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West Reading is a small town of 4,562 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 $173k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,562people
$173kTypical home
$1,365/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
223Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,562
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,680 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- In the Reading, PA area
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,092/mo)
- Median rent $1,365/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 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
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,267 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LNS airport
- 49 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 285 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 507 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 115 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 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