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Eastwick housing intelligence.

Eastwick's post-war planned community sits near the airport and the Heinz Wildlife Refuge — larger lots and garages, with flood-zone due diligence essential near Darby Creek.

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Neighborhood snapshot neighborhood

Profile

Real Estate Tax One consolidated bill

School catchment School District of Philadelphia

City section Southwest Philadelphia

Neighborhood overview Curated

Status

School catchment Curated

Tax rate Official only

Neighborhood-level guidance frames the decision. Confirm catchment, assessment, abatement, and property records through official city sources.

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Municipality identity

What we know about Eastwick.

Eastwick's post-war planned community sits near the airport and the Heinz Wildlife Refuge — larger lots and garages, with flood-zone due diligence essential near Darby Creek. Identity facts below are labeled so you know what is curated reference data versus what still needs official verification.

Area type Neighborhood official

City / county Philadelphia, PA (city-county) official

City section Southwest Philadelphia curated

Primary ZIP 19153 curated

Reference coordinates 39.8890, -75.2450 curated

Area type

Neighborhood

Philadelphia is a consolidated city-county — neighborhoods are not separate municipalities.

City section

Southwest Philadelphia

Section grouping is curated for housing comparison — boundaries are informal and overlap in places.

Primary ZIP

19153

ZIP codes do not determine school catchment assignment in Philadelphia.

Reference coordinates

39.8890, -75.2450

Approximate neighborhood center — a GIS orientation reference, not a boundary.

School district

Assignment is address-level — not zip code.

District label School District of Philadelphia official

Municipality Eastwick

Corridor Southwest Philadelphia

All of Philadelphia sits in one school district — but catchment school assignment is address-level. Verify the assigned school with the district's School Finder before pricing a home around a specific school.

Schools located in ZIP code 19153

1 school sits in this neighborhood's ZIP code per the official City of Philadelphia schools dataset. A school being nearby does not make it the assigned catchment school — verify assignment at the exact address.

Penrose School District Grades K-8

2515 S 78th St, Philadelphia, PA 19153 (215) 400-8310

Source: City of Philadelphia / School District of Philadelphia — Schools dataset (OpenDataPhilly), retrieved 2026-07-17.

School District of Philadelphia School Finder ↗ Citywide school directory Compare towns

Tax layers

One bill. Three big numbers. Assessment, exemption, abatement.

Philadelphia bills city and school Real Estate Tax together — 1.3998% of assessed value in 2026. What moves your cost is the assessment, the homestead exemption, and any abatement. This profile routes you to official sources; verify the exact parcel before you model monthly cost.

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Real Estate Tax (city + school)

Philadelphia bills one consolidated Real Estate Tax — 1.3998% of assessed value in 2026 (0.6159% city + 0.7839% School District of Philadelphia). Eastwick properties are billed by the Department of Revenue, not a township.

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Assessment & appeals

Office of Property Assessment sets assessed values citywide. Informal First Level Review and formal Board of Revision of Taxes appeals run on annual deadlines — check both before accepting a reassessment.

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Realty Transfer Tax

Philadelphia's combined transfer tax is 4.578% of the sale price (3.578% city + 1% Pennsylvania, effective July 1, 2025) — one of the largest closing-cost lines in any city deal.

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Homestead exemption & relief

The homestead exemption removes $100,000 of assessed value for owner-occupants — about $1,399 off the annual bill. LOOP, the senior tax freeze, and OOPA payment agreements route through the Department of Revenue.

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For the homestead exemption and assessment appeals, start with the Office of Property Assessment. See the tax intelligence hub for the full explainer — including the 4.578% transfer tax at closing.

Corridor context

Southwest Philadelphia — 3 towns.

Kingsessing, Elmwood, and Eastwick toward the airport — the city's most accessible rowhome price points, trolley access on Woodland Avenue, and long-horizon redevelopment around Bartram's Garden.

Buyer framing (curated): The city's most accessible entry points. Title work matters most here — tangled titles and estate transfers are common, so build extra time into the title search and ask about deed history early.

Compare nearby: Kingsessing, Elmwood

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Official records

Due diligence routes to primary sources.

Assessment, deed, parcel, and municipal contact checks belong in every serious housing decision. These links route to official or curated public-source hubs — not secondary aggregators.

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Property assessment search

Look up assessed value, property characteristics, and abatement status for any Philadelphia address (Office of Property Assessment data).

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Atlas — deeds, permits, zoning

The city's address-level records hub — deed chain, building permits, L&I violations, zoning, and districts in one search.

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Department of Records

Deed recording and recorded-document archives for Philadelphia — title due diligence starts here.

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OpenDataPhilly

The city's open-data catalog — parcels, assessments, permits, crime, and flood layers for spatial due diligence.

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Known gaps

What this profile does not claim yet.

Production housing intelligence means honest gaps — not filler. These items still need official source input or licensed data before they can be published as facts.

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Neighborhood boundaries

Philadelphia neighborhood boundaries are informal and overlap. Section groupings on this profile are curated for housing comparison — confirm the exact block context in person.

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Assessment and abatement status

Current assessed value and any abatement status are property-specific. Look up the exact address on property.phila.gov before modeling monthly cost.

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Population reference

Philadelphia publishes population by census tract, not by informal neighborhood boundary — no single official count exists for this area.

Decision signals

What matters before you act in Eastwick.

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Real Estate Tax

One consolidated bill

Philadelphia bills city and school portions together (1.3998% of assessed value in 2026). Check the homestead exemption, abatement status, and assessment history on every property.

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School catchment

School District of Philadelphia

One district citywide — but the assigned catchment school is address-level. Verify with the district School Finder before you model around a specific school.

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City section

Southwest Philadelphia

Kingsessing, Elmwood, and Eastwick toward the airport — the city's most accessible rowhome price points, trolley access on Woodland Avenue, and long-horizon redevelopment around Bartram's Garden.

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Neighborhood overview

Curated

Overview drawn from curated neighborhood reference data — not a market valuation.

Official verification

Confirm facts at the property line.

Neighborhood profiles frame the decision. Before you tour or offer, verify catchment assignment, assessment records, and abatement status through official city sources — not marketing copy alone.

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