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Bethesda, MD vs Reston, VA

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- Reston spends 11.0% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Reston than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reston had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDReston, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.2%1.5%
Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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Reviews for Reston    21 Reviews

Over 3 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 10 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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