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Reading1 Family 2 S Brick/Row

42 Orange St

Reading · Reading School District · 0.04 acres · Parcel 03531621092722

42 Orange St from the air, with the parcel outlined
$18,800
Assessed value
$874
Taxes a year, 2026 rates
$85,000
Last sold January 15, 2025

The house

Built1900
Structure2 stories, BrickCondition poor
Living area1,315 sq ft
Rooms6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 full baths
HeatWarm Air, OilCentral
BasementFull
AtticUnfinished
Lot size0.04 acres
Land use1 Family 2 S Brick/RowResidential
On file as2 Story Brick/Masonry

Value and taxes

Land$6,200
Buildings$12,600
Assessed$18,800Tax year 2026, on the county's 1994 base
MarketAbout $58,700The state's ratio for Berks, 3.12 times the assessed value, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027
By nearby salesAssessed at 22% of its 2025 sale price; homes like it sold nearby average 21%
HomesteadNot enrolled
Taxes, 2026 ratesRateA year
Berks County9.013 mills$169
Reading19.217 mills$361
Reading School District18.29 mills$344
About $874 a year46.52 mills$874

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Sales history

DatePriceDeed
January 15, 2025$85,000Instrument 2025001477
Jdc Improvements LLC & Evza Investments LLC → Evil Empires Limited Liab. Co
October 11, 2024$62,500Instrument 2024031004
Rodriguez Raybel A & Jose M → Jdc Improvements LLC & Evza Investments LLC
January 6, 2022$7,000Instrument 2022001045
Sanchez Narciso → Rodriguez Raybel A & Jose M
August 2020$5,000Not on file

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Owner of record

OwnerEvil Empires Limited Liab. Co
Mailing429 S 10th StReading PA 19602

Where it is

Parcel03531621092722PIN 531621092722
MunicipalityReading
SchoolsReading School District
Flood zoneOutside the mapped floodplains
Historic districtPenn Commons District, eligible for the National Register
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County data as of October 23, 2026. Information is based on geospatial data from the County of Berks.