Housing & affordability in Reading
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
D−
41/100
30th of 39
30th of 39
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$211,300
Cincinnati $258,60040% · scores 39
Median rent vs metro$940/mo
Cincinnati $1,105/mo30% · scores 38
Ownership rate59%
Cincinnati 68%15% · scores 43
Households spending >30% of income on housing29%
Cincinnati 27%15% · scores 52
Context, not scored
Median year built · Cincinnati 19761956
Houses rather than flats · Cincinnati 71%70%
Households with children · Cincinnati 30%20%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Cincinnati reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Cincinnati suburbs for housing
All 39 ranked, Reading highlighted1MontgomeryA−$545,1002MasonB+$426,2003FrancisvilleB+$398,0004MackB$314,4005SpringboroB$357,8006OakbrookB$260,7007MonroeB−$282,4008Blue AshB−$403,2009AlexandriaC+$284,80010LovelandC+$321,30011IndependenceC+$263,70012BurlingtonC+$254,30013ForestvilleC+$316,80014FinneytownC+$207,10015Fort ThomasC$335,00016DentC$282,50017TrentonC$234,90018HarrisonC$229,40019Monfort HeightsC−$233,50020LebanonC−$290,20021BridgetownC−$183,60022FairfieldD+$234,50023FlorenceD+$210,70024NorthbrookD+$157,40025ErlangerD+$209,00026SharonvilleD+$223,80027White OakD+$203,70028AmeliaD$230,40029Forest ParkD$190,40030ReadingD−$211,30031NewportD−$217,60032NorwoodD−$258,70033FranklinD−$183,10034SpringdaleD−$192,00035CovingtonF$187,30036CincinnatiF$230,90037HamiltonF$165,20038MiddletownF$164,40039OxfordF$238,000
Better than Reading on housing & affordability
Reading grades D− on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Montgomery5 mi from ReadingA− 73 B Mason12 mi from ReadingB+ 69 B− Francisville18 mi from ReadingB+ 68 B− Mack14 mi from ReadingB 60 C Oakbrook21 mi from ReadingB 71 B− Monroe16 mi from ReadingB− 64 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24