Reston is a
census-designated place (CDP) in
Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, within the
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The population was 58,404, at the
2010 Census and 56,407 at the
2000 census. An internationally known
planned community founded in 1964, it was built with the goal of revolutionizing
post–World War II concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in suburban America. The
Reston Town Center is home to many businesses, with high-rise and low-rise commercial buildings that are home to shops, restaurants, offices, a cinema, and a hotel. It comprises over of office space. Municipal, government-like services are provided by the nonprofit Reston Association, which is supported by a per-household fee for all residential properties in Reston. In 2012, Reston was ranked 7th in the Best Place to Live in America by
CNN Money Magazine.