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Reading is a small city of 25,612 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 14 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $809k and rent runs about $2k a month.
25,612people
$809kTypical home
$1,991/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
63"Snow
233Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,612
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,567 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Boston, MA
- 14 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $809k (≈$5,102/mo)
- Median rent $1,991/mo
- Median household income $166k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (45 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (570 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BED airport
- 13 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 128 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 122 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,607 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 209 bars within 25 mi
- 1,400 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 219 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+39 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk