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Reading2 Story Converted 1st Floor Store Office Above

221 S 5 St

Reading · Reading School District · 0.05 acres · Parcel 04530627789836

221 S 5 St from the air, with the parcel outlined
$47,500
Assessed value
$2,210
Taxes a year, 2026 rates
$270,000
Last sold November 12, 2025

The buildings

Built1900
Floor area4,731 sq ft
Lot size0.05 acres
Land use2 Story Converted 1st Floor Store Office AboveCommercial
On file asCommercial Building

Value and taxes

Land$24,700
Buildings$22,800
Assessed$47,500Tax year 2026, on the county's 1994 base
MarketAbout $148,200The state's ratio for Berks, 3.12 times the assessed value, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027
By nearby salesAssessed at 18% of its 2025 sale price; properties like it sold nearby average 30%
HomesteadNot enrolled
Taxes, 2026 ratesRateA year
Berks County9.013 mills$428
Reading19.217 mills$913
Reading School District18.29 mills$869
About $2,210 a year46.52 mills$2,210

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Sales history

DatePriceDeed
November 12, 2025$270,000Instrument 2025035284
Patel Mukul → Babawale Deborah Folasade
May 2023$87,000Not on file
March 28, 2022$160,000Instrument 2022012787
Reshiwalia Parminder Singh → Cabreja Loinuel Castillo
February 2020$34,000Not on file

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19 S 5th St
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Assessed at $104,700. Last sold February 25, 2026 for $150,000.

Owner of record

OwnerBabawale Deborah Folasade
Mailing221 S 5th StReading PA 19602

Where it is

Parcel04530627789836PIN 530627789836
MunicipalityReading
SchoolsReading School District
ZIP19602
Flood zoneOutside the mapped floodplains
Historic districtCallowhill Historic District, eligible for the National Register
Historic siteHoratio Jones
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County data as of October 23, 2026. Information is based on geospatial data from the County of Berks.