Reading vs Bethlehem
Reading, PA compared with Bethlehem, PA · 35 miles apart
Reading has 95,832 residents to Bethlehem’s 79,644. Reading comes out ahead on median rent, price to income, clear days a year. Bethlehem does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Reading, PA | Bethlehem, PA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 95,832 | 79,644 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 9,736 | 4,167 |
| Median household income | $44,091 | $68,879 |
| Median home value | $121,300 | $260,400 |
| Median rent | $1,067 | $1,382 |
| Homeownership | 40.6% | 49.9% |
| Average commute | 24.1 min | 22.1 min |
| Median age | 31.9 | 36.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 11.4% | 36% |
| Poverty rate | 28.7% | 15.7% |
| Unemployment | 13.7% | 6.6% |
| Price to income | 2.8× | 3.8× |
| Clear days a year | 20 | 19 |
| Days above 90°F | 21 | 16 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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