Profile for Reading, Massachusetts, MA

Reading is on the Aberjona River

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 7. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.3 per 1,000 people.

Reading received national attention for July 2000 beating death of one father by another, after their sons' hockey game

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Historic sites and museums: Parker Tavern

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

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Cemeteries (51)

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Communities (15)

Hotels (38)

Libraries (20)

Museums (2)

Parks (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Reading demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Middlesex County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Boston area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 01867 ZIP code.

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• Reading town government

5% of Reading residents report German ancestry, and 26% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Reading ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Reading
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• Libraries in or near Reading

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• Middlesex County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Massachusetts cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Reading
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• Communities in Middlesex County

• Reading business guide
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• Courts in Massachusetts
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• Crime in Middlesex County
• Arrests in Middlesex County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Massachusetts
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Reading was $32,888, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Middlesex County economic census
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• Massachusetts economic data

48% of Reading residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Air pollution in Middlesex County
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• Nature Conservancy projects in Massachusetts
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• Post history questions in Middlesex County genealogy forum

Median rent in Reading, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $686.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,656.

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Libraries in Reading include Reading Public Library ... View libraries

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• Massachusetts statewide library catalog

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Newspapers in Reading include Reading Advocate

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The average commute time for Reading workers is 27 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 1 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Reading between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .4 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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