700 block of Brighton St

How the block compares

The typical home here is $292K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19111 median of $293K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19111 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 26 reported crimes (5 violent) and 75 resident 311 requests to the city.

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

• $292K typical home, up +80% since 2016
• Tax bill $1,968 to $2,718 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
• Whole block: $13M assessed, $134,454/yr to the city, about $3,056 per home

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

• 705 Brighton Stexemption0.90%$2,535/yr on $281K
• 709 Brighton Stexemption0.90%$2,535/yr on $281K
• 711 Brighton Stexemption0.90%$2,535/yr on $281K
• 713 Brighton Stexemption0.90%$2,535/yr on $281K
• 715 Brighton Stexemption0.90%$2,535/yr on $281K
• …and 27 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.5% 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 $180 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); rental yield is estimated from ACS area rents. Informational only, not investment advice.

How often it changes hands

This block has recorded 50 arm's-length sales since 1996. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 44 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

Worth a look

New construction

701 Brighton St

$292K · built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $250K in 2021.

New construction

743 Brighton St

$291K · built new under a 2019 permit.

Renovated & sold on

702 Brighton St

$325K · Bought for $107K in 2001, electrical permit in 2009, sold for $215K in 2016 (+100%).

Renovated & sold on

741 Brighton St

$285K · Bought for $97K in 2000, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $303K in 2024 (+214%).

Improved

716 Brighton St

$294K · Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013.

Improved

720 Brighton St

$294K · Bought for $165K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007.

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.