Who owns your block
8200 block of Algon Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 82% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $36,054 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 71% since 2016, now about $352K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
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.
- 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 $352K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19152 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19152 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19152 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $352K | $330K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 59% | 59% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 12 reported crimes (0 violent) and 54 resident 311 requests to the city.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
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
- $352K typical home, up +71% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,527 to $4,169 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.7M assessed, $65,796/yr to the city, about $3,870 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +71% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +65% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +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 $171 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 10 arm's-length sales since 2007. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 17 parcels
- Owner-occupied 14
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Mikvah Association Northeas (individual) | 3 | 3 | $561K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 17 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8204 ALGON AVE | Vacant | $44K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 8205 ALGON AVE | Owner-occupied | $398K | —/— | 1,379 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 8206 ALGON AVE | Vacant | $44K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 8208 ALGON AVE ImprovedBought for $755K in 2022. Owner pulled a lot line relocation permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $473K | —/— | 1,512 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 8209 ALGON AVE ImprovedBought for $234K in 2017. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $439K | —/— | 1,691 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 8210 ALGON AVE | Owner-occupied | $386K | —/— | 1,274 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 8240 ALGON AVE ImprovedBought for $230K in 2014. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $403K | —/— | 1,436 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 8242 ALGON AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit. | Owner-occupied | $347K | —/— | 1,080 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 8243 ALGON AVE ImprovedBought for $220K in 2012. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $352K | 3/2 | 1,516 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 8244 ALGON AVE HistoryL&I violation (2022). | Owner-occupied | $328K | —/— | 1,080 | 1960 | 0 | rented |
| 8244 ALGON AVE HistoryL&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $362K | —/— | 1,080 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 8245 ALGON AVE ImprovedBought for $270K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $345K | 3/1 | 1,620 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 8246 ALGON AVE | Owner-occupied | $328K | —/— | 1,080 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 8246 ALGON AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $328K | —/— | 1,080 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 8247 ALGON AVE ImprovedBought for $445K in 2023. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $342K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1980 | 1 | |
| 8248 ALGON AVE History2 L&I violations (2018). | Owner-occupied | $423K | —/— | 1,734 | 1960 | 0 | tax lien |
| 8250 ALGON AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $361K | —/— | 1,301 | 1960 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)