229 E Highland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118-2808 $650,000

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Beds/Baths: 4/2.0
Interior Sq. Ft: 2,080
Acreage: 0.07
Age:104 years
Style:
Traditional
MLS#: PAPH2395690
Subdivision: Chestnut Hill
Design/Type:
Interior Row/Townhouse

Description

Located on a quiet, Sycamore-lined street at the top of sought after Chestnut Hill, this 4 bedroom 2 bath home is a must see! Just steps from the independent shops and restaurants of Germantown Avenue, this house has great interior spaces and charm to spare. The main entrance is on the side of the home creating a lovely center hall/ foyer flanked by the living room and dining room. The living room offers a good size closet and glass french doors to the front sunroom; a perfect space for an office or playroom etc. The dining room has plenty of space for entertaining and is next to the eat in kitchen. Don’t miss the FULL bathroom on the first floor which includes a stall shower. The kitchen includes plenty of counter space including a peninsula island, ample cabinet space, 2 sinks and stainless appliances. Upstairs you are greeted with a light filled 2nd floor hallway with a skylight, 4 bedrooms and a recently and tastefully renovated bathroom. One of the bedrooms also serves as a laundry room with a stackable washer and dryer. Additional wonderful features and upgrades of this home include, hardwood floors throughout, high ceilings, original charm and details, central air on the first floor, exterior access from the basement, newer roof and upgraded electrical panel, and much more (please see attached upgrade list). Enjoy the low maintenance fenced in back garden patio with access to the back alley/driveway and the oversized detached garage. A turnkey, low maintenance, move in ready home.

Taxes: $8,137
Home Assoc: No
Condo Assoc: No
Buyer Agency Comp*: Seller Concession: Y
Garage: Y
Basement: Y
Pool: No Pool
School Dist: The School District Of Philadelphia
*The listing broker's offer of compensation is made only to participants of BrightMLS

Features

Utilities
Hot Water Heating, Radiator Heating, Natural Gas, Central A/C, Natural Gas, Hot Water - Natural Gas, Public Water, Public Sewer

Garage/Parking
Detached Garage, Off Street, On Street, Garage - Side Entry, Detached Garage Spaces #: 1;

Interior
Full Basement, Outside Entrance Basement, Rough Bath Plumb Basement

Exterior
Stone Foundation, Masonry

Select a school from the following list. Schools are grouped by school type.
The schools on this list are selected by their proximity of up to 5 miles to the property address. Proximity does not guarantee enrollment eligibility. Please contact the school directly for more information on enrollment requirements.
* If there are more than 5 schools of any type within a close proximity, click on the button to see additional schools of that type near the search address.

Public Elementary (52 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts an Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 0.21 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Enfield Springfield Township School District K–2 Erdenheim 0.93 mi
Houston Henry E School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 1.4 mi
McCloskey John F School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.62 mi
Franklin S Edmonds School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.84 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Erdenhm Springfield Township School District 3–5 Flourtown 1.92 mi
Emlen Eleanor C School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 2.17 mi
Henry Charles W School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.24 mi
Day Anna B School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.36 mi
Shawmont School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.54 mi
Glenside Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Glenside 2.54 mi
West Oak Lane Charter School West Oak Lane Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.55 mi
Roosevelt Theodore Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.59 mi
Samuel Pennypacker School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.6 mi
Green Woods Charter School Green Woods Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.81 mi
Wyncote Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Wyncote 2.83 mi
Lingelbach Anna L School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.9 mi
Whitemarsh Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Lafayette Hill 2.97 mi
Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementa Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary K–8 Philadelphia 3.08 mi
Rowen William School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 3.29 mi
Dobson James School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.47 mi
Prince Hall Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.61 mi
Colonial Elementary School Colonial School District 4–5 Plymouth Meeting 3.66 mi
Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary K–5 Philadelphia 3.66 mi
Pennell Joseph School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.73 mi
Cook-Wissahickon School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.81 mi
Ellwood School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.86 mi
Jenkintown Elementary School Jenkintown School District K–6 Jenkintown 3.99 mi
Kelly John B School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.02 mi
Fitler Academics Plus Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.11 mi
Belmont Hills Elementary School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 4.14 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.16 mi
Howe Julia Ward School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.17 mi
Logan James School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.28 mi
Myers Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Elkins Park 4.3 mi
Copper Beech School Abington School District K–5 Glenside 4.34 mi
Mifflin Thomas School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.5 mi
Wissahickon Charter School Wissahickon Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.63 mi
Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School K–4 Philadelphia 4.68 mi
Ridge Park Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 4.71 mi
Cooke Jay Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.77 mi
Lowell James R School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–4 Philadelphia 4.77 mi
Roslyn School Abington School District K–5 Roslyn 4.79 mi
Steel Edward School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.81 mi
Fort Washington Elementary School Upper Dublin School District K–5 Fort Washington 4.86 mi
Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney K–8 Philadelphia 4.87 mi
ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School K–12 Philadelphia 4.9 mi
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos Charter School Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.9 mi
Cynwyd School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 4.94 mi
Gladwyne School Lower Merion School District K–4 Gladwyne 4.95 mi
Marshall Thurgood Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.98 mi
Penn Valley School Lower Merion School District K–4 Narberth 5 mi

Public Middle (11 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township Middle School Springfield Township School District 6–8 Oreland 1.89 mi
Cedarbrook Middle School Cheltenham School District 7–8 Wyncote 2.53 mi
Amy NW Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 3.26 mi
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 3.53 mi
Sandy Run Middle School Upper Dublin School District 6–8 Dresher 3.94 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.16 mi
Welsh Valley Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Narberth 4.29 mi
Abington Middle School Abington School District 6–8 Abington 4.78 mi
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Bala Cynwyd 4.87 mi
ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School K–12 Philadelphia 4.9 mi
Elkins Park School Cheltenham School District 5–6 Elkins Park 4.94 mi

Public High (19 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Hill Freedman World Academy Philadelphia City School District 6–12 Philadelphia 1.67 mi
Springfield Township High School Springfield Township School District 9–12 Erdenheim 1.78 mi
Saul W B Agricultural School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.15 mi
Cheltenham High School Cheltenham School District 9–12 Wyncote 2.46 mi
Parkway Northwest Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.57 mi
Lankenau High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.73 mi
King Martin Luther High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.74 mi
Roxborough High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.93 mi
Building 21 Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.25 mi
Imhotep Institute Charter High School Imhotep Institute Charter High School 9–12 Philadelphia 3.31 mi
Mastery Cs-Pickett Campus Mastery CS-Pickett Campus 6–12 Philadelphia 3.41 mi
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School Colonial School District 9–12 Plymouth Meeting 3.75 mi
Jenkintown Middle/High School Jenkintown School District 7–12 Jenkintown 4.03 mi
Central High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.03 mi
Girls High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.14 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.16 mi
Abington Senior High School Abington School District 9–12 Abington 4.55 mi
ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School K–12 Philadelphia 4.9 mi
Randolph A. Philip AVT High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.94 mi

Private (72 schools)

School Grades Place Distance
Our Mother Of Consolation Parish School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.29 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.29 mi
Evan Thomas Institute Nonsectarian 1–4 Wyndmoor 0.39 mi
The Crefeld School Nonsectarian 7–12 Philadelphia 0.49 mi
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.58 mi
Phil-Mont Christian Academy Presbyterian K–12 Erdenheim 0.84 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.09 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy-Middle Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.29 mi
Ivy Hill Christian Academy Seventh-Day Adventist K–4 Philadelphia 1.42 mi
Holy Cross Catholic School Roman Catholic K–8 Philadelphia 1.42 mi
La Salle College High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyndmoor 1.45 mi
Mount St Joseph Academy Roman Catholic 9–12 Flourtown 1.53 mi
St Genevieve School Roman Catholic K–8 Flourtown 1.68 mi
Carson Valley Childrens Aid Nonsectarian 8–12 Flourtown 1.84 mi
Immaculate Heart Of Mary School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.84 mi
Jesus Is The Way Christian Academy Christian (no specific denomination) K–7 Philadelphia 1.97 mi
St Raymond Of Penafort School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.05 mi
St Raymond's Independence Mission Schools Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.09 mi
Project Learn School Nonsectarian K–8 Philadelphia 2.28 mi
Bethel Christian Academy Of Wyncote African Methodist Episcopal K Philadelphia 2.31 mi
Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education Nonsectarian Preschool–K Philadelphia 2.44 mi
B.C.A. And Childcare Center Inc. Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.53 mi
Green Tree School Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 2.55 mi
New Hope Christian Academy Baptist Preschool–12 Philadelphia 2.56 mi
New Medina Learning Institute Islamic K–12 Philadelphia 2.58 mi
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Wyncote 2.76 mi
Martin Saints Classical High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Oreland 2.82 mi
Bishop McDevitt High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyncote 2.85 mi
Roxborough Christian School Presbyterian Preschool–6 Philadelphia 2.89 mi
St Athanasius School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.92 mi
St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Lafayette Hill 2.95 mi
Excelsior School Philadelphia Nonsectarian K–5 2.97 mi
Lotus Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.01 mi
Chelten Christian Crusade Little People Day School Roman Catholic Preschool–K Philadelphia 3.12 mi
Small World Discovery Center Nonsectarian K Philadelphia 3.14 mi
The Waldorf School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.22 mi
St Luke Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 3.31 mi
Adelaide Educational Center Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.33 mi
Wordsworth Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Fort Washington 3.35 mi
Camelot Education Nonsectarian K–7 Philadelphia 3.4 mi
Mt Airy Christian Day School Church of God in Christ Preschool–K Philadelphia 3.45 mi
Aim Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Conshohocken 3.45 mi
The Miquon School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Conshohocken 3.47 mi
Greene Street Friends School Friends Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.47 mi
Anthony Wayne Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Philadelphia 3.49 mi
Pennsylvania School For The Deaf Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.52 mi
Westwood School Nonsectarian Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.53 mi
Play & Learn Preschool Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 3.54 mi
Germantown Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.56 mi
Cb Community Schools Nonsectarian Ungraded Philadelphia 3.56 mi
Gfs Friends K–12 Philadelphia 3.6 mi
Accel Academy Nonsectarian 5–11 Melrose Park 3.72 mi
Y.A.L.E. School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 3.72 mi
Hope Church School Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.77 mi
Wyncote Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Melrose Park 3.85 mi
Perelman Jewish Day School-Foreman Center Jewish K–5 Melrose Park 3.86 mi
Mesivta Yesodei Yisroel Jewish 9–12 Elkins Park 3.9 mi
William Penn Charter Mennonite Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.94 mi
Germantown Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Fort Washington 4.08 mi
The Depaul Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.15 mi
Noreen Cook Center For Ece Of Har Zion Temple Jewish Preschool–K Penn Valley 4.16 mi
Good Shepherd Catholic Regional School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 4.19 mi
Early Learning Childrens Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 4.2 mi
Whitemarsh Montessori Childrens House Nonsectarian Preschool–K Blue Bell 4.31 mi
Plymouth Meeting Friends School Friends Preschool–6 Plymouth Meeting 4.32 mi
Wetherill School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Gladwyne 4.45 mi
Abington Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Jenkintown 4.65 mi
Logan Hope School Christian (no specific denomination) K–8 Philadelphia 4.65 mi
A Step Up Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Jenkintown 4.66 mi
Sophia Academy Christian (no specific denomination) 9–12 Philadelphia 4.71 mi
Meadowlane Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Jenkintown 4.85 mi
Temple Beth Torah School Of Early Learning At Oyrt Jewish Preschool–K Abington 4.91 mi

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This report is a detailed community overview for Philadelphia (19118), Pennsylvania.

Community Quick Facts

  • Average travel time to work for people in this community: 35
  • Average salary of people in this community: $83,918

Community Summary

  • Population Density (ppl / mile): 3,362
  • Household Size (ppl): 2.16
  • Households w/ Children: 39%

Housing Inventory

  • Owned: 2,022 (42.9%)
  • Rented: 2,481 (52.6%)
  • Vacant: 215 (4.6%)
  • Total: 4,718

Population Demographics

The population of the community broken down by age group. The numbers at the top of each bar indicate the number of people in the age bracket below.

Total: 10,884
Households: 4,503
Median Age: 45.70

Climate and Weather

The Temperature chart displays average high and low values for January and July, and is designed to provide an indication of both seasonal and daily temperature variability. The Weather Risk Index indicates the calculated risk of each type of weather event occurring in the future. This risk is based on historical localized storm events and weather patterns. The national average for each type of weather event equals a score of 100, so a score of 200 would represent twice the risk as the national average, and a score of 50 would represent half the risk of the national average.

Temperature

Education

Highest Level of Education Attained

  • Less than 9th Grade: 1.0%
  • Some High School: 2.5%
  • High School Graduate: 11.4%
  • Some College: 13.9%
  • Associate Degree: 4.3%
  • Bachelor's Degree: 27.1%
  • Graduate Degree: 39.8%

Income by dollar range

Median Income: $89,422

Fair Market Rents

The Fair Market Rents show average gross rent estimates based on figures provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

  • Studio: $1,213
  • One Bedroom: $1,320
  • Two Bedroom: $1,620
  • Three Bedroom: $1,960
  • Four Bedroom: $2,365

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229 E Highland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118-2808

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