Reading1 Family 3 S Brick/Row

542 S 9 St

Reading · Reading School District · 0.04 acres · Parcel 02530644979427

542 S 9 St from the air, with the parcel outlined

$24,000
Assessed value: $1,116
Taxes a year, 2026 rates: $210,000
Last sold October 20, 2025

The house

Built1900

Structure3 stories, BrickCondition fair

Living area1,872 sq ft

Rooms6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 full, 1 half baths

HeatHot Water, GasCentral

BasementFull

Lot size0.04 acres

Land use1 Family 3 S Brick/RowResidential

On file as3 Story Brick/Masonry

Value and taxes

Land$8,200

Buildings$15,800

Assessed$24,000Tax year 2026, on the county's 1994 base

MarketAbout $74,900The state's ratio for Berks, 3.12 times the assessed value, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027

By nearby salesAssessed at 11% of its 2025 sale price; homes like it sold nearby average 21%

HomesteadNot enrolled

Taxes, 2026 rates	Rate	A year
Berks County	9.013 mills	$216
Reading	19.217 mills	$461
Reading School District	18.29 mills	$439
About $1,116 a year	46.52 mills	$1,116

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Sales history

Date	Price	Seller and buyer	Deed
October 20, 2025	$210,000	Burdier Investors LLC → Herrera De Jesus Anthony	Instrument 2025032593
Burdier Investors LLC → Herrera De Jesus Anthony
January 24, 2025	$101,000Corporate transfer	King Steven J & Hope → Burdier Investors LLC	Instrument 2025002365
King Steven J & Hope → Burdier Investors LLC
January 23, 2025	$101,000Corporate transfer	King Steven J & Hope → Burdier Investors LLC	Instrument 2025002307
King Steven J & Hope → Burdier Investors LLC
November 1999	$13,300	Not on file	Not on file

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Owner of record

OwnerHerrera De Jesus Anthony

Mailing542 S 9th StReading PA 19602

Where it is

Parcel02530644979427PIN 530644979427

MunicipalityReading

SchoolsReading School District

ZIP19602

Flood zoneOutside the mapped floodplains

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County data as of October 23, 2026. Information is based on geospatial data from the County of Berks.