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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

Who owns your block

200 block of Benner St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 94% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 2 homes behind $6,883 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 93% since 2016, now about $216K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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
$216K
$163K–$288K
ZIP median $293K
Price / sq ft
$193
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$220K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $216K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
94%
49 of 52
city 41%
Rentals
6%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
7
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$7K
2 of 52 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$109
5 years
+81%
value · tax +$692
10 years
+93%
value · tax +$554

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 $216K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19111 median of $293K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19111 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19111Philadelphia
Median home value$216K$293K$223K
Owner-occupied71%57%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 43 reported crimes (3 violent) and 150 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
43
3 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
150
61 still open

Most reported crimes

Vandalism/Criminal Mischief12
Motor Vehicle Theft9
Thefts8
Fraud6
Other Assaults3
Theft from Vehicle3

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle48
Maintenance Complaint20
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection20
Street Light Outage13
Information Request7
Salting7

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
Benjamin ES Franklin
8025 Thouron Ave · 376 students
High · 9-12
Samuel Fels
5500 Langdon St · 1228 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$125K$250K$216K2016: $112K2017: $112K2018: $112K2019: $113K2020: $119K2021: $119K2022: $119K2023: $168K2024: $168K2025: $208K2026: $208K2027: $216K2016202020232027

▲ +93% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,7472016: $1,1932017: $1,1932018: $1,1932019: $1,0572020: $1,0552021: $1,0552022: $1,0552023: $1,2862024: $1,2862025: $1,6382026: $1,6382027: $1,7472016202020232027

▲ +46% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

15 homes pay the full 1.40%37 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 193 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $193 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+93%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.3 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 70 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K19982004201020162022
70arm's-length sales since 1998
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 52 parcels

Owner-occupied: 49Absentee individual: 3 52parcels
  • Owner-occupied 49
  • Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels3 parcels5 parcels39 parcels0 parcels4 parcels
$163K$254K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
A Bird Investments LLC11$225Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 52 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

Renovated & sold on
239 Benner St
$194K · Bought for $55K in 1998, electrical permit in 2016, sold for $193K in 2022 (+251%).
Renovated & sold on
223 Benner St
$163K · Bought for $70K in 2003, mechanical permit in 2017, sold for $140K in 2022 (+100%).
Improved
218 Benner St
$225K · Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2011.
Improved
221 Benner St
$225K · Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007.
Improved
247 Benner St
$225K · Bought for $132K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024.
Improved
210 Benner St
$216K · Bought for $53K in 1999. Owner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2025.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
200 BENNER ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2018 → $122K in 2018 (+44%). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 2
201 BENNER ST Historysold $63K (2000); 2 L&I violations (2015). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
202 BENNER ST TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2005 → $120K in 2005 (+20%). Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 2
203 BENNER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $100K in 2022 → $209K in 2024 (+109%). Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,120 1950 3
204 BENNER ST Historysold $115K (2006); 2 L&I violations (2013). Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
205 BENNER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $35K in 2000 → $110K in 2010 (+213%). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 3
206 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 0
207 BENNER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,120 1950 0
208 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 0
209 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,120 1950 0
210 BENNER ST ImprovedBought for $53K in 1999. Owner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
211 BENNER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $47K in 2004 → $274K in 2022 (+485%). Owner-occupied $288K 3/2 1,120 1950 3
212 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
213 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
214 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
215 BENNER ST History2 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,120 1950 0 tax lien
216 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 0 tax lien
217 BENNER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $127K in 2008 → $150K in 2018 (+18%). Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 3
218 BENNER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 0
219 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
220 BENNER ST ImprovedBought for $195K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
221 BENNER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 0
222 BENNER ST TradedTraded 2×: $119K in 2005 → $40K in 2006 (-66%). Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 2
223 BENNER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $70K in 2003, mechanical permit in 2017, sold for $140K in 2022 (+100%). Absentee individual $163K 3/1 1,120 1950 2 6 viol
224 BENNER ST TradedTraded 2×: $59K in 1999 → $127K in 2016 (+115%). Owner-occupied $264K 3/1 1,120 1950 2
225 BENNER ST Historysold $124K (2018); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
226 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
227 BENNER ST History2 L&I violations (2015); 6 L&I violations (2017); sold $145K (2018); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $254K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
228 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 0 tax lien
229 BENNER ST TradedTraded 2×: $110K in 2006 → $115K in 2016 (+5%). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 2
230 BENNER ST TradedTraded 2×: $78K in 2011 → $112K in 2017 (+44%). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 2
231 BENNER ST Historysold $75K (2004); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
232 BENNER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $61K in 2001 → $112K in 2017 (+84%). Absentee individual $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 3 rented
233 BENNER ST Historysold $60K (2000); 2 L&I violations (2024); 4 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,120 1950 1 1 viol
234 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
235 BENNER ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $64K in 2003 → $124K in 2015 (+94%). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 4
236 BENNER ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2007. Owner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
237 BENNER ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $92K in 2004 → $142K in 2017 (+54%). Owner-occupied $264K 3/1 1,120 1950 5
238 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,120 1950 0
239 BENNER ST Renovated & sold onBought for $55K in 1998, electrical permit in 2016, sold for $193K in 2022 (+251%). Owner-occupied $194K 3/1 1,120 1950 3
240 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
241 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
242 BENNER ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 0
243 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 0
244 BENNER ST TradedTraded 2×: $86K in 2004 → $115K in 2009 (+34%). Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 2
245 BENNER ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $126K in 2007 → $155K in 2019 (+24%). Absentee individual $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 3 rented
246 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 1 rented
247 BENNER ST ImprovedBought for $132K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 2
248 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
249 BENNER ST Historysold $65K (2002); 3 L&I violations (2009); 2 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
250 BENNER ST ImprovedBought for $198K in 2023. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
252 BENNER ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,120 1950 1

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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