There are 20 retirement homes serving Reading, Pennsylvania. This includes 3 in Reading and 17 nearby. The daily costs of retirment home living in Pennsylvania range from $17 up to $141, with a mean cost running about $60. The monthly expense averages about $1,804 and ranges between $508 and $4,222. Yearly, the mean cost is about $21,648, which is under the nationwide average of $23,100.
The cost for retirement home living in Reading generally ranges from about $1,018 per month all the way up to $2,879 per month. The average cost is approximately $2,228 per month, or about $26,730 per year.
Located in Berks County, Reading is a mid-size city in the State of Pennsylvania. It is the third biggest city in the state, with 213,013 residents living within the city itself and 341,566 in the encompassing area. The 55+ community makes up around 26% of the total population.
Reading has an average SeniorScore™ of 67. The median home price in the city is $157,500, which is less than the state average of $213,000. Reading also has a high unemployment rate of about 11.2%. The city's median household income is $49,000 ($24,000 per capita), vs an average of $51,000 for the state of Pennsylvania.
Reading has medium mean temperatures, with cold winters and pleasant summers. The city gets high amounts of precipitation each year. Reading has very poor air quality and a very high crime rate compared to other cities in the United States.