 2026, the Board approved Reston Town Center North, a 46.6-acre county and Inova project with about 1,000 homes, a new regional library and a replacement for the Embry Rucker shelter.
  6. On August 25, 2026, the Board amended the plan for the Lake Fairfax Business Park off Business Center Drive to allow up to 1,250 homes, with EYA proposing 1,017 homes on about 49 acres.
  7. War Horse Cities and NVR have proposed 306 stacked townhouses on about 14 acres of Reston National Golf Course, based on a 1966 rezoning, RZ B-555; the Reston Association board voted in June 2026 to oppose it.
  8. In June 2025 the Board unanimously removed Reston National from its plan amendment work program, and in October 2020 Supervisor Alcorn said a 1,000-unit concept for Hidden Creek would not move forward.
  9. Tall Oaks Village Center, demolished in 2018, was approved for redevelopment by Stanley Martin as 156 homes, including 44 townhouses, 42 two-over-two units and 70 multifamily units, plus small retail and office space.
  10. A plan change for the county-owned Crescent Apartments, 16.5 acres near Lake Anne with 181 units today and up to 750 allowed, would let an expanded Reston Community Center use up to 30,000 square feet.
  11. Reston Association says developers have approved more than 3,000 Transit Station Area units with no commitment to join, units that could have cut each member's annual assessment by about $100.
08Demographics
  1. The Reston census-designated place had 64,414 residents, 28,701 households and 30,485 housing units in the Census Bureau's ACS 2020–2024 estimates.
  2. About 60.6 percent of Reston's occupied homes are owner-occupied, compared with 68.6 percent across Fairfax County, per the 2020–2024 ACS.
  3. Only 20.2 percent of Reston's housing units are detached homes, versus 45.5 percent countywide; 29.8 percent are townhouses and 49.8 percent sit in buildings with two or more units.
  4. In ZIP 20190, which takes in Reston Town Center and Wiehle-Reston East, 45.8 percent of housing units are in buildings with 20 or more units, and 51.7 percent of occupied homes are rented.
  5. ZIP 20194 has the highest owner-occupancy among Reston ZIPs at 71.4 percent, and 35.8 percent of its homes are detached, per the 2020–2024 ACS.
  6. Median household income in Reston is $148,710, compared with $153,637 for Fairfax County; 20194 is highest among the three Reston ZIPs at $170,988.
  7. Reston workers average a 26.0-minute commute, under the county's 28.9 minutes, and 33.5 percent work from home, per the 2020–2024 ACS.
  8. In Reston, 72.0 percent of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or higher, compared with 65.0 percent countywide, per the 2020–2024 ACS.
09Investment & Value
  1. The Reston Association's 2026 annual assessment is $890, up about 5 percent from $848 in 2025, under a $24 million budget adopted on a 7–2 vote.
  2. The 2026 Reston Association budget defers the second phase of the Hook Road Recreation Area renovation to 2027 and moves $185,000 of tot lot work at Lake Anne Park and Lake Newport to 2028.
  3. Most Reston buyers pay two association fees: the Reston Association assessment plus a cluster or condominium fee, which at Harbor Point covers exteriors, docks, water, sewer and trash on top of the RA charge.
  4. Recent 20194 townhouse listings showed cluster dues of about $122 to $160 a month, per Redfin, before the separate Reston Association assessment.
  5. Most Reston property also sits in Small District 5, which adds $0.047 per $100 of assessed value for the Reston Community Center on top of Fairfax County's FY2027 rate of $1.12.
  6. On a $642,000 home, the Small District 5 levy adds about $302 a year, and properties in the Reston Transit Station Area also pay the Reston Transportation Service District rate of 2.1 cents.
  7. Reston's median year built is 1984, and 53.3 percent of its housing dates from 1970 to 1989 (ACS 2020–2024), so roofs, windows and systems are often on their second or third replacement.
  8. Ken served several years as president of the homeowners association in his own Fair Oaks neighborhood, experience he uses when reviewing Reston cluster budgets, reserves and special assessment histories.
  9. Large employers with Reston offices include Leidos, Microsoft, Google, Verisign, NVR and Volkswagen Group of America, and the area holds about 22 million square feet of office space, per the Fairfax County EDA.
10Hyper-Local Detail
  1. The center at Reston Parkway and Baron Cameron Avenue is formally North Point Village Center; Lerner Corporation sought county approval in 2023 to update monument signs first approved in 1994.
  2. North Reston's 20194 includes townhouse sections such as Thornhill on Fieldthorn Drive and Birchfield Woods on Poplar Grove Drive, plus streets such as Bennington Woods Court and Summerchase Circle.
  3. The Shores cluster on Lake Audubon in 20191 includes waterfront contemporary townhomes built around 1982 on lots of about 0.04 acre.
  4. In the Uplands area of 20190, single-family homes date to around 1970, with lots near 0.44 acre in recent listings.
  5. Reston Station, Comstock's development of nearly 40 acres around Wiehle-Reston East, includes the 16-story JAHN building at 1900 Reston Metro Plaza, where Google took the top four floors.
  6. Microsoft announced a lease of about 400,000 square feet at Two Freedom Square in Reston Town Center in 2020 and kept its 153,000-square-foot office at 12012 Sunset Hills Road.
  7. Fannie Mae signed an 850,000-square-foot lease in 2018 at what became RTC Next, the Town Center's southern expansion, whose 39-story Skymark tower was the region's tallest residential tower at completion.
  8. Leidos located its headquarters in Reston in 2013, and the U.S. Geological Survey and the Defense Intelligence Agency also have Reston sites, per the Fairfax County EDA.
  9. Residents and employees within Small District 5 get discounted Reston Community Center program rates and priority registration, a benefit tied to the property tax levy.

Why Ken

Why Ken Tully for Reston

HOA leadership experience

As a former association president, Ken knows how boards set budgets, fund reserves and decide on special assessments.

Real monthly costs

Reston's special tax district, association dues and the county rate appear together in Ken's monthly estimate.

Preparation that pays

For one long-held home, his staging and timing plan drew three offers in four days and a price $125,000 over list.

A referral practice since 1988

Most of Ken's clients come back or send friends, so his advice is built for the next move as much as this one.

Questions

Reston questions Ken hears most often

What does the Reston Association assessment cover in 2026?

The 2026 assessment is $890, up from $848 in 2025. It funds 15 outdoor pools, about 55 miles of pathways with 95 bridges, dozens of tennis courts, four lakes and the Walker Nature Center, along with covenant administration. Membership is mandatory by deed for most Reston property, and it is separate from any cluster or condominium fee.

Why do many Reston homes pay two association fees?

Reston Association is the master association. Many townhouse clusters and condominiums have their own association as well, which covers exteriors, shared grounds and sometimes water, sewer and trash. Recent North Reston townhouse listings showed cluster dues of about $122 to $160 a month before the Reston Association assessment.

Is there an extra property tax in Reston?

Most Reston property sits in Small District 5, which adds 4.7 cents per $100 of assessed value for the Reston Community Center on top of Fairfax County's FY2027 rate of $1.12. On a $642,000 home that is about $302 a year. Properties inside the Reston Transit Station Area also pay the Reston Transportation Service District rate of 2.1 cents per $100.

Which Silver Line station works for drivers?

Wiehle-Reston East has a Fairfax County garage of about 2,300 spaces on Reston Station Boulevard. The Reston Town Center station, opened in November 2022 in the Dulles Toll Road median, has no commuter parking, so it serves people who arrive on foot, by bike or by bus.

What is happening with Reston National Golf Course?

The owners have proposed 306 stacked townhouses on about 14 acres of the course, relying on a 1966 rezoning. The Board of Supervisors removed the course from its plan amendment work program in June 2025, and the Reston Association board voted in June 2026 to oppose the proposal. Ken can brief buyers near the course on where the proposal stands.

Which schools serve Reston addresses?

Fairfax County Public Schools serves Reston. South Lakes High serves most of the community and Herndon High serves the far northern part, with Langston Hughes Middle and elementary schools such as Lake Anne, Forest Edge, Armstrong and Aldrin feeding in. Ken confirms every address in the FCPS Boundary Locator before an offer.

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