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Massachusetts·Middlesex County
4 tracts·26K people·$809K median·2,567/mi²
White 84 · Asian 6 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 3 · Black 0 · Other 0
Married couple 61 · Living alone 24 · Other 15
Retail 29 · Health 24 · Professional 16 · Leisure 12 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 3 · Other 7
Management · business · science · arts 67 · Sales · office 15 · Service 9 · Production · transport 5 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 57 · Work from home 30 · Carpool 14 · Transit 4 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Reading is $809,000 (Census ACS) — 1.8× the US median of $458,812.
Reading has 25,612 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.7; the population is 84.3% White, 6.3% Asian, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% Multiracial, 0.5% Black and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 66.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.2% (Census ACS).
Joshua Eaton (70%), Alice M Barrows (68%) and Wood End Elementary School (65%) lead the elementary schools; Arthur W Coolidge Middle (63%) and Walter S Parker Middle (62%) lead the middle schools; Reading Memorial High is the high school with reported scores (72%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,991/month, 26% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Reading is $165,912 a year, 93% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Reading, median rent is $1,991/month and the median home value is $809,000 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 87 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Reading are ice storm (87), earthquake (67) and inland flooding (52), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.30g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Reading, 1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).