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Old 04-04-2008, 04:44 PM
 
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Hello. I'm considering purchasing a home in the Centre Park Historic District in Reading, PA. It's on North 5th street. I know that Reading has an issue with crime, as all cities do. I'm wondering if anyone knows if that specific section of Reading is better or worse than other areas in the city. Thanks so much.
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Old 05-08-2008, 01:49 PM
 
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You are joking.... are you???? Just pay a visit before you waste your money.
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Old 05-09-2008, 06:50 AM
 
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You are joking.... are you???? Just pay a visit before you waste your money.
Have you ever seen the film "Escape from New York"? Anything over the bridge is gonna be a gamble. Find something in the surrounding area's, you'll thank me later.
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Old 05-10-2008, 07:47 PM
 
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Centre Park is very nice. Don't let these idiots fool you.
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Old 05-12-2008, 10:46 AM
 
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That part of town is nice. But you're still in the Reading School District. So if you have kids I wouldn't even consider it.
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Old 05-12-2008, 05:42 PM
 
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Centre Park is a lovely part of town with shade trees and large homes. Many homes are historic.

We have just moved from the Penns Commons area, near City Park. We were on a fairly quiet one-way street and liked our neighborhood. There's a more suburban feeling street just a few blocks from there and I used to take our dogs for walks there because there was so little traffic.

It's also nice in the extreme eastern side of town, just west of Mt. Penn borough, and in the Hampden Park area in the northeast (more suburban-like here).

You can kind of look at the best areas as being the 4 corners.
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Old 11-10-2012, 03:16 PM
 
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Default I am looking for a good Neighborhood in Reading Pa, Help!

Hi , I currently live in NY City and I am looking to move to Reading. However, I am a bit apprehensive due to the fact that I learned that had high rate of crime. I would like to know the best school districts and neighborhood that I move into. I have three young children and that is really important for me to be well informed before I make the move.
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Old 11-25-2012, 07:07 PM
 
Location: Berks County, PA
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While the old homes are beautiful, I have a friend that owns a home in the historic district, and he recently had 2 of his cars broken into.
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Old 11-25-2012, 08:50 PM
 
Location: Berks County, PA
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...update to my last post...just saw a Facebook post from said friend...first the "cars now the house".
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Old 12-03-2012, 02:55 PM
 
Location: University City, Philadelphia
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I live in the University City district of Philadelphia, which in many ways in comparable to Reading's Centre Park neighborhood: shady streets and large beautiful Victorian houses. Both are registered historic districts in urban areas that are pretty close to some "sketchy" areas.

When I was laid off my job in 2008 I considered packing my bags and moving to Centre Park. You see had enough equity in 3 story 6 bedroom 120 year old "Second Empire Mansard" style Victorian home to actually buy a similar house in Centre Park for cash ... and have money left over. (Home prices are much, much cheaper in Reading than they are in the better neighborhoods of Philly)

I did a lot of research. I made several trips to Reading. I spoke to homeowners and realtors.

I am glad I did not move to Reading. Very glad.

The actual city of Reading is going downhill and is continuing to decline. The downtown area is depressing. Property values are not recovering, unlike here in Philly. I feel sorry for Reading, it was once nice and has some beautiful architecture. Wasn't it recently rated "the poorest city in the US"?

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