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Who owns your block

200 block of E Highland Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 92% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 1 home behind $87,035 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 138% since 2016, now about $636K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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
    Ownership

    This block has 92% owner occupancy with only 2% investor ownership, making it one of the most owner-dominated blocks in the city.

  2. 02
    Appreciation

    221 E Highland Ave appreciated 684% and 218 E Highland appreciated 281%, both far exceeding the block's 138% total since 2016.

  3. 03
    Taxes

    $87K in back taxes is owed by a single home while two other homes receive $65K in annual tax abatements.

By the Numbers

Median value
$636K
$511K–$836K
ZIP median $756K
Price / sq ft
$321
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$731K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $636K
Tax / yr
$8K
typical · up to $11K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 50
$65K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
92%
46 of 50
city 41%
Rentals
10%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$87K
1 of 50 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+27%
value · tax +$2K
5 years
+82%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+138%
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 $636K — about 2.9× 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$636K$756K$223K
Owner-occupied78%56%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 14 reported crimes (0 violent) and 55 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
14
0 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
55
8 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle5
Burglary Non-Residential2
Burglary Residential2
Thefts2
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief2
Motor Vehicle Theft1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection9
Abandoned Vehicle7
Street Defect6
Street Trees6
Information Request5
Salting5

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$636K2016: $267K2017: $267K2018: $267K2019: $364K2020: $349K2021: $349K2022: $349K2023: $468K2024: $468K2025: $500K2026: $500K2027: $636K2016202020232027

▲ +138% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$7,5072016: $3,3402017: $3,3512018: $3,3642019: $4,5472020: $4,2812021: $4,2712022: $4,2812023: $5,4422024: $5,4422025: $5,6392026: $5,6452027: $7,5072016202020232027

▲ +125% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr

2
2 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 $65,176 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%
$6,456pays now $11,695at the full rate

225 E Highland Ave is assessed at $836K but pays $6,456 a year — about 55% of the $11,695 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 238 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $238 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+138%
since 2016
Net rental yield
2.2%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.7 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 56 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M200020052010201520202025
56arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
18homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 50 parcels

Owner-occupied: 46Absentee individual: 4 50parcels
  • Owner-occupied 46
  • Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels14 parcels20 parcels3 parcels3 parcels8 parcels
$511K$764K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
East Highland Partners11$781Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 50 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
225 E Highland Ave
$836K · built new (tax-abated), sold for $232K in 2016.
New construction
223 E Highland Ave
$795K · built new (tax-abated).
Improved
227 E Highland Ave
$636K ·
Frequently traded
217 E Highland Ave
$781K · Traded 4×: $197K in 2000 → $678K in 2022 (+245%).
Frequently traded
201 E Highland Ave
$760K · Traded 4×: $225K in 2001 → $510K in 2015 (+127%).
Frequently traded
224 E Highland Ave
$729K · Traded 3×: $395K in 2007 → $600K in 2021 (+52%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
201 E HIGHLAND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $225K in 2001 → $510K in 2015 (+127%). Owner-occupied $760K 3/2 2,080 1920 4
202 E HIGHLAND AVE Historysold $389K (2005); Appeal approved (2008). Owner-occupied $627K 4/1 1,935 1920 1
203 E HIGHLAND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $170K in 2000 → $345K in 2010 (+103%). Owner-occupied $722K 4/1 2,080 1920 2
204 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $620K 4/1 1,960 1920 1
205 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $634K 4/2 2,080 1920 1
206 E HIGHLAND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $174K in 2001 → $400K in 2004 (+130%). Owner-occupied $655K 4/2 1,971 1920 2 tax lien
207 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $634K 4/1 2,080 1920 0
208 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $622K 4/1 1,971 1920 0
209 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $679K 4/1 2,080 1920 1
210 E HIGHLAND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $188K in 2004 → $415K in 2012 (+121%). Owner-occupied $744K 4/1 1,953 1920 2 rented
211 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $634K 4/1 2,080 1920 1
212 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $511K 4/1 1,988 1920 1 rented
213 E HIGHLAND AVE Historysold $310K (2009); L&I violation (2011). Owner-occupied $684K 4/1 2,080 1920 1 rented
214 E HIGHLAND AVE Absentee individual $614K 4/1 1,911 1920 1 rented
215 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $650K 4/1 2,080 1920 1
216 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $605K 4/1 1,851 1920 1
217 E HIGHLAND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $197K in 2000 → $678K in 2022 (+245%). Owner-occupied $781K 3/2 2,080 1920 4 rented
218 E HIGHLAND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $191K in 2002 → $725K in 2025 (+281%). Owner-occupied $637K 3/2 1,851 1920 3
219 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $635K 4/1 2,080 1920 1
220 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $623K 4/1 1,979 1920 1
221 E HIGHLAND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2004 → $392K in 2020 (+684%). Owner-occupied $601K 4/1 2,080 1965 2
222 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $605K 4/1 1,851 1920 0
223 E HIGHLAND AVE New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). Absentee individual $795K 4/1 2,080 1920 0 abated
224 E HIGHLAND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $395K in 2007 → $600K in 2021 (+52%). Owner-occupied $729K 4/1 2,051 1920 3
225 E HIGHLAND AVE New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $232K in 2016. Owner-occupied $836K 4/2 2,080 1920 1 abated
226 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $619K 4/1 1,947 1915 0
227 E HIGHLAND AVE Improved Owner-occupied $636K 4/1 2,080 1920 0
228 E HIGHLAND AVE History2 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $610K 4/1 1,891 1920 0
229 E HIGHLAND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $395K in 2015 → $650K in 2024 (+65%). Owner-occupied $764K 4/2 2,080 1920 2
230 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $613K 4/1 1,911 1920 0
231 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $636K 4/1 2,080 1920 1
232 E HIGHLAND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $263K in 2002 → $477K in 2020 (+82%). Absentee individual $636K 4/1 1,851 1920 4
233 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $637K 4/1 2,080 1920 0
234 E HIGHLAND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $273K in 2013 → $474K in 2017 (+73%). Owner-occupied $711K 3/2 1,987 1920 2
235 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $637K 4/1 2,080 1920 0
236 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $604K 4/1 1,851 1920 1
237 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $637K 4/1 2,080 1920 0
238 E HIGHLAND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $344K in 2005 → $736K in 2024 (+114%). Owner-occupied $725K 3/1 1,851 1920 4
239 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $653K 4/1 2,080 1920 0
240 E HIGHLAND AVE Historysold $191K (2001); Appeal filed (2026). Owner-occupied $604K 4/1 1,851 1920 1
241 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $614K 4/1 1,920 1936 1
242 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $615K 4/1 1,851 1920 1
243 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $600K 4/1 1,920 1920 0
244 E HIGHLAND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $238K in 2001 → $332K in 2009 (+40%). Owner-occupied $603K 3/1 1,851 1920 2
245 E HIGHLAND AVE Absentee individual $637K 4/1 2,080 1920 0
247 E HIGHLAND AVE History2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $603K 4/1 2,080 1965 0
249 E HIGHLAND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $355K in 2015 → $775K in 2025 (+118%). Owner-occupied $747K 3/2 2,080 1927 2
251 E HIGHLAND AVE History5 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $531K 4/1 2,080 1920 0 2 viol
253 E HIGHLAND AVE HistoryL&I violation (2017). Owner-occupied $638K 4/1 2,080 1920 0
255 E HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $656K 4/1 2,080 1920 0

Neighborhood

Median income
$121K
household
Own vs. rent
71%
owner-occupied
Median age
59.7
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

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