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Who owns your block

200 block of E Meade St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 90% of homes are lived in by their owners.

The typical home here is up 118% since 2016, now about $648K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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

    The block appreciated 118% since 2016, but four frequently traded homes gained 205% to 262%, more than double the block average.

  2. 02
    Value

    At $648K the block trades at 2.9x the city median but sits 14% below the zip median of $756K.

By the Numbers

Median value
$648K
$509K–$834K
ZIP median $756K
Price / sq ft
$301
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$650K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $648K
Tax / yr
$8K
typical · up to $11K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
90%
27 of 30
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+15%
value · tax +$1K
5 years
+62%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+118%
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 $648K — 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$648K$756K$223K
Owner-occupied73%56%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 13 reported crimes (0 violent) and 52 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
13
0 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
52
8 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle4
All Other Offenses2
Fraud2
Burglary Non-Residential1
Burglary Residential1
Motor Vehicle Theft1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection9
Abandoned Vehicle8
Street Defect6
Street Trees6
Salting5
Information Request3

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$648K2016: $297K2017: $297K2018: $297K2019: $419K2020: $401K2021: $401K2022: $401K2023: $488K2024: $485K2025: $565K2026: $565K2027: $648K2016202020232027

▲ +118% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$7,6892016: $3,7762017: $3,7972018: $3,7972019: $5,3212020: $5,0282021: $5,0062022: $5,0282023: $6,1682024: $6,0842025: $6,5502026: $6,5502027: $7,6892016202020232027

▲ +104% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 218 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $218 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+7.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+118%
since 2016
Net rental yield
2.2%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.5%/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 35 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20002005201020152020
35arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 30 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 2 30parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 2

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels3 parcels7 parcels11 parcels2 parcels4 parcels
$509K$742K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Revocable Trust Of Christina Smith22$1.4Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 30 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

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
201 E MEADE ST Traded 5×: $210K in 2001 → $650K in 2023 (+210%). Owner-occupied $614K 3/1 1,440 1925 5
203 E MEADE ST Traded 3×: $156K in 2000 → $565K in 2021 (+262%). Owner-occupied $584K 3/1 1,440 1916 3
205 E MEADE ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $512K 3/1 1,440 1925 0
207 E MEADE ST Traded 3×: $215K in 2003 → $655K in 2024 (+205%). Owner-occupied $615K 3/2 1,440 1925 3
208 E MEADE ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $649K —/— 2,160 1925 0
209 E MEADE ST Bought for $279K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $425K in 2019 (+52%). Owner-occupied $584K 3/1 1,440 1925 3
210 E MEADE ST Owner-occupied $649K 6/2 2,160 1925 1
211 E MEADE ST built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $200K in 2001. Owner-occupied $509K —/— 1,440 1925 1
212 E MEADE ST Owner-occupied $649K 5/2 2,160 1925 1
213 E MEADE ST Absentee individual $510K 4/2 2,000 1925 0
214 E MEADE ST Bought for $413K in 2018, electrical permit in 2018, sold for $600K in 2019 (+45%). Owner-occupied $834K 5/2 2,256 1925 2
215 E MEADE ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $578K 5/2 2,000 1925 0
216 E MEADE ST Owner-occupied $649K 4/1 2,160 1925 1
217 E MEADE ST Bought for $400K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $688K 6/2 2,330 1925 1
218 E MEADE ST Owner-occupied $636K —/— 2,160 1925 0
219 E MEADE ST Bought for $300K in 2003. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. Absentee individual $661K —/— 2,250 1925 1
220 E MEADE ST Owner-occupied $636K —/— 2,160 1925 0
221 E MEADE ST Traded 3×: $400K in 2007 → $447K in 2013 (+12%). Owner-occupied $660K 4/2 2,240 1927 3
222 E MEADE ST Owner-occupied $692K 5/2 2,160 1925 1
223 E MEADE ST Bought for $378K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $638K 4/2 2,240 1925 2
224 E MEADE ST Traded 2×: $335K in 2005 → $650K in 2024 (+94%). Owner-occupied $725K 5/2 2,160 1925 2
225 E MEADE ST Bought for $390K in 2008. Owner pulled a parking only permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $742K 4/3 2,400 1925 2
226 E MEADE ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $646K —/— 2,240 1925 0
227 E MEADE ST Owner-occupied $649K 4/2 2,160 1925 0
228 E MEADE ST Owner-occupied $646K —/— 2,240 1925 1
229 E MEADE ST Investor / LLC $665K —/— 2,160 1925 1
230 E MEADE ST Owner-occupied $636K —/— 2,160 1925 0
232 E MEADE ST Owner-occupied $636K —/— 2,160 1925 0
233 E MEADE ST Owner-occupied $764K 4/1 2,277 1925 1
234 E MEADE ST Owner-occupied $652K —/— 2,160 1925 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

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.