Reading - PA housing market

The typical home value ($315,441) 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 3.1% over the past year. In Reading - PA, that means a home worth $305,956 last year is now worth roughly $315,441.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $292,494. Homes are selling at 101.6% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.

Homes listed in Reading - PA sit on the market for roughly 6 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 18.7% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 434 new listings hit the market each month in Reading - PA. There are currently 754 homes for sale, up 9.1% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Reading - PA is $1,517, up 3.3% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 17.3x, toss-up (#92 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,622 a month in principal and interest, $105 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.02% rate.

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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →