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Who owns your block

100 block of W Highland Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 97% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $17,601 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 85% since 2016, now about $747K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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

    Despite 85% appreciation since 2016 this block grows at 5.7% annually while the city averages 6.5%, trailing by 0.8 points per year.

  2. 02
    Taxes

    Three homes receive $47K in annual tax abatements while two homes carry $18K in back taxes owed.

  3. 03
    Ownership

    Fourteen of 31 homes have never sold since 2001 while four addresses account for all frequent trading activity.

By the Numbers

Median value
$747K
$515K–$1.8M
ZIP median $756K
Price / sq ft
$358
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.4×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$9K
typical · up to $24K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 31
$47K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
97%
30 of 31
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$18K
2 of 31 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$821
5 years
+50%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+85%
value · tax +$4K

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 $747K — about 3.4× the citywide median, and in line with 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$747K$756K$223K
Owner-occupied84%56%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 6 reported crimes (2 violent) and 27 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
6
2 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
27
3 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults2
All Other Offenses1
Fraud1
Theft from Vehicle1
Thefts1

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint7
Construction Complaints3
Street Defect3
Abandoned Vehicle2
Street Trees2
Traffic (Other)2

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$1.0M$2.0M$747K2016: $404K2017: $404K2018: $404K2019: $519K2020: $497K2021: $497K2022: $497K2023: $631K2024: $631K2025: $686K2026: $686K2027: $747K2016202020232027

▲ +85% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$8,9972016: $5,2102017: $5,2102018: $5,2102019: $6,4152020: $6,0532021: $6,0532022: $6,0532023: $7,4152024: $7,4152025: $8,1762026: $8,1762027: $8,9972016202020232027

▲ +73% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

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3 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $46,939 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$13,865pays now $14,677at the full rate

153 W Highland Ave is assessed at $1.0M but pays $13,865 a year — about 94% of the $14,677 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 185 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $185 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+85%
since 2016
Net rental yield
1.6%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.8 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 33 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20052010201520202025
33arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 31 parcels

Owner-occupied: 30Absentee individual: 1 31parcels
  • Owner-occupied 30
  • Absentee individual 1

Value distribution today

9 parcels4 parcels3 parcels4 parcels2 parcels1 parcels8 parcels
$515K$1.1M+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 31 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

New construction
153 W Highland Ave
$1.0M · built new (tax-abated), sold for $400K in 2003.
New construction
101 W Highland Ave
$853K · built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated).
New construction
114 W Highland Ave
$517K · built new (tax-abated), sold for $270K in 2011.
Frequently traded
119 W Highland Ave
$1.1M · Traded 3×: $193K in 2003 → $793K in 2020 (+311%).
Frequently traded
124 W Highland Ave
$1.1M · Traded 3×: $515K in 2006 → $901K in 2021 (+75%).
Frequently traded
123 W Highland Ave
$643K · Traded 3×: $290K in 2003 → $549K in 2020 (+89%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
100 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $684K 3/2 2,104 1925 0
101 W HIGHLAND AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $853K —/— 8,436 1894 0 abated
102 W HIGHLAND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $327K in 2002 → $400K in 2008 (+23%). Owner-occupied $747K 3/2 2,090 1925 2
106 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $1.8M 5/2 4,999 1871 1
112 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $566K 3/1 1,190 1925 0
114 W HIGHLAND AVE New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $270K in 2011. Owner-occupied $517K 3/1 1,160 1925 1 abated
116 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $517K 3/1 1,160 1925 1
118 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $517K 2/1 1,160 1925 1
119 W HIGHLAND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $193K in 2003 → $793K in 2020 (+311%). Owner-occupied $1.1M 4/2 2,695 1840 3
120 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $517K 3/1 1,160 1925 0
122 W HIGHLAND AVE LandVacant land, last sold for $105K in 2002. Owner-occupied $686K 2/3 1,908 2004 2
123 W HIGHLAND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $290K in 2003 → $549K in 2020 (+89%). Owner-occupied $643K 3/1 1,665 1840 3
124 W HIGHLAND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $515K in 2006 → $901K in 2021 (+75%). Owner-occupied $1.1M 5/2 2,856 1890 3
126 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $865K —/— 2,856 1925 0
127 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $891K 3/1 2,794 1925 0
128 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $1.1M 6/2 3,138 1925 1
130 W HIGHLAND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $536K in 2004 → $537K in 2013 (+0%). Owner-occupied $946K 5/2 2,955 1925 2
131 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $681K 4/2 1,823 1925 0
134 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $1.2M 5/2 3,824 1887 1
135 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $801K 4/2 2,359 1900 0
138 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $861K 4/2 2,562 1925 0
139 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $1.1M —/— 4,450 1820 0
140 W HIGHLAND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $153K in 2001 → $315K in 2006 (+107%). Owner-occupied $588K 3/1 1,364 1926 2
142 W HIGHLAND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $170K in 2001 → $340K in 2016 (+100%). Owner-occupied $588K 3/1 1,364 1925 4
143 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $707K 4/1 2,181 1925 0
144 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $515K 3/1 1,364 1925 1
145 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $706K —/— 2,176 1925 0
146 W HIGHLAND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $235K in 2003 → $520K in 2021 (+121%). Owner-occupied $588K 3/1 1,364 1925 4
148 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $1.1M 6/2 3,296 1925 0
151 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $1.1M 7/2 3,874 1925 0
153 W HIGHLAND AVE New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $400K in 2003. Owner-occupied $1.0M 7/2 3,660 1925 1 abated

Neighborhood

Median income
$124K
household
Own vs. rent
60%
owner-occupied
Median age
56.1
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.