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Reading is a mid-size city of 95,242 people in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Reading, PA area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $1k a month.
95,242people
$121kTypical home
$1,067/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
223Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 95,242
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,676 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- In the Reading, PA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$765/mo)
- Median rent $1,067/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (17 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (98 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 38% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to LNS airport
- 49 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 259 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 534 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Berks County: R+12 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk