2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Reston, VA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Richmond, is 57% less than it is in Reston and is 26% below the National Average.
- Reston unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Richmond unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Reston, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.6%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.7%37.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$69,942$38,132$37,638
 Household Income$126,571$54,795$69,021
 Family Median Income$149,795$72,604$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Reston, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.1%14.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%5.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.8%9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.2%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.2%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.6%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.2%11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.8%5.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K24.6%7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Reston, VARichmond, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance29.8%16.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science19.4%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%2.7%1.8%
 Legal2.3%1.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%6.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.5%3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.4%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%2.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.1%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.4%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.1%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving3.7%10.2%13.1%
Reviews for Reston    21 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Reston for three years and it is absolute paradise. The fact that it was a planned city from decades ago is still apparent to this day. With plenty of  More

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Over 9 years ago

Summers are hot and  More

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There is a vast network of bike and walking trails thoughout the city and neighborhoods. 40% of the city is slated to remain green so there are many trees, parks and  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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