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

338

Median List Price

$255,000

Median Days On Market

Median Price Sqft

153

Median Lot Size

3,049

Median Sqft

1,596

Median Year Built

1910

Latest Homes for sale in Reading, Pennsylvania

Address	Bed / Bath	Listing Price
308 Blackwood Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 1500 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$280,000
1435-R Frush Valley Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 724 Sqft.	2 Beds, 1 Bath	$210,000
115 Woodland Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1134 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$319,900
1800 Olive St Reading, PA Living Area: 2108 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$315,000
3628 Patton St Reading, PA Living Area: 1356 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$280,000
1000 Rhodora Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1791 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$305,000
206 Lincoln Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2565 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$404,900
1113 Stonehenge Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2153 Sqft.	5 Beds, 4 Baths	$489,900
3822 Raymond St Reading, PA Living Area: 2355 Sqft.	4 Beds, 1 Bath	$334,900
465 Antietam Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 2528 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$500,000
827r Muhlenberg St Reading, PA Living Area: 435 Sqft.	0 Beds, 0 Baths	$13,000
2230 Penn Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1456 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$285,000
711 Greenway Tc Ter Reading, PA Living Area: 1560 Sqft.	4 Beds, 1 Bath	$249,900
1608 Olive St Reading, PA Living Area: 1330 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$250,000
21 Silver Swallow Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 580 Sqft.	2 Beds, 1 Bath	$265,000
1214 Stonehenge Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 3729 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$510,000
4674 Pheasant Run N Reading, PA Living Area: 1326 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$365,000
5306 E Lorane Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1423 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$299,900
224 Belvedere Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1232 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$299,900
3600 Orchard Ct Reading, PA Living Area: 1952 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$390,000
605 Meade Ter Reading, PA Living Area: 2091 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$299,900
119 Pennwyn Pl Reading, PA Living Area: 1105 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$275,000
1199 Ashbourne Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2450 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$449,000
900 Morgantown Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 3059 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$380,000
451 W Neversink Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1384 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$385,000
1535 Haak St Reading, PA Living Area: 1500 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$269,900
2309 Hampden Blvd Reading, PA Living Area: 1780 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$354,900
2938 Oley Turnpike Reading, PA Living Area: 1616 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$275,000
0 S 9th St Reading, PA Living Area: Sqft.	0 Beds, 0 Baths	$40,000
814 Friedensburg Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1852 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$179,000
387 Mountain View Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1058 Sqft.	2 Beds, 2 Baths	$263,500
438 Morgantown Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 722 Sqft.	1 Bed, 1 Bath	$150,000
1301 Butter Ln Reading, PA Living Area: 2832 Sqft.	5 Beds, 3 Baths	$385,000
3509 Reading Crest Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 2544 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$349,900
12 Oswego Ln Reading, PA Living Area: 1320 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$374,900
434 Morgantown Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 941 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$239,000
22 Seidel Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1846 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$499,900
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
404 Hill Cir Reading, PA Living Area: 2560 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$349,900
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	$425,000
15 Elm St Reading, PA Living Area: 1968 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$294,900
2132 Highland Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 2336 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$299,900
1019 South St Reading, PA Living Area: 2400 Sqft.	5 Beds, 5 Baths	$259,900
1501 Hill Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 3807 Sqft.	6 Beds, 4 Baths	$550,000
83 Flint Ridge Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2884 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$489,900
2302 Reading Blvd Reading, PA Living Area: 1272 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$349,900
149 Bingaman Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1876 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$524,900
809 Farr Pl Reading, PA Living Area: 2302 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$369,000
2411 Penn Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1516 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$310,000
404 Harvard Blvd Reading, PA Living Area: 1525 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$359,990
168 Butternut Court Reading, PA Living Area: 2412 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$399,900
3120 Oley Turnpike Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1700 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$334,900
1435 Fayette Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 948 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$255,000
10 Shady Hollow Reading, PA Living Area: 2570 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$459,000
17 Crooked Ct Reading, PA Living Area: 1909 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$475,000
4956 Elderberry Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 1858 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$329,900
37 Park Rd. Reading, PA Living Area: 2828 Sqft.	4 Beds, 4 Baths	$389,900
716 Tamarack Trl Reading, PA Living Area: 2496 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$325,000
105 Radcliffe Reading, PA Living Area: 2362 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$325,000
216 Vesper Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1408 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$299,900
5c Fairway Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 980 Sqft.	1 Bed, 1 Bath	$160,000
1535 Welsh Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 720 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$299,900
424 S 5th St Reading, PA Living Area: Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$224,900
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	$270,000
1317 Lorraine Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1842 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$435,000
1040 Birch St Reading, PA Living Area: 750 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$160,000
3226 Rosedale Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1454 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$224,900
229 S 13th St Reading, PA Living Area: 1406 Sqft.	4 Beds, 1 Bath	$190,000
2126 Kutztown Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1244 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$189,900
69 Santa Maria Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 4189 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$799,900
833 Green St Reading, PA Living Area: 1016 Sqft.	2 Beds, 1 Bath	$139,900
1537 Gregg Ave #lot 2 Reading, PA Living Area: 1596 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$379,900
1535 Gregg Ave #lot 3 Reading, PA Living Area: 1596 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$379,900
300 Pine St Reading, PA Living Area: 2474 Sqft.	5 Beds, 2 Baths	$245,000
3118 Oley Turnpike Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1664 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$345,000
1050 Friedensburg Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1478 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$284,900
397 Angora Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 888 Sqft.	1 Bed, 1 Bath	$225,000
4705 Saint George Reading, PA Living Area: 1744 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$333,000
134 Gerald Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1550 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$319,900
459 Mount Penn Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 4109 Sqft.	3 Beds, 4 Baths	$975,000
425 Centre St Reading, PA Living Area: 1483 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$395,000
244 Carsonia Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1334 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$252,000
2018 Kutztown Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1378 Sqft.	5 Beds, 2 Baths	$249,900
2800 River Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1656 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$550,000
7 Woods Way Reading, PA Living Area: 5945 Sqft.	4 Beds, 5 Baths	$1,049,777
100 W 47th St Reading, PA Living Area: 1968 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$385,000
10 Hidden Pond Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2500 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$599,900
122 Granville Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1680 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$319,800
1004 Helm Ln Reading, PA Living Area: 2815 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$479,000
3605 Orchard Ct Reading, PA Living Area: 1514 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$345,500
1202 Old Mill Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 4002 Sqft.	4 Beds, 4 Baths	$649,995
36 Philadelphia Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1257 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$225,000
140 Evans Hill Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 8500 Sqft.	5 Beds, 5 Baths	$2,800,000
115 Ardmore Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 2480 Sqft.	6 Beds, 3 Baths	$440,000
517 Wellington Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1647 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$345,000
1242 Muhlenberg St Reading, PA Living Area: 1282 Sqft.	4 Beds, 1 Bath	$169,000
126 W Neversink Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 4233 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$549,900