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Who owns your block

12200 block of Sweet Briar Rd

A mostly owner-occupied block: 96% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations and 1 home behind $5,765 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 97% since 2016, now about $305K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year and the increases are speeding up.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$305K
$295K–$340K
ZIP median $330K
Price / sq ft
$263
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$355K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $305K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 53
$62K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
96%
51 of 53
city 41%
Rentals
4%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
5
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$6K
1 of 53 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$330
5 years
+66%
value · tax +$972
10 years
+97%
value · tax +$1K

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 $305K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19154 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19154 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19154Philadelphia
Median home value$305K$330K$223K
Owner-occupied77%73%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 22 reported crimes (6 violent) and 59 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
22
6 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
59
7 still open

Most reported crimes

Vandalism/Criminal Mischief6
Other Assaults5
All Other Offenses3
Fraud2
Theft from Vehicle2
Thefts2

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle15
Maintenance Complaint8
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection8
License Complaint7
Other (Streets)5
Street Defect5

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
Stephen Decatur
3500 Academy Rd · 1041 students
High · 9-12
George Washington
10175 Bustleton Ave · 1795 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$250K$500K$305K2016: $154K2017: $154K2018: $154K2019: $173K2020: $184K2021: $184K2022: $184K2023: $222K2024: $222K2025: $282K2026: $282K2027: $305K2016202020232027

▲ +97% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,9142016: $1,7502017: $1,7502018: $1,8112019: $1,9072020: $1,9422021: $1,9422022: $1,9422023: $2,0132024: $2,0132025: $2,5842026: $2,5842027: $2,9142016202020232027

▲ +67% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

1
1 property 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 $61,867 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%
$0pays now $4,475at the full rate

12258 Sweet Briar Rd is assessed at $320K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $4,475 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 197 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $197 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+97%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.1 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 58 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
58arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
20homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 53 parcels

Owner-occupied: 51Investor / LLC: 2 53parcels
  • Owner-occupied 51
  • Investor / LLC 2

Value distribution today

15 parcels5 parcels18 parcels0 parcels1 parcels7 parcels7 parcels
$295K$328K+

The block's largest owner, Choice Rentals Llc, carries 5 open violations across 48 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Choice Rentals Llc148$8.3Mphila.gov ↗
Sweet Briar Usa Llc11$299Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 53 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
12200 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $322K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
12201 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $317K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
12202 SWEET BRIAR RD Traded 3×: $126K in 2004 → $194K in 2016 (+54%). Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,152 1960 3
12203 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,152 1960 0 1 viol
12204 SWEET BRIAR RD Traded 3×: $94K in 2003 → $250K in 2020 (+167%). Owner-occupied $323K 3/1 1,152 1960 3
12205 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
12206 SWEET BRIAR RD Traded 2×: $103K in 2003 → $182K in 2005 (+77%). Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,152 1960 2
12207 SWEET BRIAR RD Traded 2×: $160K in 2007 → $165K in 2013 (+3%). Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,152 1960 2
12208 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
12209 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $303K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
12210 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
12211 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
12212 SWEET BRIAR RD Traded 4×: $184K in 2007 → $248K in 2019 (+35%). Owner-occupied $334K 3/1 1,152 1960 4
12213 SWEET BRIAR RD Traded 4×: $88K in 2002 → $280K in 2022 (+220%). Owner-occupied $295K 3/1 1,152 1960 4 1 viol
12214 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $304K 3/1 1,152 1960 0 tax lien
12215 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
12216 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $304K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
12217 SWEET BRIAR RD Traded 3×: $160K in 2017 → $375K in 2026 (+134%). Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,152 1960 3
12218 SWEET BRIAR RD Traded 2×: $210K in 2025 → $270K in 2025 (+29%). Owner-occupied $304K 3/1 1,152 1960 2
12219 SWEET BRIAR RD Traded 3×: $95K in 2014 → $245K in 2020 (+158%). Owner-occupied $328K 3/1 1,152 1960 3
12221 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $303K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
12223 SWEET BRIAR RD Investor / LLC $299K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
12225 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,152 1960 1 1 viol
12227 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
12229 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,152 1960 1 rented
12230 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
12231 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
12232 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $304K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
12233 SWEET BRIAR RD Traded 2×: $110K in 2007 → $200K in 2009 (+81%). Investor / LLC $299K 3/1 1,152 1960 2 rented
12234 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
12235 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
12236 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $304K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
12237 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $324K 3/1 1,476 1960 1
12238 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
12239 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $303K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
12240 SWEET BRIAR RD Traded 2×: $183K in 2006 → $160K in 2018 (-13%). Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,152 1960 2
12241 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
12242 SWEET BRIAR RD Traded 2×: $205K in 2018 → $308K in 2022 (+50%). Owner-occupied $329K 3/1 1,152 1960 2
12243 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $299K 3/1 1,152 1960 1
12244 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
12245 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $303K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
12246 SWEET BRIAR RD Traded 3×: $125K in 2005 → $249K in 2019 (+99%). Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,152 1960 3
12247 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $305K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
12248 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $304K 3/1 1,152 1960 0
12249 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $303K 3/1 1,152 1960 1 tax lien
12250 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $320K 3/1 1,360 1960 0
12251 SWEET BRIAR RD Traded 3×: $105K in 2013 → $206K in 2017 (+97%). Owner-occupied $319K 3/1 1,152 1960 3
12252 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $319K 3/1 1,360 1960 1
12254 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $340K 3/1 1,360 1960 1
12256 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $325K 3/1 1,360 1960 1
12258 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $320K 3/1 1,360 1960 0 abated
12260 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $319K 3/1 1,360 1960 0
12262 SWEET BRIAR RD Traded 2×: $199K in 2008 → $143K in 2015 (-28%). Owner-occupied $328K —/— 1,360 1960 2 2 viol

Neighborhood

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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.