Population 24,747
School Ranking #43*
Public Trans: Commuter Rail & Buses
Reading is a vibrant town just 12 miles north of Boston and offers great highway access to both Routes 95 & 93. They have a Commuter Rail stop to North Station as well as bus service to the Orange Line in Malden. They have a very strong school system, with a number of newer schools including 1 new Middle School and a new High School. Their Downtown is quite quaint with lovely shops and restaurants, as well as a picturesque cemetery in the Town center. Meadow Brook Golf club is a private golf, swimming and tennis club and Austin Prep is a well known private high school. It offers convenient shopping centers including Jordan’s Furniture with it’s trapeze school and Imax Theater. Reading also offers extensive hiking, biking & cross country skiing trails in the 290 acre Reading Town Forest.
*Rankings out of 125 Districts within the Rt 495 belt of Greater Boston per Boston Magazine