ZIP Code 19536

In ZIP 19536, near Reading, households bring in a median of $55,347 a year, with per-capita income at $29,727. Homes here are valued at a median of $179,800, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.65% works out to roughly $2,967 annually on that amount. Add Pennsylvania's 6.00% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall picture shows income stretched across housing costs and two separate tax streams. Buyers weighing this area should factor both the property levy tied to home value and the sales tax applied at checkout into their yearly spending plans.