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Compare Chesapeake to Reston

This post compares Chesapeake, Virginia to Reston, Virginia across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Chesapeake (city) Reston (CDP)
Population 235,410 60,352
Income (median) $50,491 $80,666
Home Value (median) $260,900 $481,500
White 61% 73%
Black 29% 10%
Asian 3% 10%
With Kids 38% 25%
Age (median) 36 39
Rentals 29% 39%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Chesapeake or Reston?
A: Chesapeake has a larger population count than Reston: 235410 compared with 60352 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Chesapeake or in Reston?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Chesapeake.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Chesapeake or Reston?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Chesapeake.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Reston does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Chesapeake versus 39% for Reston.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Chesapeake may include: Suffolk, Newport-News, and Lake-Ridge.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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