6200 block of Washington Ave

How the block compares

The typical home here is $296K — about 1.3× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $155K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 37 reported crimes (about 3 a month, 38% of them violent) and 90 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

• $296K typical home, up +155% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,226 to $2,739 a year through 2027, +8%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $150,062/yr from taxable assessments, or $3,193 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.

• 6224 Washington Avemajor assessment exemption0.49%$2,407/yr on $488K
• 6203 Washington Avelower taxable assessment0.85%$2,144/yr on $253K
• 6208 Washington Avelower taxable assessment0.86%$2,240/yr on $260K
• 6210 Washington Avelower taxable assessment0.86%$2,240/yr on $260K
• 6247 Washington Avelower taxable assessment0.86%$2,240/yr on $260K
• …and 28 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

One large gap: 6224 Washington Ave has a $2,407/year assessment-based estimate on $488K assessed value — about 35% of the $6,831 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.9% 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 $255 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

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 53 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

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 48 homes 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 house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home

Worth a look

New construction

6224 Washington Ave

$468K · Bought for $48K in 2003, built new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $90K in 20

Renovated & sold on

6239 Washington Ave

$502K · Bought for $69K in 2017, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $260K in 2018 (+277%).

Renovated & sold on

6236 Washington Ave

$420K · Bought for $42K in 2018, mechanical permit in 2018, sold for $289K in 2019 (+588%).

Renovated & sold on

6246 Washington Ave

$403K · Bought for $1K in 2018, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $345K in 2020 (+34400%).

Renovated & sold on

6222 Washington Ave

$305K · Bought for $170K in 2024, addition and/or alteration permit in 2024, sold for $440K in 2024 (+159%).

Renovated & sold on

6244 Washington Ave

$299K · Bought for $135K in 2011, use permit in 2019, sold for $330K in 2024 (+144%).

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