2026 taxable assessment $200,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $250,300; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Multi-family report
1237 W Hilton St
4 bd · 3 ba · 2 stories · 1,726 sqft · RM1 · built 1940
Owner-occupied · assessed $300K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $250K · 2 licensed units · sold 3×. On the 1200 block of W Hilton St.
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Property summary
Assessment$300,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $250,300
Last sale$312KRecorded 2024
Est. tax bill$2,800/year2026 OPA · Homestead-adjusted
Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable
Permits2Dated events in report
Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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Property tax
The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.
BlockReport can calculate the annual tax from the City’s taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and a current amount due live separately in Philadelphia Tax Center.
A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit—or an amount due—is not automatically “back taxes.”
OPA 4310404002026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
The June 2022 delinquency snapshot was not verifiably available in this cached report. No conclusion about a match—or today’s balance—can be drawn from that absence.
A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $2,796.02 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2001$26.26 total · $0.00 principal · -$0.84 interest · $3.57 penalty2002$54.75 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $26.40 penalty2003$49.74 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $22.14 penalty2004$51.81 total · $0.00 principal · -$0.36 interest · $24.27 penalty2005$49.58 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $22.02 penalty2006$52.24 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $24.27 penalty2007$52.24 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $24.27 penalty2008$52.25 total · $0.00 principal · $0.01 interest · $24.27 penalty2009$146.00 total · $0.00 principal · $79.46 interest · $24.27 penalty2010$197.98 total · $0.00 principal · $123.52 interest · $24.27 penalty2011$178.61 total · $0.00 principal · $104.66 interest · $26.67 penalty2012$146.67 total · $0.00 principal · $76.56 interest · $27.70 penalty2013$112.67 total · $0.00 principal · $46.77 interest · $28.69 penalty2014$231.98 total · $0.00 principal · $53.51 interest · $56.38 penalty2015$232.68 total · $0.00 principal · $53.93 interest · $56.55 penalty2016$1,160.56 total · $983.57 principal · $14.76 interest · $9.84 penalty
For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”
What stands out
From the public recordRenovated & sold on
Why it mattersBought for $69K in 2022, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $312K in 2024 (+3367%).
View supporting records →What to do with this
The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.
If you’re buying
Built 1940: lead rules apply
Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.
If you own it
$2,796 in the historical tax ledger through 2016
Historical context only, not a current payoff figure; that ledger also contains a lien entry. Verify today's balance and lien status directly with Philadelphia Revenue before relying on it.
If you’re the landlord
Lead certificate is not optional
Built 1940: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.
Licensed rental — keep it that way
Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.
Derived from the fetched property records and linked City guidance as of 2026. Assessment treatment is not a substitute for an exemption approval, live balance, title report, license, occupancy certificate, or inspection. Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.
The investment read
How this building has moved and where it's pointed: every fetched annual City assessment, charted against its block and ZIP; appreciation includes the full-period compound rate and the latest year-over-year change. The 5-year figure simply extends that historical pace. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.
Assessed value
$300,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $250,300 · built 1940
Price / sq ft
$145
block $77 · above block
Appreciation
+310%
+14%/yr since 2016 · 2027 -17% vs 2026
In 5 years (~2032)
~$475K
+14%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,800
1.12% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
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Gross yield
4.5%
≈$933/mo rent
Times sold
3
latest deed has shared-name parties
Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line
- OPA assessment · 2016$61K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$61K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$61K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$66K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$50K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$50K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$50K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$106K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$106K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$135K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$300K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$250K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Deed / sale · 2022Deed / sale $69KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Deed / sale · 2024Deed / sale $312KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Appeal · 2009-03-10RB_LIRBA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19140 medianAssessmentDeed / saleAppeal
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Every dated record3 events · exact dates, newest first
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $312K
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $69K
- AppealRB_LIRB
The paper trail
Renovated & sold onBought for $69K in 2022, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $312K in 2024 (+3367%).
- 2012 2 L&I violationsL&I
- 2020 8 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
- 2021 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
- 2022 $69KSold8 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×5L&I visit
- 2023 Addition and/or AlterationPermitChange of UsePermitL&I: 1 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
- 2024 $312KSold
Records behind the chart
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Browse 3 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
- Recorded transfer$312K transfer
2024
- Recorded transfer$69K transfer
2022
- AppealRB_LIRB
Appeal 7817 · OPEN · MOOT
PERSON IS IN PROPERTY ILLEGALLY, HAS NOT PAID IN 4 MONTHS. PERSON SAID SHE WAS BEING EVICTED AND HAD NOWHERE TO TAKE HER CHILDREN. I LET HER MOVE IN AND THIS IS THE THANKS I GET.
What this record suggests
The dated deed and City-record sequence is assembled below. Read timing as a research lead, not proof of renovation, condition, or motive.
Flags: active rental license · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $3K with a lien entry · 1 zoning/board appeal on record · latest deed has shared-name parties — relationship unverified. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The property, on paper
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Stories
2
Interior
1,726 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,564 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
OPEN · MOOT · 2009
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 1237 W Hilton St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at 2 licensed units × ~85% of the area's median unit rent — the whole building's income, not one unit's. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.
When this house last sold (2024) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.72% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
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down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
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year-1 return on cash in
Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.
Block context
1237 W Hilton St sits on the 1200 block of W Hilton St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1235 W Hilton St · 1239 W Hilton St
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022 — Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016 — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance — Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 8:12 PM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.
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