300 block of E Girard Ave

How the block compares

The typical parcel here is $255K — about 1.1× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19125 median of $347K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19125 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 71 reported crimes (about 6 a month, 27% of them violent) and 276 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.

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

• $255K typical home, up +21% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $2,874 to $3,323 a year through 2027, +1%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $110,664/yr from taxable assessments, or $4,256 per home — not live account balances

Who really pays

Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.

• 331-33 E Girard Avemajor assessment exemption0.28%$1,667/yr on $595K
• 324 E Girard Avemajor assessment exemption0.40%$2,213/yr on $549K
• 303 E Girard Avelower taxable assessment0.57%$957/yr on $168K
• 321-23 E Girard Avemajor assessment exemption1.17%$3,024/yr on $259K

One large gap: 331-33 E Girard Ave has a $1,667/year assessment-based estimate on $595K assessed value — about 20% of the $8,334 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +1.8% 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 $121 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). Informational only, not investment advice.

How often it changes hands

This block has recorded 23 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

The block's largest owner, Robin Schimpf, carries 2 open violations across 10 properties it owns around the city.

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).

Parcel by parcel

All 26 parcels on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — or download the roster (CSV).

Every parcel's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one parcel

Worth a look

Torn down & rebuilt

331-33 E Girard Ave

$550K · demolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2018).

New construction

322 E Girard Ave

$1.0M · Bought for $195K in 2006, built new under a 2022 permit.

New construction

324 E Girard Ave

$505K · built new (reduced taxable assessment shown).

New construction

300 E Girard Ave

$443K · built new under a 2014 permit.

New construction

321-23 E Girard Ave

$312K · built new under a 2011 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown).

New construction

314 E Girard Ave

$220K · built new under a 2018 permit.

Neighborhood