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255 N Avondale St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 751 sqft · RM1 · built 1920

Owner-occupied · assessed $94K. On the 200 block of N Avondale St.

Property summary

Assessment$94KCity assessed value Last sale$36KRecorded 1998 Est. annual tax$0/yearTax-exempt assessment Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable Permits—Record unavailable ViolationsNone openNone open when assembled

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Street view of 255 N Avondale St
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What stands out

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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

The current tax estimate is temporary

The taxable assessment implies about $0/yr under a 10-year abatement. The estimate steps up every year and reaches about $1,316/yr in 2035 — $1,316/yr more. Underwrite the post-abatement estimate and verify the actual bill with Revenue.

Built 1920: 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

When the abatement ends, file for Homestead

An abated home cannot also take the Homestead Exemption. From 2035 it can — knocking about $1,400/yr off the full bill.

Derived from this house's public records and the city's rules as of 2026 (abatement ordinance, Homestead, rental licensing, lead certification, L&I process, excavation protections). Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.

The investment read

How this house has moved and where it's pointed: the city's assessed value (not a listing price) over 12 years, charted against its block; appreciation is that history's pace, and the 5-year figure simply extends it. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$94K
built 1920
Price / sq ft
$125
block $123 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+27%
+2%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$94K
+2%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$0
0% effective, abated
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
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Gross yield
16.4%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
0

Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line

$0$50K$100K$94K201620222027
This houseBlock median & range

Flags: tax-abated — the bill lags real value. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The abatement clock

This house’s taxable assessment implies about $0/yr under a 10-year tax abatement that steps down every year. In 2035 the assessment-based estimate reaches ~$1,316/yr — a step up of $1,316/yr, 8 assessment years out. Drag the slider.

2016: ~$615/yr2017: ~$615/yr2018: ~$615/yr2019: ~$328/yr2020: ~$291/yr2021: ~$291/yr2022: ~$291/yr2023: ~$66/yr2024: ~$66/yr2025: ~$0/yr2026: ~$0/yr2027: ~$0/yr2028: ~$165/yr (projected)2029: ~$329/yr (projected)2030: ~$494/yr (projected)2031: ~$658/yr (projected)2032: ~$823/yr (projected)2033: ~$987/yr (projected)2034: ~$1,152/yr (projected)2035: ~$1,316/yr (projected)2036: ~$1,316/yr (projected)201620352036
2027~$0/yrestimated from assessment

now: ($94,000 assessed − $94,000 abated) × 1.3998% ≈ $0/yr 2035: $94,000 assessed × 1.3998% ≈ $1,316/yr The abated slice shrinks ~10% a year (post-2022 program, started 2025) — reassessments move both lines. After expiry an owner-occupant can claim the Homestead Exemption (~$1,400/yr off); an abated home can't hold both.

The house, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
751 sqft
livable area
Lot
700 sqft
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C-
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 255 N Avondale 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 the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$94K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (1998) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.94% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
—
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
—
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
—
rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
—
NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
—
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 from this parcel's record (with the abatement toggle above).

Block context

255 N Avondale St sits on the 200 block of N Avondale St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com), then reports are cached and refreshed on a rolling schedule. Source dates vary: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. Other dossiers re-pull on view once stale, and citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.

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