Reading, PA
95,242Residents
$44,091Median household income
$1,067/moMedian gross rent
$121,300Median home value
31.9Median age
11%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
41%Homes lived in by their owners
2.8×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 29% of the median household income in Reading.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $43,000 a year. In Pennsylvania that leaves roughly $2,951 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $45,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.