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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

0 block of E Abington Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 88% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation.

The typical home here is up 124% since 2016, now about $505K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% a year.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.
The readAI analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Appreciation

    Block homes valued at 2.3x the city median ($505K vs $223K) still outgained the city by 1.1 percentage points per year since 2016.

  2. 02
    Turnover

    75 total sales since 1999 across 42 homes means the typical home traded 1.8 times, but 8 properties have never sold.

  3. 03
    Ownership

    88% owner-occupied rate and 2% investor share indicate this is a heavily owner-held block with minimal rental presence.

By the Numbers

Median value
$505K
$297K–$1.0M
ZIP median $756K
Price / sq ft
$397
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$610K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $505K
Tax / yr
$6K
typical · up to $13K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
88%
36 of 42
city 41%
Rentals
2%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$661
5 years
+73%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+124%
value · tax +$3K

Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.

The makeup of the block

Every home, plotted by size and assessed value — press play and watch the block reprice from 2016 to 2027. One bubble per house (area = lot size), colored by who owns it; a gold ring marks tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.

2027
  • Owner-occupied
  • Investor / LLC
  • Absentee
  • Vacant
  • Tax-abated
  • Bubble = lot size
  • → bigger interior  ·  ↑ higher value

Assessed values from the city's year-by-year assessment record — a proxy for price, lumpy in reassessment years.

How the block compares

The typical home here is $505K — about 2.3× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19118 median of $756K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19118 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19118Philadelphia
Median home value$505K$756K$223K
Owner-occupied74%56%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 14 reported crimes (3 violent) and 58 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
14
3 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
58
6 still open

Most reported crimes

Fraud4
Motor Vehicle Theft2
Other Assaults2
Thefts2
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief2
Aggravated Assault No Firearm1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection18
Shoveling8
Maintenance Complaint5
Street Defect5
Street Trees4
Construction Complaints3

Philadelphia Police incident reports and 311 service requests within 200m, trailing 12 months. Reported location, not necessarily where an incident occurred.

Schools

The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
John S Jenks
8301 Germantown Ave · 380 students
High · 9-12
Roxborough High School
6498 Ridge Ave · 529 students

Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.

What it's worth, and where taxes are going

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$500K$1.0M$505K2016: $226K2017: $226K2018: $226K2019: $305K2020: $293K2021: $293K2022: $293K2023: $407K2024: $407K2025: $476K2026: $476K2027: $505K2016202020232027

▲ +124% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$6,2352016: $2,8842017: $2,8842018: $2,8842019: $3,7832020: $3,5882021: $3,5882022: $3,5952023: $5,0072024: $5,0072025: $5,5742026: $5,5742027: $6,2352016202020232027

▲ +116% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 224 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $224 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+124%
since 2016
Net rental yield
3.8%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+11.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+8.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.1 pts
market 6.5%/yr

Return is from assessed-value history (a proxy for market price, lumpy in reassessment years); rental yield is estimated from ACS area rents. Informational only, not investment advice.

How often it changes hands

This block has recorded 75 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
75arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
8homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 42 parcels

Owner-occupied: 36Absentee individual: 5Vacant: 1 42parcels
  • Owner-occupied 36
  • Absentee individual 5
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels12 parcels13 parcels6 parcels10 parcels
$297K$640K+

The block's largest owner, Bowman Properties Ltd, carries 11 open violations across 36 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Bowman Properties Ltd136$24Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 42 homes on the block — value and 12-year trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail on the ones that were bought, built, torn down, or flipped. Sorted up the street; each links to its full city record — or download the roster (CSV).

Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home

$0$1.0M$2.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
9 E ABINGTON AVE Vacant $297K —/— 0
10 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 4×: $232K in 2002 → $410K in 2016 (+77%). Owner-occupied $635K 4/2 1,456 1925 4
11 E ABINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $1.0M 4/3 2,558 1900 1
12 E ABINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $534K 4/1 1,456 1921 1
14 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 2×: $305K in 2009 → $419K in 2018 (+37%). Owner-occupied $609K 4/1 1,456 1925 2
16 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 5×: $252K in 2003 → $675K in 2025 (+168%). Owner-occupied $609K 4/2 1,456 1925 5
17 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 2×: $307K in 2004 → $485K in 2025 (+58%). Owner-occupied $498K 3/1 1,350 1916 2
18 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 5×: $180K in 2003 → $405K in 2018 (+125%). Owner-occupied $609K 4/2 1,456 1925 5
19 E ABINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $524K —/— 1,350 1925 0
20 E ABINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $581K 4/2 1,456 1925 1
21 E ABINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $546K 3/1 1,478 1925 1 rented
23 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 3×: $175K in 2000 → $526K in 2021 (+201%). Owner-occupied $598K 3/2 1,350 1925 3
24 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 2×: $452K in 2004 → $435K in 2014 (-4%). Owner-occupied $761K 4/2 2,170 2004 2
25 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 4×: $310K in 2006 → $548K in 2021 (+77%). Owner-occupied $598K 3/1 1,350 1925 4
26 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 5×: $439K in 2004 → $575K in 2019 (+31%). Owner-occupied $774K 4/2 2,170 2004 5
27 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 3×: $342K in 2012 → $640K in 2024 (+87%). Owner-occupied $640K 3/1 1,590 1925 3
28 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 2×: $340K in 2008 → $426K in 2020 (+25%). Owner-occupied $503K 3/2 1,168 1925 2
29 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 2×: $350K in 2025 → $695K in 2025 (+99%). Owner-occupied $501K —/— 1,425 1925 2 1 viol
30 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 3×: $327K in 2013 → $368K in 2020 (+13%). Owner-occupied $545K 3/2 1,368 1925 3
31 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 2×: $115K in 1999 → $440K in 2020 (+283%). Owner-occupied $582K 3/— 1,467 1925 2
32 E ABINGTON AVE Absentee individual $445K 3/1 1,168 1925 1
33 E ABINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $497K 3/1 1,383 1925 0
34 E ABINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $464K 3/1 1,168 1925 0
35 E ABINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $502K 3/1 1,415 1925 1
36 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 3×: $215K in 2005 → $515K in 2023 (+140%). Owner-occupied $529K 3/1 1,168 1925 3
37 E ABINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $500K 3/1 1,399 1925 1
38 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 2×: $240K in 2006 → $325K in 2013 (+35%). Owner-occupied $464K 3/1 1,168 1925 2
39 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 2×: $295K in 2007 → $305K in 2010 (+3%). Owner-occupied $497K 3/1 1,399 1925 2
40 E ABINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $464K 3/1 1,168 1925 1
42 E ABINGTON AVE Absentee individual $445K 3/1 1,168 1925 1
44 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 4×: $133K in 1999 → $499K in 2021 (+275%). Owner-occupied $508K 3/1 1,168 1925 4
46 E ABINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $464K 3/1 1,168 1925 0
48 E ABINGTON AVE Absentee individual $464K 3/1 1,168 1925 1 tax lien
50 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 2×: $270K in 2011 → $468K in 2021 (+73%). Owner-occupied $529K 3/1 1,168 1925 2
52 E ABINGTON AVE Absentee individual $464K 2/1 1,168 1925 1
54 E ABINGTON AVE Absentee individual $464K 3/1 1,168 1925 0
56 E ABINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $464K 3/1 1,168 1925 0
58 E ABINGTON AVE Traded 4×: $270K in 2006 → $545K in 2025 (+102%). Owner-occupied $582K 3/1 1,288 1926 4
60 E ABINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $464K 3/1 1,168 1925 1
62 E ABINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $497K 3/1 1,360 1925 1
64 E ABINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $464K 3/1 1,168 1925 1
66 E ABINGTON AVE Owner-occupied $573K 3/1 1,520 1925 0

Neighborhood

Median income
$115K
household
Own vs. rent
51%
owner-occupied
Median age
54.2
residents
Median rent
$2K
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.