Reading, Pennsylvania Description

Reading, Pennsylvania is a city located in the southeastern part of the state, about 55 miles northwest of Philadelphia. It is the county seat of Berks County and has a population of 88,082 as of 2019. The city is situated along the Schuylkill River and is known for its rich history and culture.

Reading was founded in 1748 by William Penn's son Thomas and was originally called "Reading Town". It quickly grew to become an important trading center due to its location at the intersection of several major roads. During the 19th century, Reading became an industrial powerhouse with numerous factories producing textiles, paper products, cigars, and other goods. The city also had a thriving railroad industry which connected it to other parts of Pennsylvania and beyond.

Today, Reading is home to several educational institutions including Albright College, Penn State Berks Campus, Reading Area Community College, and Kutztown University. The city also boasts a vibrant arts scene with numerous galleries and performance venues such as the Santander Performing Arts Center. There are also many parks and recreational areas such as Gring's Mill Recreation Area which offers swimming pools, hiking trails, picnic areas, and more.

Reading has something for everyone from its historic downtown area with unique shops and restaurants to its many parks and recreational activities. With its rich history and culture combined with modern amenities, Reading is an ideal place to live or visit!

Reading, Pennsylvania Real Estate Stats

Active Listings

372

Median List Price

$265,000

Median Days On Market

Median Price Sqft

161

Median Lot Size

3,484

Median Sqft

1,600

Median Year Built

1923

Latest Homes for sale in Reading, Pennsylvania

Address	Bed / Bath	Listing Price
4421 Hill Terrace Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2347 Sqft.	5 Beds, 2 Baths	$329,900
3501 Stoudts Ferry Bridge Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 4002 Sqft.	5 Beds, 3 Baths	$499,900
120 Mitchell Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 2024 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$350,000
411 N 25th St Reading, PA Living Area: 1644 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$249,900
1 Buckskin Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2284 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$424,900
4851 Oley Turnpike Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1392 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$329,900
1427 Hancock Blvd Reading, PA Living Area: 1328 Sqft.	2 Beds, 2 Baths	$269,900
147 N Cacoosing Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2000 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$399,900
404 Spring Valley Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1751 Sqft.	4 Beds, 1 Bath	$350,000
53 Bent Brook Cir Reading, PA Living Area: 1973 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$424,900
3 Hessian Blvd Reading, PA Living Area: 3934 Sqft.	5 Beds, 3 Baths	$634,901
3627A/B Raymond St Reading, PA Living Area: 1120 Sqft.	1 Bed, 2 Baths	$224,900
2442 Grandview Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 2423 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$329,900
4205 Penn Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1582 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$399,900
11 Boxwood Ct Reading, PA Living Area: 2959 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$439,900
4090 Painted Sky Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1557 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$349,900
176 Old Spies Church Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 2917 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$585,000
2224 High St Reading, PA Living Area: 1016 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$250,000
1627 Gregg Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1075 Sqft.	4 Beds, 1 Bath	$244,000
837 Acacia Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1664 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$325,000
2450 McKinley Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 768 Sqft.	2 Beds, 1 Bath	$225,000
1461 Old Lancaster Pike Reading, PA Living Area: 1480 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$275,000
57 Laird St Reading, PA Living Area: 1538 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$279,900
6 Darlin Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 1165 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$349,000
3938 Stoudts Ferry Bridge Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1450 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$274,777
26 Rosemont Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 2004 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$330,000
310 Carolina Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1280 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$329,999
1719 Friedensburg Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1912 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$379,900
450 Parkview Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 3269 Sqft.	5 Beds, 4 Baths	$474,900
1 Lark Ln Reading, PA Living Area: 3326 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$685,000
207 Hanley Pl Reading, PA Living Area: 1437 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$259,900
1712 Friedensburg Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1260 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$299,777
20 Scotland Dr #20 Reading, PA Living Area: 3928 Sqft.	4 Beds, 4 Baths	$549,000
109 Elkins Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1748 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$294,900
1161 Ashbourne Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2578 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$399,999
405 Carsonia Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1240 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$81,100
201 N Brobst St Reading, PA Living Area: 1950 Sqft.	5 Beds, 2 Baths	$329,000
782 Mount Penn Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 7518 Sqft.	5 Beds, 4 Baths	$1,075,000
24 Pickwick Pl Reading, PA Living Area: 2662 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$499,000
5692 Allentown Pike Reading, PA Living Area: 1680 Sqft.	5 Beds, 2 Baths	$259,000
4216 Saint Lawrence Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1576 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$299,900
821 Whitner Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 2640 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$395,000
1920 N 15th St Reading, PA Living Area: 1080 Sqft.	2 Beds, 1 Bath	$279,999
1601 Elizabeth Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1780 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$354,900
90 Kerr Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 2636 Sqft.	4 Beds, 4 Baths	$524,900
4000 Stoudts Ferry Bridge Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 3120 Sqft.	4 Beds, 4 Baths	$374,900
1501 Alsace Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 3318 Sqft.	5 Beds, 5 Baths	$524,900
100 W 48th St Reading, PA Living Area: 1659 Sqft.	4 Beds, 1 Bath	$299,999
117 Anderson Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1500 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$369,900
2800 Grandview Blvd Reading, PA Living Area: 1918 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$399,900
309 Hain Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 2104 Sqft.	5 Beds, 2 Baths	$389,900
340 Mountain View Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 3068 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$399,900
510 Gibraltar Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1280 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$325,000
1007 Antonio Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2700 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$489,000
4550 Hillside Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 2194 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$440,000
832 Fritz Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1200 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$349,900
205 Butter Ln Reading, PA Living Area: 1163 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$259,900
4110 Danor Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2291 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$369,900
65 Sagebrook Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2772 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$470,000
105 Gold St Reading, PA Living Area: 1018 Sqft.	4 Beds, 1 Bath	$299,900
1991 Cedar Top Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1342 Sqft.	4 Beds, 1 Bath	$287,500
24 Fawn Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 4900 Sqft.	5 Beds, 5 Baths	$635,000
2037 Girard Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1600 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$344,900
1001 River Crest Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2807 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$525,000
1125 Ashbourne Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 1220 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$375,000
2142 Reading Blvd Reading, PA Living Area: 1316 Sqft.	2 Beds, 1 Bath	$264,900
650 Gouglersville Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 2200 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$419,900
6 S Los Robles Ct Reading, PA Living Area: 2313 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$349,900
104 Princeton Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1353 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$244,900
1600 Bern St Reading, PA Living Area: 1576 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$305,000
5 Bowers Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 2366 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$499,900
1435-R Frush Valley Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 828 Sqft.	2 Beds, 1 Bath	$199,900
308 Blackwood Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 1500 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$280,000
115 Woodland Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1134 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$299,900
3628 Patton St Reading, PA Living Area: 1356 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$280,000
3822 Raymond St Reading, PA Living Area: 2355 Sqft.	4 Beds, 1 Bath	$324,900
827-R Muhlenberg St Reading, PA Living Area: 435 Sqft.	0 Beds, 0 Baths	$13,000
465 Antietam Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 2528 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$460,000
21 Silver Swallow Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 580 Sqft.	2 Beds, 1 Bath	$265,000
119 Pennwyn Pl Reading, PA Living Area: 1105 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$259,990
1199 Ashbourne Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2450 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$449,000
2309 Hampden Blvd Reading, PA Living Area: 1780 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$354,900
1535 Haak St Reading, PA Living Area: 1500 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$269,900
1301 Butter Ln Reading, PA Living Area: 2832 Sqft.	5 Beds, 3 Baths	$365,000
22 Seidel Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1846 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$489,900
3025 Red Oak Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1888 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$430,000
102 Mayer St Reading, PA Living Area: 2153 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$254,900
2130 N 17th St Reading, PA Living Area: 3856 Sqft.	6 Beds, 4 Baths	$540,000
525A E Neversink Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1710 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$399,900
1019 South St Reading, PA Living Area: 2400 Sqft.	5 Beds, 5 Baths	$239,900
1501 Hill Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 3807 Sqft.	6 Beds, 4 Baths	$540,000
83 Flint Ridge Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2884 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$479,900
2302 Reading Blvd Reading, PA Living Area: 1272 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$339,900
2411 Penn Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1516 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$304,995
3120 Oley Turnpike Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1700 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$324,900
37 Park Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 2828 Sqft.	4 Beds, 4 Baths	$389,900
127 Spohn Reading, PA Living Area: 2490 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$339,900
59 Limekiln Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1240 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$250,000
1317 Lorraine Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1842 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$399,900
1040 Birch St Reading, PA Living Area: 750 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$160,000