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In North Reading, unemployment is 3.6% (2024).

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 8.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0728 sources

Median gross salary5,189EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)
Median rent2,087EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms)
Unemployment rate3.6%country median 4.6% — 21% belowOfficial source · api.bls.gov
Recorded crime471.8offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 70% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean8.66µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Lower unemployment than 69% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 92% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 84% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to North Reading?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
North Reading recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan20Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)2,289 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)6Official
Median monthly rent2,087 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms)4Official
Recorded property crimes50 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Is North Reading a good place to live?

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Remote worker36%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 27–45%
Skilled employee45%strong on work, weak on education · range 36–54%
Student35%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 25–45%
Family41%strong on family, weak on education · range 32–50%
Retirement34%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 23–45%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in North Reading is 3.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary5,189 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)3Official
Unemployment rate3.6 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024api.bls.gov7Official

What does a salary buy in North Reading?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

North Reading median gross pay: €5,189 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€1,569of €3,939 take-home
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Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,939
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €2,289
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,569
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to North Reading. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in North Reading. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents576.1 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release8Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in North Reading when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Safety

Crime incidents numbered 471.8 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

Recorded crime across major citiesNorth Reading highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with North Reading highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
North Reading472
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents471.8 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting11Official
Recorded violent crimes15 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Mobility and administration

North Reading was 21 km from its nearest major airport.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Distance to the nearest major airport21 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)BED3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for North Reading. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −2.5°C in January and 23.1°C in July. North Reading's monthly precipitation totalled 73.6 mm in January and 89.3 mm in July. PM2.5 peak concentration levels were 833.8 µg/m³.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in North Reading is 8.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8.66 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)18Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 8.6 · Apr 15.5 · May 21.3 · Jun 26.4 · Jul 29.5 · Aug 28.7 · Sep 24.3 · Oct 17.6 · Nov 11.3 · Dec 5.6 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -7.7 · Feb -7 · Mar -2.7 · Apr 2.8 · May 8.2 · Jun 13.4 · Jul 16.7 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 11 · Oct 4.9 · Nov 0.2 · Dec -4.4 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -2.5 · Feb -1.5 · Mar 3 · Apr 9.2 · May 14.8 · Jun 19.9 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 22.2 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 0.6 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 73.6 · Feb 68.3 · Mar 97.7 · Apr 97.4 · May 85.3 · Jun 94.4 · Jul 89.3 · Aug 88 · Sep 90 · Oct 107.7 · Nov 94.4 · Dec 95.4 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading833.8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)18Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean8.84 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation1,082 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)13Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature29.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)14Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature10.3 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)15Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature-7.7 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)16Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Springfield ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.3 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share6.67 %31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Foreign residents1,051 people31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Population covered by crime statistics16,563 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Alternatives for people set on North Reading

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Middleton as a North Reading alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Foreign residents: 9.4% Middleton vs 6.7% North Reading+42%
  • Unemployment: 3.0% Middleton vs 3.6% North Reading−17%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 425 Middleton vs 472 North Reading−10%
  • Median gross pay, city: €5,095 Middleton vs €5,189 North Readingsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.7 µg/m³ Middleton vs 8.7 µg/m³ North Readingsame level
Full comparisonMore about Middleton

Cities near North Reading

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Lynnfield 4.7 km away
Rent
2,472 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,541 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Middleton 5.6 km away
Rent
1,300 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,095 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Reading 5.7 km away
Rent
1,839 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,701 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Wakefield 7.7 km away
Rent
1,809 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,248 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Wilmington 8.4 km away
Rent
2,212 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,067 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Andover 10.5 km away
Rent
1,625 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,701 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Stoneham 10.7 km away
Rent
1,880 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,677 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Danvers 12.1 km away
Rent
1,918 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,970 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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What is the unemployment rate in North Reading?

The unemployment rate is 3.6 %. Source: api.bls.gov.

Is the air quality good in North Reading?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.66 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How safe is North Reading?

Police recorded 471.8 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many foreign residents live in North Reading?

1,051 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

Is North Reading a good place to live?

North Reading may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near North Reading?

Lynnfield, Middleton, Reading, Wakefield, Wilmington are near North Reading. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  4. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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