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Moving to Reading, Massachusetts

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Population: 23,708. Estimated population in July 2024: 23,164 (-2.3% change)
Males: 11,436 (48.2%), Females: 12,272 (51.8%)

Middlesex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $77,059
Median house value: $271,600

Population by Race

Races in Reading:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
  • Chinese (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: Irish (32.8%), Italian (25.2%), English (16.4%), German (6.0%), French (5.1%), French Canadian (5.0%).

Elevation: 129 feet

Land area: 9.9 square miles

Map of Reading, MA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Reading

  • High school or higher: 94.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 47.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 19.7%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Reading town

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 65.3%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

4.3% Foreign born (1.6% Europe, 1.4% Asia, 0.8% North America, 0.6% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Reading:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Reading:

  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 13 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Abbreviation: BED)
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 15 miles; BOSTON, MA; Abbreviation: BOS)
  • MANCHESTER (about 36 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Reading:

  • LAWRENCE MUNI (about 14 miles; LAWRENCE, MA; Abbreviation: LWM)
  • MERRIMACK VALLEY (about 14 miles; METHUEN, MA; Abbreviation: MA2)
  • BEVERLY MUNI (about 16 miles; BEVERLY, MA; Abbreviation: BVY)

Amtrak stations near Reading:

  • 3 miles: WOBURN (100 ATLANTIC AVE.). Services: ticket office.
  • 12 miles: BOSTON, NORTH STATION (BOSTON, 126 CAUSEWAY ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.
  • 13 miles: BACK BAY (BOSTON, 145 DARTMOUTH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Reading:

  • TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; MEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 20,531)
  • LESLEY UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,700)
  • BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,638)
  • MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 11 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,384)
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 12 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 9,895)
  • MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,501)

Private high school in Reading:

  • AUSTIN PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 641; Location: 101 WILLOW ST.; Grades: 6 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Reading:

  • READING MEMORIAL HIGH (Students: 1,241; Location: 62 OAKLAND RD; Grades: PK – 12)
  • J WARREN KILLAM (Students: 554; Location: 333 CHARLES STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WALTER S PARKER MIDDLE (Students: 534; Location: 45 TEMPLE STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • BIRCH MEADOW (Students: 527; Location: 27 A B LORD DR; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ARTHUR W COOLIDGE MIDDLE (Students: 509; Location: 89 BIRCH MEADOW DR; Grades: KG – 08)
  • JOSHUA EATON (Students: 490; Location: 365 SUMMER AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ALICE M BARROWS (Students: 405; Location: 16 EDGEMONT AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Reading:

  • HUMPTY DUMPTY SCHOOL (Students: 65; Location: 174 LOWELL STREET; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Reading:

  • READING PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $938,171; Location: 64 MIDDLESEX AVE.; 108,836 books; 3,647 audio materials; 4,583 video materials; 627 serial subscriptions)

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