Mortgage rates in Reading, PA
Current 30-year, 15-year, FHA, and VA averages, plus a worked monthly payment on a Reading median-price home ($165,000). National averages update on the rates research page.
30-year fixed
6.85%
15-year fixed
6.05%
FHA 30-year
6.55%
VA 30-year
6.40%
Reference rates updated April 2026. Your quote depends on credit profile, loan-to-value, loan size, and lender. Tax and insurance figures are state-average estimates. Not a loan offer.
Monthly payment on a Reading median-price home
30-year, 20% down
$1,151 /mo
- Sale price
- $165,000
- Loan amount
- $132,000
- Rate
- 6.85%
15-year, 20% down
$1,403 /mo
- Sale price
- $165,000
- Loan amount
- $132,000
- Rate
- 6.05%
FHA, 3.5% down
$1,371 /mo
- Sale price
- $165,000
- Loan amount
- $159,225
- Rate
- 6.55%
Includes ~0.55% annual MIP escrowed monthly.
Includes principal, interest, Berks County property tax (effective 1.58%), and Pennsylvania homeowners insurance estimate (0.50% of home value). HOA, PMI, and CDD/MUD assessments not included.
What drives the Reading number
- Berks County property tax: ~1.58% effective rate. On the median price ($165,000) that escrows to about $217 per month.
- Pennsylvania insurance: ~0.50% of home value annually. About $69 per month.
- Loan-type spread: FHA quotes run ~0.30% below conventional, but you pay an upfront MIP plus 0.55% annual MIP for the life of the loan when you put less than 10% down.
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