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Cost of living in West Reading, Pennsylvania

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,365 a month.

West Reading is a borough in Pennsylvania. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $65,885 a year.

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People
4,562
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,365
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$65,885
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$173,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,418
Reading, PA MSA

West Reading, Pennsylvania has about 4,562 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $173,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Berks County is $1,418 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in West Reading. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Reading, PA metro area, prices sit at 97.1 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Pennsylvania taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not West Reading's exact store tax.

Some places in Pennsylvania add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.99% of income. That is not a West Reading bill.

In July 2026, a typical Pennsylvania home paid 21.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not West Reading's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Pennsylvania in the table we use.

Among 873 places we list in Pennsylvania with a rent figure, 208 have higher typical rent than West Reading.

Nearby places

EBT nearby

USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Pennsylvania

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.