Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Reading

Official Website: www.ci.reading.ma.us
County: Middlesex
Region: Boston Area & North Shore
Year Settled: 1639
Incorporated as a Town: 1644
Land Area: 9.9 sq. miles
Population Density: 2,388 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 23,708
Estimated Population for 2006: 23,086
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
95.8%White
0.3%Black
0.8%Hispanic
2.2%Asian
0.1%Native American
0.7%Other
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $268,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $426,000
Poverty: 2.6%
Violent Crime Index: 3 (very low)
Property Crime Index: 11 (low)

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