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Who owns your block

200 block of W Highland Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $20,865 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 88% since 2016, now about $797K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
    Taxes

    81% owner-occupied and 10% investor ownership, yet 1 home carries $21K in back taxes while 2 others receive $23K in annual tax abatements.

  2. 02
    Appreciation

    Block values rose 88% since 2016 (5.9% per year) but lagged city growth by 0.6 points annually (city: 6.5% per year).

  3. 03
    Turnover

    Four homes traded frequently with 81-147% value changes, while 5 properties have never sold since 2000.

By the Numbers

Median value
$797K
$475K–$2.5M
ZIP median $756K
Price / sq ft
$343
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.6×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$10K
typical · up to $35K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 21
$23K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
81%
17 of 21
city 41%
Rentals
10%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$21K
1 of 21 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+11%
value · tax +$930
5 years
+62%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+88%
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 $797K — about 3.6× the citywide median, and above 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$797K$756K$223K
Owner-occupied67%56%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 4 reported crimes (2 violent) and 26 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
4
2 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
26
7 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults2
All Other Offenses1
Thefts1

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint6
Street Defect5
Abandoned Vehicle2
Construction Complaints2
Traffic (Other)2
Information Request1

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$797K2016: $425K2017: $425K2018: $425K2019: $515K2020: $493K2021: $493K2022: $493K2023: $655K2024: $655K2025: $719K2026: $719K2027: $797K2016202020232027

▲ +88% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$10,000$20,000$10,0622016: $5,5702017: $5,5702018: $5,5702019: $7,1732020: $6,8272021: $6,8272022: $6,8272023: $8,0542024: $8,0542025: $9,1322026: $9,1322027: $10,0622016202020232027

▲ +81% since 2016 · ~+6%/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 $23,347 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%
$9,914pays now $14,162at the full rate

236 W Highland Ave is assessed at $1.0M but pays $9,914 a year — about 70% of the $14,162 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 188 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $188 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+88%
since 2016
Net rental yield
1.4%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+7.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+4.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.6 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.0M$2.0M20002005201020152020
30arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
5homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 21 parcels

Owner-occupied: 17Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 2 21parcels
  • Owner-occupied 17
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 2

Value distribution today

1 parcels6 parcels7 parcels2 parcels3 parcels0 parcels2 parcels
$475K$1.4M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
205 W Highland Sh Llc11$1.0Mphila.gov ↗
Highland Partners11$2.5Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 21 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$2.5M$5.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
236 W Highland Ave
$1.0M · built new (tax-abated), sold for $433K in 2020.
New construction
239 W Highland Ave
$852K · built new (tax-abated), sold for $470K in 2004.
Frequently traded
242 W Highland Ave
$897K · Traded 3×: $339K in 2000 → $659K in 2017 (+95%).
Frequently traded
226 W Highland Ave
$765K · Traded 3×: $284K in 2001 → $700K in 2018 (+147%).
Frequently traded
204 W Highland Ave
$608K · Traded 6×: $160K in 2001 → $290K in 2012 (+81%).
Frequently traded
202 W Highland Ave
$475K · Traded 3×: $155K in 2000 → $257K in 2003 (+66%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
200 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $707K 3/1 1,165 1925 1
202 W HIGHLAND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $155K in 2000 → $257K in 2003 (+66%). Owner-occupied $475K 3/1 1,112 1920 3
203 W HIGHLAND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $799K in 2006 → $1.4M in 2024 (+81%). Owner-occupied $1.4M 6/3 4,455 1925 2
204 W HIGHLAND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 6×: $160K in 2001 → $290K in 2012 (+81%). Owner-occupied $608K 3/1 1,240 1925 6
205 W HIGHLAND AVE Investor / LLC $1.0M 5/3 3,629 1925 1
208 W HIGHLAND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $239K in 2001 → $280K in 2003 (+17%). Absentee individual $719K 7/2 3,410 1925 2
210 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $724K 5/— 2,078 1902 0
212 W HIGHLAND AVE Investor / LLC $2.5M —/— 33,514 1928 0 rented
226 W HIGHLAND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $284K in 2001 → $700K in 2018 (+147%). Owner-occupied $765K 4/2 2,215 1925 3
228 W HIGHLAND AVE TradedTraded 2×: $350K in 2002 → $555K in 2008 (+59%). Owner-occupied $954K 5/2 2,510 1903 2
230 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $844K 5/— 2,580 1925 1
232 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $775K —/— 2,371 1925 1
234 W HIGHLAND AVE Absentee individual $611K —/— 2,451 1925 0 rented
236 W HIGHLAND AVE New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $433K in 2020. Owner-occupied $1.0M 5/2 2,468 1925 1 abated
237 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $689K —/— 1,772 1925 1
238 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $770K 4/2 2,339 1927 1
239 W HIGHLAND AVE New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $470K in 2004. Owner-occupied $852K 5/3 2,481 1963 1 abated
240 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $824K —/— 2,437 1925 0
242 W HIGHLAND AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $339K in 2000 → $659K in 2017 (+95%). Owner-occupied $897K 4/2 2,604 1925 3
245 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $1.1M —/— 3,584 1885 0
254 W HIGHLAND AVE Owner-occupied $797K 5/2 2,280 1925 1

Neighborhood

Median income
$124K
household
Own vs. rent
60%
owner-occupied
Median age
56.1
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.