Who owns your block
8900 block of Ashton Rd
A mostly owner-occupied block: 79% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 2 homes behind $42,953 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 71% since 2016, now about $320K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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 $320K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19136 median of $251K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19136 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19136 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $320K | $251K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 67% | 49% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 21 reported crimes (0 violent) and 52 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
- $320K typical home, up +71% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,166 to $3,077 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.0M assessed, $73,810/yr to the city, about $3,075 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +71% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +42% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
8920 Ashton Rd is assessed at $807K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $11,291 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% 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 24 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 24 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adel M Rai (individual) | 2 | 3 | $546K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8901 ASHTON RD ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $366K | —/— | 1,340 | 1958 | 0 | |
| 8910 ASHTON RD | Absentee individual | $225K | —/— | 9,368 | 1958 | 0 | abated |
| 8915 ASHTON RD History2 L&I violations (2007); sold $210K (2008). | Owner-occupied | $370K | —/— | 1,176 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 8915R ASHTON RD | Vacant | $79K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 8920 ASHTON RD New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $807K | —/— | 8,845 | 1970 | 0 | abated |
| 8923 ASHTON RD ImprovedBought for $180K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $354K | —/— | 1,617 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 8925 ASHTON RD | Owner-occupied | $353K | —/— | 1,617 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 8927 ASHTON RD ImprovedBought for $101K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $339K | —/— | 1,617 | 1958 | 3 | |
| 8929 ASHTON RD | Owner-occupied | $337K | —/— | 1,617 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 8930 ASHTON RD ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. | Vacant | $83K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 8931 ASHTON RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $115K in 2008 → $216K in 2019 (+88%). | Owner-occupied | $346K | 3/2 | 1,617 | 1958 | 3 | |
| 8933 ASHTON RD | Owner-occupied | $330K | —/— | 1,617 | 1958 | 0 | |
| 8935 ASHTON RD | Owner-occupied | $332K | —/— | 1,617 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 8937 ASHTON RD TradedTraded 2×: $142K in 2003 → $336K in 2024 (+137%). | Owner-occupied | $300K | 3/2 | 1,096 | 1958 | 2 | |
| 8939 ASHTON RD ImprovedBought for $210K in 2010. Owner pulled a solar panels and structure permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $409K | —/— | 2,046 | 1986 | 2 | |
| 8951 ASHTON RD History3 L&I violations (2014); 3 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $294K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1958 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 8953 ASHTON RD | Owner-occupied | $286K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 8955 ASHTON RD ImprovedBought for $161K in 2011. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $279K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 8957 ASHTON RD ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1958 | 0 | |
| 8959 ASHTON RD | Owner-occupied | $283K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1958 | 0 | tax lien |
| 8961 ASHTON RD | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1958 | 1 | |
| 8962 ASHTON RD ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $651K | —/— | 4,770 | 1967 | 0 | |
| 8963 ASHTON RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $98K in 2003 → $225K in 2020 (+131%). | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1958 | 3 | |
| 8965 ASHTON RD TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2000 → $235K in 2021 (+194%). | Owner-occupied | $310K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1958 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)