PA · Metro #128

Reading - PA housing market

The Reading metro has a typical home value of $316,218, up 2.9% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 6 days on market, a strong seller's market. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$316,218
+2.9% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$290,400
+9.4% YoY
Median list price
$306,633
Sale-to-list ratio
100.9%
Selling above ask
Days on market
6d
Listings w/ price cut
17.1%
New listings / mo
429
+9.4% YoY
Homes for sale
708
+8.6% YoY
Typical rent
$1,514/mo
+4.1% YoY
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($316,218) 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 2.9% over the past year. In Reading - PA, that means a home worth $307,306 last year is now worth roughly $316,218.

The median sale price , what homes actually close for , is $290,400. Homes are selling at 100.9% 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 17.1% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 429 new listings hit the market each month in Reading - PA. There are currently 708 homes for sale, up 8.6% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Reading - PA is $1,514, up 4.1% year over year. For investors, the price-to-rent ratio here is roughly 17x annual rent.

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This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

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Other metros in PA

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Philadelphia - PA$394,762 +2.5% 10.0d
Pittsburgh - PA$235,539 +0.6% 9.0d
Allentown - PA$370,184 +3.2% 8.0d
Harrisburg - PA$314,931 +3.3% 7.0d
Scranton - PA$236,367 +1.4% 13.0d
Lancaster - PA$392,781 +4.7% 5.0d
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