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

324

Median List Price

$259,700

Median Days On Market

Median Price Sqft

156

Median Lot Size

2,832

Median Sqft

1,586

Median Year Built

1920

Latest Homes for sale in Reading, Pennsylvania

Address	Bed / Bath	Listing Price
456 Antietam Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 648 Sqft.	1 Bed, 1 Bath	$250,000
13 Endlich Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1694 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$295,000
35 Mellowbrook Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2126 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$449,900
658 Ebersole Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1958 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$380,000
314 Dorchester Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1277 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$309,000
101 Schiller St Reading, PA Living Area: 1692 Sqft.	5 Beds, 2 Baths	$189,990
1113 Hollywood Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 600 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$58,900
2 Turning Leaf Way Reading, PA Living Area: 1815 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$315,000
1618 Garfield Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1398 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$380,000
328 Ashley Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 1500 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$220,000
2051 Old Lancaster Pike Reading, PA Living Area: 3500 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$469,900
2018 Kutztown Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1378 Sqft.	5 Beds, 2 Baths	$249,900
209 Pembroke Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2831 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$450,000
2800 River Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1656 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$575,000
1514 Liberty Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 856 Sqft.	2 Beds, 1 Bath	$275,000
130 Clearfield Ln Reading, PA Living Area: 1454 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$799,000
122 Arlington St Reading, PA Living Area: 1176 Sqft.	2 Beds, 2 Baths	$234,900
115 Moss St Reading, PA Living Area: 740 Sqft.	2 Beds, 1 Bath	$124,900
1237 Carbon St Reading, PA Living Area: 2060 Sqft.	5 Beds, 3 Baths	$314,900
519 S 15 1/2 St Reading, PA Living Area: 1272 Sqft.	4 Beds, 1 Bath	$155,000
1024 Crestview Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 3000 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$425,000
38 W 33rd St Reading, PA Living Area: 1480 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$315,000
186 Clymer St Reading, PA Living Area: 1664 Sqft.	5 Beds, 1 Bath	$179,900
12 Michigan Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 1608 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$349,900
56 Turning Leaf Way Reading, PA Living Area: 1269 Sqft.	2 Beds, 2 Baths	$274,900
12 Colorado Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 3480 Sqft.	5 Beds, 4 Baths	$494,900
240 Wood Reading, PA Living Area: 1676 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$199,900
25 Whitepine Gulch Reading, PA Living Area: 2060 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$324,900
1840 Philadelphia Reading, PA Living Area: 2540 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$400,000
46-3 Holly Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 1161 Sqft.	2 Beds, 2 Baths	$169,000
315 Locust St Reading, PA Living Area: 1011 Sqft.	4 Beds, 1 Bath	$155,000
173 Old Friedensburg Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1144 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$315,000
6 Primrose Ln Reading, PA Living Area: 3286 Sqft.	5 Beds, 4 Baths	$450,000
189 Walton Ct Reading, PA Living Area: 2088 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$349,900
832 Woodchuck Ln Reading, PA Living Area: 1550 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$240,000
128 Great Bend Way Reading, PA Living Area: 4320 Sqft.	4 Beds, 4 Baths	$740,000
7 Woods Reading, PA Living Area: 5945 Sqft.	4 Beds, 5 Baths	$1,049,777
409 N 5th St Reading, PA Living Area: 2682 Sqft.	6 Beds, 2 Baths	$214,900
2709 Hollywood Ct Reading, PA Living Area: 1817 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$289,900
1629 New Holland Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1864 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$329,900
1643 Cotton St Reading, PA Living Area: 1487 Sqft.	5 Beds, 1 Bath	$173,500
10 Hidden Pond Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2500 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$599,900
100 W 47th St Reading, PA Living Area: 1968 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$385,000
1380 Kenhorst Blvd Reading, PA Living Area: 844 Sqft.	2 Beds, 1 Bath	$205,000
425 Chestnut St Reading, PA Living Area: 1897 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$185,000
902 Fritztown Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1587 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$359,900
122 Granville Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1680 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$319,800
416 Spring St Reading, PA Living Area: 2444 Sqft.	6 Beds, 2 Baths	$259,900
18 Pennwyn Tc Ter Reading, PA Living Area: 1128 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$199,901
432 N 13th St Reading, PA Living Area: 1051 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$189,900
327 S 11th St Reading, PA Living Area: 1176 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$159,900
406 Miller Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 2304 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$450,000
531 Weiser St Reading, PA Living Area: 1652 Sqft.	5 Beds, 2 Baths	$259,000
217 Silk Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 1900 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$369,900
932 6th St N Reading, PA Living Area: 1300 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$179,900
553 Gordon St Reading, PA Living Area: 1712 Sqft.	5 Beds, 2 Baths	$245,000
3128 Oak St Reading, PA Living Area: 932 Sqft.	2 Beds, 1 Bath	$229,900
904 N 6th St Reading, PA Living Area: 900 Sqft.	2 Beds, 2 Baths	$219,900
36 Philadelphia Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1257 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$250,000
5-C Fairway Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 980 Sqft.	1 Bed, 1 Bath	$180,000
1153 Old Fritztown Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1520 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$285,000
21 Spring Meadow Ln Reading, PA Living Area: 2516 Sqft.	5 Beds, 4 Baths	$721,000
1049 Oley St Reading, PA Living Area: 1820 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$229,900
2-B Fairway Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 980 Sqft.	1 Bed, 1 Bath	$170,000
2207 Fairview Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1056 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$260,300
4418 Mays Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1273 Sqft.	2 Beds, 2 Baths	$320,000
118 Emerald Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1951 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$275,000
140 Evans Hill Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 8500 Sqft.	5 Beds, 5 Baths	$2,800,000
1227 N 11th St Reading, PA Living Area: 1182 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$264,900
812 Penndale Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1575 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$275,000
996 Grouse Way Reading, PA Living Area: 1732 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$319,900
20 Overlook Dr #lot 9 Reading, PA Living Area: 2932 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$589,990
95 Pennsylvania Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1404 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$159,900
1648 Cotton St Reading, PA Living Area: 943 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$139,900
517 Wellington Ave, Reading, PA 19609-2313, United States READING, PA Living Area: 1647 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$345,000
115 Ardmore Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 2480 Sqft.	6 Beds, 3 Baths	$440,000
126 W Neversink Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 4233 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$559,900
1242 Muhlenberg St Reading, PA Living Area: 1282 Sqft.	4 Beds, 1 Bath	$169,000
237 New Castle Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 3633 Sqft.	4 Beds, 4 Baths	$474,900
2513 Park St Reading, PA Living Area: 2089 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$319,900
723 Locust St Reading, PA Living Area: 1386 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$119,900
1773 Acorn Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 1536 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$300,000
3801 Stoudts Ferry Bridge Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 1560 Sqft.	2 Beds, 3 Baths	$329,000
813 Locust St Reading, PA Living Area: 1025 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$149,900
24 S Hull St Reading, PA Living Area: 1296 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$275,000
230 S 18th St Reading, PA Living Area: 866 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$174,901
29 Solvay Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 2144 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$454,900
227 Belvedere Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1540 Sqft.	4 Beds, 1 Bath	$269,000
202 Gerry St Reading, PA Living Area: 2309 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$269,000
181 Scotland Dr Reading, PA Living Area: 4046 Sqft.	4 Beds, 3 Baths	$589,900
3 Hessian Blvd Reading, PA Living Area: 3934 Sqft.	5 Beds, 3 Baths	$649,901
1508 Birch St Reading, PA Living Area: 1470 Sqft.	3 Beds, 2 Baths	$199,900
419 S 11th St Reading, PA Living Area: 1358 Sqft.	5 Beds, 2 Baths	$219,900
109 Gibraltar Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 882 Sqft.	1 Bed, 1 Bath	$150,000
829 N 11th St Reading, PA Living Area: 1648 Sqft.	5 Beds, 1 Bath	$195,000
639 Birch St Reading, PA Living Area: 769 Sqft.	3 Beds, 1 Bath	$123,000
24 Ardmore Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1792 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$289,900
701 Alton Ave Reading, PA Living Area: 1596 Sqft.	4 Beds, 2 Baths	$299,000
1 Emily Ct Reading, PA Living Area: 1680 Sqft.	3 Beds, 3 Baths	$315,000
397 Angora Rd Reading, PA Living Area: 888 Sqft.	1 Bed, 1 Bath	$245,000