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Home values, rents and more in West Reading, PA

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

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Typical home value
$242,000
Metro: $311,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−0.6%
Metro: +3.5% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,662/mo
Metro: $1,551 · U.S.: $1,932
Population
4,562
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$65,885
Metro: $79,777 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around West Reading, PA, shaded by typical home valueWest Reading196101961119602
  • Under $180k
  • $180k–$240k
  • $240k–$290k
  • $290k–$310k
  • $310k+
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ZIP codes around West Reading, PA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. West Reading is outlined.

How West Reading compares

The typical home in West Reading, PA is worth about $242,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in West Reading are 22% below the typical value in the Reading metro area ($311,000) and 34% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in West Reading fell 0.6%, compared with +3.5% in the Reading metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,662 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 7% above the Reading metro area ($1,551) and 14% below the U.S. ($1,932).

The median household income is $65,885, against $79,777 in the Reading metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 4,562 people live in West Reading (American Community Survey 2020–24).

West Reading has the lowest typical home value of the 23 cities in the Reading metro area and the 373rd-highest of 773 in Pennsylvania with Zillow figures.

Part of: Berks County, PA · Reading metro area · Pennsylvania

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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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