Rankings · How Reading ranks in PA
Reading ranks #5 in Pennsylvania for trails
Reading is ranked on 31 lists against the 1,057 Pennsylvania towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
31
of PA’s 1,057 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #5 most trails
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 17 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 6% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Faster-rising prices than 100% of Pennsylvania
Not better or worse, just Reading’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Faster-rising prices than 100% of PA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+89.8% in home prices, 5 years
Fewer homes per newcomer than 100% of PA towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
109.8 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Fewer seniors than 97% of PA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
10.7% of residents are 65+
Younger than 96% of PA towns
YoungerOlder
31.9 median age
More kids than 96% of PA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
28.4% of residents are under 18
Hotter summers than 91% of PA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
86.6° July high
Longer growing season than 84% of PA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
197 days between frosts
Milder winters than 70% of PA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
21.7° January low
Less snow than 58% of PA towns
Less snowMore snow
27 in of snow a year
More vacation homes than 55% of PA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.2% of homes are seasonal
Wetter than 54% of PA towns
DrierWetter
46 in of rain + melted snow a year
Where it shines
The lists Reading does best on
Each list ranks every PA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Reading marked.
At a glance
Reading lands in the top half on 9 of 17 lists
Each dot is Reading’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in PA, the right end is last. Areas where Reading does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Almost there
2 spots from the top 3 for trails
Lists where Reading sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Reading out-ranks 1 of its 7 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.