Who owns your block
12200 block of Townsend Rd
A mostly owner-occupied block: 86% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 74% since 2016, now about $2.8M. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $2.8M — about 12.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19154 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19154 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19154 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $2.8M | $330K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 73% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 7 reported crimes (1 violent) and 7 resident 311 requests to the city.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
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.
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
- $2.8M typical home, up +74% since 2016
- Tax bill $18,139 to $22,923 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $22M assessed, $173,315/yr to the city, about $24,759 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +74% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +26% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.
Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $174 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.
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 5 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 7 parcels
- Owner-occupied 6
- Absentee individual 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teamsters 830 Bldg Corp | 1 | 1 | $1.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 7 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12260 TOWNSEND RD ImprovedBought for $1.0M in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $1.6M | 17,800 | 1983 | 1 | |
| 12265 TOWNSEND RD | Owner-occupied | $3.5M | 46,856 | 1980 | 0 | abated |
| 12270 TOWNSEND RD LandVacant land, last sold for $2.5M in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $4.6M | 50,000 | 2004 | 2 | |
| 12271 TOWNSEND RD New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $1.0M in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $5.8M | 62,916 | — | 1 | abated |
| 12273 TOWNSEND RD ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $2.8M | 11,500 | 1990 | 0 | |
| 12275 TOWNSEND RD | Owner-occupied | $1.5M | 10,125 | 1985 | 1 | |
| 12298 TOWNSEND RD | Owner-occupied | $1.8M | 15,052 | 1982 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)