A Top Place to Live: 1 Year Ago in Reston

If you needed any confirmation that Reston is a great place to live, you’ve gotten it today: Money Magazine has placed Reston in its top 10 “Best Places to Live,” at No. 10, in a list the publication publishes annually that came out today. The only other community in Virginia to make the Top 50 list was Dale City, coming in at No. 37.

Note below the error of the magazine calling Reston a “city.” And what do you think of Money Magazine calling Reston Town Center ”generic,” with the “usual assortment of shops and eateries”? Agree?

Did they get the rest right? Tell us what you think in the Comments box.

Here’s what the magazine had to say about the good life in Reston:

• Population: 61,177
• Median Family Income: $142,404
• Median Home Price: $395,550
• Projected Job Growth: 1.8 percent

“Reston was the first modern planned community in the country, and the vision of its founder (who still lives there) has held up beautifully. The city is made up of five woodsy “villages,” which encompass a range of lakes, pools, shopping areas, golf courses, and more. Fifty-five miles of paths wind through these communities, ensuring that most homes are within a half-mile walk of a village center. The city’s de facto downtown is the lively if generic Reston Town Center mall, which has the usual assortment of shops and eateries, plus a pavilion that hosts concerts and, in winter, ice-skating. The headquarters of ComScore and Rolls-Royce North America are also located in Town Center, along with a Google office. Traffic in the area can be brutal, but things are looking up for folks who don’t work in town: An extension of the D.C. ­Metro opened in July, and it whisks Restonians to the center of Washington in a speedy 40 minutes.

PHOTO: Living lakeside is a Reston perk. This is the photo that appears with the “Best Places to Live” list in Money magazine. Photo by Sean Bahrami/Reston Association