Reading - PA housing market
The Reading metro has a typical home value of $310,920, up 3.5% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 8 days on market, a strong seller's market. 24% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Reading housing market, October 2026
The typical Reading home is worth $310,920 as of September 2026, up 0.5% from the prior month, up 1.7% over three months, and up 3.5% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $288,455 to $310,920.
Homes are going pending in about 8 days, slower than the 6 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 805 homes for sale, 8% more than a year ago. 23.7% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 17.1% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,551 a month, up 3.2% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 16.7.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($62,184), the typical Reading home costs about $2,111 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $90,500 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($310,920) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Reading - PA metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are up 3.5% over the past year. In Reading - PA, that means a home worth $300,406 last year is now worth roughly $310,920.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $302,594. Homes are selling at 101.8% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.
Homes listed in Reading - PA sit on the market for roughly 8 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 23.7% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 410 new listings hit the market each month in Reading - PA. There are currently 805 homes for sale, up 7.9% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Reading - PA is $1,551, up 3.2% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 16.7x, toss-up (#103 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,722 a month in principal and interest, $171 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.37% rate.
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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in PA
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia - PA | $386,048 | +2.5% | 15.0d |
| Pittsburgh - PA | $228,201 | +0.2% | 15.0d |
| Allentown - PA | $363,366 | +3.2% | 12.0d |
| Harrisburg - PA | $306,578 | +2.6% | 9.0d |
| Scranton - PA | $233,948 | +2.3% | 17.0d |
| Lancaster - PA | $386,393 | +4.3% | 7.0d |