Who owns your block
9200 block of Academy Rd
A mostly owner-occupied block: 94% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations and 1 home behind $3,850 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 83% since 2016, now about $328K. 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 $328K — about 1.5× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19114 median of $326K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19114 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19114 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $328K | $326K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 86% | 66% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 14 reported crimes (2 violent) and 24 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
- $328K typical home, up +83% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,263 to $3,224 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $121,004/yr to the city, about $3,361 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +83% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +42% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
9218 Academy Rd is assessed at $316K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $4,428 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 +5.7% 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 $183 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 39 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 34
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9200 ACADEMY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a sign permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $275K | —/— | 1,550 | 1959 | 1 | tax lien |
| 9202 ACADEMY RD | Owner-occupied | $390K | —/— | 1,584 | 1959 | 0 | |
| 9204 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $80K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $330K | —/— | 1,400 | 1959 | 1 | |
| 9206 ACADEMY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $351K | —/— | 1,358 | 1959 | 0 | |
| 9208 ACADEMY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $340K | —/— | 1,560 | 1959 | 0 | |
| 9210 ACADEMY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $331K | —/— | 1,408 | 1959 | 0 | |
| 9212 ACADEMY RD Renovated & sold onBought for $100K in 2010, zoning permit in 2011, sold for $190K in 2015 (+90%). | Owner-occupied | $381K | 3/1 | 1,908 | 1959 | 2 | |
| 9214 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $192K in 2013. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $407K | 4/2 | 2,320 | 1959 | 2 | |
| 9215 ACADEMY RD | Owner-occupied | $293K | —/— | 925 | 1949 | 0 | |
| 9216 ACADEMY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $345K | —/— | 1,486 | 1959 | 0 | |
| 9217 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $169K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $285K | —/— | 800 | 1949 | 2 | |
| 9218 ACADEMY RD New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $103K in 2000. | Absentee individual | $316K | —/— | 1,200 | 1959 | 1 | abated |
| 9219 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $192K in 2009. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $354K | 3/2 | 1,400 | 1949 | 2 | |
| 9220 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $155K in 2012. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $316K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1959 | 2 | |
| 9221 ACADEMY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $323K | —/— | 1,200 | 1949 | 0 | |
| 9222 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $78K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $327K | —/— | 1,200 | 1959 | 1 | |
| 9223 ACADEMY RD History2 L&I violations (2016); sold $129K (2025). | Owner-occupied | $322K | —/— | 1,205 | 1949 | 1 | |
| 9224 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $50K in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $388K | 3/2 | 1,200 | 1959 | 2 | |
| 9225 ACADEMY RD New constructionBought for $103K in 2000, built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $218K in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $323K | —/— | 1,200 | 1949 | 2 | |
| 9226 ACADEMY RD | Owner-occupied | $342K | —/— | 1,488 | 1959 | 1 | |
| 9227 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $158K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $335K | —/— | 1,200 | 1949 | 1 | |
| 9228 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $140K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $363K | 4/2 | 1,200 | 1959 | 2 | |
| 9229 ACADEMY RD New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit. | Owner-occupied | $326K | —/— | 1,200 | 1949 | 2 | 5 viol |
| 9230 ACADEMY RD Renovated & sold onBought for $99K in 1999, major alteration permit in 2010, sold for $175K in 2011 (+77%). | Owner-occupied | $320K | —/— | 1,200 | 1959 | 2 | |
| 9231 ACADEMY RD Historysold $164K (2008); 2 L&I violations (2022); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $326K | —/— | 1,200 | 1949 | 1 | |
| 9232 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $171K in 2018. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $321K | 2/1 | 1,200 | 1959 | 1 | |
| 9233 ACADEMY RD | Owner-occupied | $307K | —/— | 1,015 | 1949 | 1 | |
| 9234 ACADEMY RD TradedTraded 2×: $87K in 2000 → $325K in 2022 (+274%). | Owner-occupied | $321K | —/— | 1,200 | 1959 | 2 | |
| 9235 ACADEMY RD Historysold $149K (2015); L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $326K | —/— | 1,200 | 1949 | 1 | |
| 9236 ACADEMY RD TradedTraded 2×: $310K in 2022 → $300K in 2024 (-3%). | Owner-occupied | $362K | 4/2 | 1,680 | 1959 | 2 | |
| 9237 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $76K in 2002. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $299K | —/— | 925 | 1949 | 1 | |
| 9238 ACADEMY RD | Owner-occupied | $323K | —/— | 1,200 | 1959 | 0 | |
| 9239 ACADEMY RD History2 L&I violations (2009). | Owner-occupied | $349K | —/— | 1,536 | 1949 | 0 | |
| 9240 ACADEMY RD TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2000 → $150K in 2003 (+200%). | Owner-occupied | $332K | 4/— | 1,200 | 1959 | 2 | |
| 9241 ACADEMY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $387K | —/— | 2,244 | 1949 | 0 | |
| 9243 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $160K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $328K | 2/1 | 1,200 | 1949 | 1 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)