ZIP Code 19540

Reading, PA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.

Median household income
$100,000
Per-capita income
$48,226
Median home value
$257,300
Property tax rate
1.65%
Combined sales tax
6.00%

In ZIP code 19540, near Reading, households earn a median of $100,000, while per-capita income sits at $48,226. A median home value of $319,600 pairs with a county-level effective property tax rate of 1.65%, which works out to roughly $5,273 a year in property taxes on that median home. Sales taxes add 6.00% to most purchases. Together, income, housing costs, and these two tax rates shape what a household here can spend and save, with the property tax bill being the larger of the two tax obligations.

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