ZIP 20191
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
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December. Asking rents in ZIP 20191 usually run 1.4% below trend in December and 1% above it in July, about $61 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 20191 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 20191 changed +4.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 169 Virginia ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 20191 rose 29.7% while median household income rose 26.2% ($119,834 to $151,185). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 20191 is 36.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($151,185) is $3,780 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($3,430).
2nd cheapest of 3 ZIP codes in Reston.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 20191. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 20191 (Reston, VA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 67.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 20191 in Reston, VA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 20191 in Reston, VA stood at $1,846 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,525, reflecting a 36.8% increase over the period. Median household income rose from $128,076 to $151,185 between 2021 and 2024, a 18.0% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 2.7% since 2021, moving from about 30,185 residents to roughly 31,011. Renters now make up 32% of households, compared with 29.2% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 67.5% of adults here, versus 64.1% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 20191 in Reston, VA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 20191 covers Reston, VA. The median rent here is $2,525/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,070/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,310/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($151,185/yr), ZIP 20191 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.0% over the past year.
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