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Home values, rents and more in Reading, MA

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$910,000
Metro: $726,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+3.1%
Metro: +2.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$2,888/mo
Metro: $2,987 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+0.8%
Metro: +2.7% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
25,612
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$165,912
Metro: $115,863 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Reading, MA, shaded by typical home valueReading0188701880018640180101940
  • Under $740k
  • $740k–$790k
  • $790k–$830k
  • $830k–$880k
  • $880k+
  • No data
ZIP codes around Reading, MA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Reading is outlined.

How Reading compares

The typical home in Reading, MA is worth about $910,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Reading are 25% above the typical value in the Boston metro area ($726,000) and 2.5 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Reading rose 3.1%, compared with +2.1% in the Boston metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $2,888 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 3% below the Boston metro area ($2,987) and 49% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 0.8% over the past year.

The median household income is $165,912, against $115,863 in the Boston metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 25,612 people live in Reading (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Reading has the 43rd-highest typical home value of the 194 cities in the Boston metro area and the 55th-highest of 348 in Massachusetts with Zillow figures.

Part of: Middlesex County, MA · Boston metro area · Massachusetts

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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