Market Snapshot
Report generated March 2026
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 429,989 ↑ 0.3% since 2020 |
| Median Household Income | $77,684 4% above national median |
| Median Home Value | $239,700 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.3% |
| Median Age | 39.9 years |
| Housing Vacancy Rate | 5.5% |
| Total Land Sales (Past 12 Months) | 127 transactions |
| Active Listings | 47 properties |
| Avg Days on Market | 255 days |
Rural Land Sales (1+ Acres) (Mar 2025 – Mar 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Price/Acre | $26,588 |
| Recent Sales | 111 transactions |
| Avg Days on Market | 180 days |
| Avg Parcel Size | 17.93 acres |
| Active Listings | 35 properties |
Recent Rural Land Sales
| Date | Acres | Price | $/Acre | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026New | 20.21 | $650,000 | $32,162 | Maple Grove Rd | Mohnton |
| Mar 2026New | 48.76 | $480,000 | $9,844 | 44 Kulp Rd | Boyertown |
| Feb 2026 | 2.98 | $139,000 | $46,644 | 0 Red Shale Dr | Boyertown |
| Feb 2026 | 1.35 | $95,000 | $70,370 | 0 Oak Ln | Fleetwood |
| Feb 2026 | 25.19 | $425,000 | $16,872 | 0 Holly Dr | Hamburg |
| Feb 2026 | 35.62 | $600,000 | $16,844 | New Schafrtwn Rd | Bernville |
| Feb 2026 | 3.47 | $225,000 | $64,841 | 317 Machamer Rd #2 | Douglassville |
| Feb 2026 | 1.16 | $135,000 | $116,381 | S Reading Ave | Boyertown |
| Jan 2026 | 16.12 | $787,500 | $48,852 | Lancaster Ave | Bethel |
| Jan 2026 | 36.80 | $7,000,000 | $190,217 | Belle Alto Rd | Reading |
| Date | Acres | Price | $/Acre | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 3.43 | $160,000 | $46,647 | 0 Keim Rd | Oley |
| Jan 2026 | 38.31 | $2,800,000 | $73,088 | 0 Krick Ln | Reading |
| Jan 2026 | 38.22 | $2,090,000 | $54,683 | 0 State Hill Rd | Reading |
| Jan 2026 | 3.16 | $210,000 | $66,456 | 0 Mount Pleasant Rd | Bernville |
| Jan 2026 | 22.21 | $300,000 | $13,507 | Rte 724 | Douglassville |
| Jan 2026 | 13.35 | $14,000 | $1,049 | Bricker Rd | Bernville |
| Jan 2026 | 9.51 | $349,900 | $36,793 | 0 Old River Rd | Birdsboro |
| Dec 2025 | 8.27 | $110,000 | $13,301 | 0 Highland Ave | Reading |
| Dec 2025 | 44.19 | $50,300 | $1,138 | Dreibelbis Sta Rd | Kutztown |
| Dec 2025 | 10.58 | $73,100 | $6,909 | Nursery Rd | Kempton |
| Dec 2025 | 55.08 | $966,000 | $17,538 | Red Corner Rd | Douglassville |
| Dec 2025 | 1.76 | $85,000 | $48,295 | 0 McCoy Ln | Leesport |
| Dec 2025 | 10.17 | $35,000 | $3,441 | Evergreen Ln | Fleetwood |
| Dec 2025 | 21.70 | $600,000 | $27,650 | 0 Bingaman Rd | Reading |
| Dec 2025 | 35.73 | $950,000 | $26,588 | Zion Rd | Birdsboro |
| Dec 2025 | 17.93 | $950,000 | $52,984 | 2773 Plow Rd | Birdsboro |
| Nov 2025 | 5.00 | $625,000 | $125,000 | 595 Blandon Rd | Fleetwood |
| Nov 2025 | 4.48 | $168,000 | $37,500 | LOT 8 Hay Creek Rd | Birdsboro |
| Nov 2025 | 153.61 | $1,800,000 | $11,718 | 6168 Greenawalt Rd | Lenhartsville |
| Nov 2025 | 9.30 | $195,000 | $20,968 | 0 Forgedale Rd | Barto |
| Nov 2025 | 1.44 | $76,500 | $53,125 | 14 Holly Dr | Hamburg |
| Nov 2025 | 16.83 | $310,000 | $18,420 | Bellemans Ch Rd | Mohrsville |
| Nov 2025 | 20.15 | $210,000 | $10,422 | State St | Mertztown |
| Nov 2025 | 16.83 | $310,000 | $18,419 | 0 Bellemans Church Rd | Mohrsville |
| Oct 2025 | 29.81 | $346,000 | $11,607 | 16 Birch Dr | Barto |
| Oct 2025 | 2.81 | $325,000 | $115,658 | 65 Shady Ln | Mohnton |
| Oct 2025 | 56.98 | $1,026,000 | $18,006 | Oley Turnpike Rd | Douglassville |
| Oct 2025 | 2.59 | $122,500 | $47,297 | 0 Weavers Rd | Fleetwood |
| Oct 2025 | 1.00 | $200,000 | $200,000 | 135 Wisser Rd | Lenhartsville |
| Oct 2025 | 1.00 | $74,000 | $74,000 | 66 Long Rd | Lenhartsville |
| Oct 2025 | 1.00 | $74,000 | $74,000 | 144 Wisser Rd | Lenhartsville |
| Oct 2025 | 1.70 | $125,000 | $73,529 | 0 Longview Rd | Boyertown |
| Oct 2025 | 2.26 | $280,000 | $123,894 | 395 Snyder School Rd | Bernville |
| Oct 2025 | 18.49 | $1,100,000 | $59,492 | 1514 Weavertown Rd | Douglassville |
| Oct 2025 | 28.06 | $270,000 | $9,622 | 0 N Main St | Douglassville |
| Sep 2025 | 6.49 | $340,000 | $52,388 | Mill Rd | Birdsboro |
| Sep 2025 | 3.54 | $200,000 | $56,497 | 3543 Haycreek Rd | Birdsboro |
| Sep 2025 | 3.03 | $140,000 | $46,205 | 3537 Haycreek Rd | Birdsboro |
| Sep 2025 | 58.41 | $250,000 | $4,280 | 645 Butter Ln | Leesport |
| Sep 2025 | 1.10 | $175,000 | $159,091 | 1208L Old Airport Rd | Douglassville |
| Sep 2025 | 3.49 | $365,000 | $104,585 | 110 Line Dr | Womelsdorf |
| Sep 2025 | 1.94 | $49,900 | $25,722 | 0 Route 724 | Birdsboro |
| Sep 2025 | 145.00 | $297,900 | $2,054 | Rte 100 | Bechtelsville |
| Sep 2025 | 5.04 | $141,500 | $28,075 | 2518 Irish Creek Rd | Mohrsville |
| Sep 2025 | 35.62 | $700,000 | $19,652 | Bordner Rd | Richland |
| Sep 2025 | 9.76 | $60,000 | $6,148 | 0 Blue Rocks Rd | Lenhartsville |
| Sep 2025 | 3.04 | $297,900 | $97,993 | 1215 State Route 100 | Bechtelsville |
| Sep 2025 | 50.03 | $1,200,000 | $23,986 | 1279 Washington Rd #B | Leesport |
| Sep 2025 | 34.19 | $840,000 | $24,569 | N Heidelberg Rd | Bernville |
| Sep 2025 | 3.58 | $107,500 | $30,028 | Christmas Vilg Rd | Bernville |
| Aug 2025 | 10.74 | $160,000 | $14,898 | Machamer Rd | Boyertown |
| Aug 2025 | 2.42 | $150,000 | $61,983 | 0 Cocalico Rd | Birdsboro |
| Aug 2025 | 3.71 | $25,000 | $6,739 | 8399 Green Hills Rd | Birdsboro |
| Aug 2025 | 3.57 | $107,500 | $30,112 | 0 Christmas Village Rd | Bernville |
| Aug 2025 | 14.43 | $158,400 | $10,977 | Dogwood Dr | Alburtis |
| Aug 2025 | 3.42 | $124,000 | $36,257 | 281 Levan St | Reading |
| Aug 2025 | 1.15 | $81,000 | $70,435 | 276A Skyline Dr | Bernville |
| Aug 2025 | 20.18 | $450,000 | $22,299 | Dryville Rd | Fleetwood |
| Aug 2025 | 3.68 | $279,000 | $75,815 | 3941 Morgantown Rd | Mohnton |
| Aug 2025 | 6.68 | $160,000 | $23,952 | 149 Bloody Spring Rd | Bernville |
| Aug 2025 | 4.82 | $165,000 | $34,232 | 3 Lake Rd #162 | Fleetwood |
| Aug 2025 | 15.04 | $525,000 | $34,907 | 701 E Neversink Rd | Reading |
| Aug 2025 | 1.56 | $68,000 | $43,590 | 4 Heidel Rd | Robesonia |
| Aug 2025 | 1.42 | $95,000 | $66,901 | 0 Old Tulpehocken Rd | Birdsboro |
| Aug 2025 | 8.72 | $226,000 | $25,917 | 14 Clay Valley Rd | Fleetwood |
| Jul 2025 | 28.80 | $665,000 | $23,090 | Dogwood Dr | Alburtis |
| Jul 2025 | 29.41 | $665,000 | $22,611 | 0 Dogwood Dr | Alburtis |
| Jul 2025 | 18.05 | $61,953 | $3,432 | 541 Landis Store Rd | Boyertown |
| Jul 2025 | 6.85 | $135,000 | $19,708 | 0 Courtney Rea Cir | Reading |
| Jul 2025 | 4.85 | $120,000 | $24,742 | 334 Forgedale Rd | Barto |
| Jul 2025 | 26.94 | $340,000 | $12,621 | 801 Windsor Castle Rd | Hamburg |
| Jul 2025 | 56.81 | $175,000 | $3,080 | 265 Lutz Rd | Kutztown |
| Jun 2025 | 13.12 | $85,000 | $6,479 | Leiby Ln | Kutztown |
| Jun 2025 | 1.59 | $175,000 | $110,063 | Lutz Rd | Kutztown |
| Jun 2025 | 41.59 | $400,000 | $9,618 | Conrad Rd | Barto |
| Jun 2025 | 3.16 | $190,000 | $60,127 | Orthaus Rd | Hereford |
| Jun 2025 | 41.59 | $400,000 | $9,618 | 300-308 Conrad Rd | Barto |
| Jun 2025 | 2.83 | $190,000 | $67,138 | LOT 1 Orthaus Rd | Hereford |
| Jun 2025 | 17.78 | $100,000 | $5,624 | Furnace Rd | Wernersville |
| Jun 2025 | 3.02 | $170,000 | $56,291 | 0 Boyertown Pike | Douglassville |
| Jun 2025 | 12.20 | $52,000 | $4,262 | Blue Mt | Bethel |
| Jun 2025 | 7.71 | $190,000 | $24,643 | 0 Sycamore Rd | Barto |
| Jun 2025 | 44.51 | $3,090,000 | $69,423 | 0 Ida Red Dr | Shoemakersville |
| Jun 2025 | 13.08 | $225,000 | $17,202 | Sheep Hill Rd | Boyertown |
| Jun 2025 | 19.63 | $775,000 | $39,480 | W Shore Dr | Hamburg |
| Jun 2025 | 2.10 | $161,000 | $76,667 | 890 Long Lane Rd Lot 4 | Kutztown |
| May 2025 | 15.15 | $289,500 | $19,109 | 0 E Galen Hall Rd | Reinholds |
| May 2025 | 60.00 | $775,000 | $12,917 | 0 W Shore Dr | Hamburg |
| May 2025 | 13.04 | $245,000 | $18,788 | 10 Grim Ln | Hamburg |
| May 2025 | 8.54 | $410,000 | $48,009 | 0 Airport Rd | Bethel |
| May 2025 | 26.17 | $125,000 | $4,776 | 141 Jaindl Rd | Mertztown |
| May 2025 | 13.08 | $225,000 | $17,202 | 0 Sheep Hill Rd | Boyertown |
| May 2025 | 1.17 | $119,500 | $102,137 | 33 Old Gibraltar Rd | Birdsboro |
| May 2025 | 43.39 | $392,510 | $9,046 | E Mountain Ave | Robesonia |
| May 2025 | 7.66 | $160,000 | $20,888 | S Park Ave | Mertztown |
| Apr 2025 | 9.51 | $150,000 | $15,773 | Beagle Rd | Bethel |
| Apr 2025 | 1.19 | $220,000 | $184,875 | 2071 Camp Swatara Rd | Myerstown |
| Apr 2025 | 10.21 | $185,000 | $18,120 | 55 Sheephill Rd | Oley |
| Apr 2025 | 1.00 | $103,500 | $103,500 | 385 Hanna Kurtz Rd | Birdsboro |
| Apr 2025 | 8.84 | $300,000 | $33,937 | 28 Bossert Ln | Douglassville |
| Mar 2025 | 11.26 | $100,000 | $8,881 | Houp Rd | Oley |
Suburban/Urban Land Sales (Under 1 Acre) (Sep 2025 – Feb 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Lot Price | $60,000 |
| Recent Sales | 16 transactions |
| Avg Days on Market | 88 days |
| Avg Parcel Size | 0.28 acres |
| Active Listings | 12 properties |
Recent Suburban/Urban Land Sales
| Date | Acres | Price | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 0.47 | $78,000 | 71 Laurel Ave | Birdsboro |
| Feb 2026 | 0.03 | $11,000 | 646 Bingaman St | Reading |
| Feb 2026 | 0.37 | $61,500 | 750 Mountain Rd | Hamburg |
| Feb 2026 | 0.04 | $15,000 | 129 Lemon St | Reading |
| Jan 2026 | 0.03 | $15,000 | 134 Cedar St | Reading |
| Jan 2026 | 0.03 | $15,000 | 132 Cedar St | Reading |
| Jan 2026 | 0.01 | $6,500 | 225 Hudson St | Reading |
| Jan 2026 | 0.29 | $107,500 | 240 Rugby Rd | Birdsboro |
| Dec 2025 | 0.04 | $3,000 | 1125 Marion St | Reading |
| Nov 2025 | 0.72 | $215,000 | 493 Rebers Bridge Rd | Reading |
| Date | Acres | Price | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 0.44 | $85,000 | 11 Golfview Ln | Reading |
| Nov 2025 | 0.28 | $28,000 | 30 Albert Ln | Reading |
| Oct 2025 | 0.33 | $60,000 | 0 Leisczs Bridge Rd | Reading |
| Oct 2025 | 0.02 | $24,000 | 609 Minor St | Reading |
| Oct 2025 | 0.48 | $115,000 | 933 N Reading Ave | Boyertown |
| Sep 2025 | 0.94 | $90,000 | 726 White Bear Rd | Birdsboro |
County Profile
| Demographic | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Population (2023) | 429,989 |
| Population (2020) | 428,849 |
| Population Growth | 0.27% |
| Median Household Income | $77,684 |
| Median Home Value | $239,700 |
| Total Housing Units | 171,147 |
| Vacant Housing Units | 9,446 |
| Housing Vacancy Rate | 5.5% |
| Median Age | 39.9 |
| Bachelor's Degree or Higher | 51,020 (11.9%) |
| Unemployment Rate (BLS) | 3.7% |
Market Overview
Berks County, Pennsylvania has a population of 429,989, which has grown 0.27% since 2020. The median household income is $77,684, above the national median of $74,580 by 4.2%. With a median home value of $239,700 and an unemployment rate of 3.7%, the local economy is strong. The housing vacancy rate of 5.5% suggests tight market conditions. The county's location in Pennsylvania makes it accessible for investors and developers seeking rural land. Recent rural land sales show a median price of $25,232 per acre, with properties averaging 16.60 acres. There are currently 47 active land listings in the county.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current population of Berks County, Pennsylvania?
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, Berks County has a population of 429,989. The county has grown 0.27% since the 2020 Census, indicating a growing community.
What is the median household income in Berks County?
The median household income in Berks County is $77,684, which is 4.2% above the national median of $74,580.
Is Berks County growing or shrinking?
Berks County is growing. The population has increased 0.27% since 2020.
What is the housing market like in Berks County?
The median home value in Berks County is $239,700. The housing vacancy rate is 5.5%, which suggests tight market conditions. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, indicating a strong local economy. Recent rural land sales (1+ acres) show a median price of $25,232 per acre. Suburban/urban lots under 1 acre have a median lot price of $50,000.
Does Reelvest buy land in Berks County, Pennsylvania?
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Data Sources: Market data reflects recent vacant land transactions in the county. Demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025). Updated monthly.