231 William St · Downingtown, PA
Flood risk 4/10 · Minor
- FEMA flood zone
- X (unshaded)
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.24%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $473 – $860
Fire risk 3/10 · Minor
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $511 – $949
Heat risk 6/10 · Moderate
- Hot days now (above 101°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 14 days/yr
Wind risk 5/10 · Moderate
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 26.0%
Air-quality risk 2/10 · Minimal
- Unhealthy air days now
- 1 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 2 days/yr
Risk factors via First Street. Map © Google.
Why this score? — see what drove the D+ grade
The composite is a weighted blend of 9 inputs, each scored 0–100. Each bar is that input's sub-score; the figure is the points it added to the 100-point composite (weight × sub-score).
- Cash flow +12.9/30.0
- ARV discount +9.3/15.0
- Schools +6.9/10.0
- Livability +4.5/5.0
- DSCR +3.8/10.0
- 1% rule +3.5/10.0
- Rent growth +3.0/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$244,000
🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks MLS
Award Winning Downingtown School District in Desirable Downingtown Borough! This Well Maintained Twin Home Features a Sun Filled Living Room, Dining Room, Spacious Eat-in Kitchen with Side Entrance to Fenced-in Yard, 2 Bedrooms, Sitting Room Full Bath & Walkout Basement. NEW: Roof (2013), Windows (2013) Kitchen (2008), Electrical Panel Box (2008), Hot Water Heater (2012) & New Flooring. This Home is in Walking Distance to Train Station, Schools, Parks, Shopping, Restaurants & Easy Access to Major Routes.
Key facts
- Built 1900
- Listed 3 days
Property features AI
Exterior
- Parking: On-street parking
- Utilities: Public water; Public sewer; Electric hot water
- Home design: Semi-detached home; Built according to assessor records
- Construction: Stucco exterior; Stone foundation; Above- and below-grade structures
- Exterior features: Panel privacy vinyl fencing; Not in a federal flood zone
Interior
- Kitchen: Oven/Range (electric); Self-cleaning oven; Dishwasher; Refrigerator; Stainless steel appliances
- Bedrooms: One bedroom on the first upper level; One bedroom on the second upper level
- Flooring: Wood floors
- Bathrooms: One full bathroom (upper levels)
- Heating & cooling: Forced air heating; Oil-fired heat; Electric hot water
- Interior features: Walk-in shower; Breakfast area; Dining area; Walk-in closet(s); Wood floors
- Laundry & utility: Washer; Electric dryer
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath townhouse listed at $244k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $-20 ($-238/yr) — negative.
- To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $240k (1.4% below list).
- To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $206k (15.5% below list).
- Recommended offer: $206k (15.5% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
- Cap rate 6.2% vs local median 3.0% in Downingtown — top-decile yield for the area; either an underpriced asset or a hidden risk that comps aren't pricing in. Stress-test before assuming the spread holds.
Location & tenants
- Location reads 91/100 on livability (#13 in PA, #56 nationally) — a professional / high-income tenant draw. Strengths: amenities A+, employment A+, housing A+.
- Downingtown Area SD (suburban): math 67% / reading 83% proficiency, ranked #9 of 539 in PA (top 2%) — strong family-tenant draw, lease renewals of 3-5y typical; only 7% free/reduced lunch — higher-income household profile.
- Zoned schools: Beaver Creek El Sch (math 47% / reading 72%, grade B-, #377 of 1,518 statewide, top 28%, 527 students, 19% FRL); Downingtown Ms (math 42% / reading 77%, grade B, #46 of 512 statewide, top 9%, 1,154 students, 13% FRL); Downingtown Hs West Campus (math 77%, 1,798 students, 16% FRL).
- Zoned-school proficiency averages 60% at this address vs 75% district-wide (-16 pts) — the specific schools serving this property underperform the Downingtown Area SD average; the district grade overstates school quality for this exact location.
- Market conditions: Rents rising (+2.0%/yr); 239 active listings in the ZIP; 9 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals leasing fast (median 7d on market — plan ~1-2 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); high-income renter base; 1,513 units permitted in Chester County in 2024 (354 in 5+ unit buildings).
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $2k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $7k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Chester County population projected at +6% by 2050 — modest demand growth; plan on rents tracking national, not racing it.
Negotiation context
- Only 3 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
- 4 sale attempts since 18y ago with the ask held roughly flat each time — persistent listings suggest the price (not the market) is what's stuck; bring a comps-based counter.
- Current owner paid $110k; list at $244k implies a 123% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.
Risks & watch-outs
- Watch-outs: built in 1900 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
- Climate carrying-cost: moderate wind risk, 26% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→14/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Questions for the listing agent
- What do current leases actually rent for vs. the listed asking? Can we see a recent rent roll and the last 12 months of T-12 income?
- Built in 1900 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
- Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
- Schools are A-rated — typically a magnet for longer-tenancy family renters. What's the average tenant stay here, and is there a school-zone premium baked into asking?
- The area grade is low — what's the realistic commute time and amenity access for the typical tenant pool here? Any planned neighborhood developments (good or bad) we should know about?
- What's the average days-on-market for RENTAL listings here right now (not sales)? A rising rental-DOM trend means longer vacancies and softer asking-rent achievability than the comps imply.
- What's the recent tenant-quality profile in this submarket — average credit score on applications, eviction rate, late-payment / NSF rate, and stable-employment percentage? A property-management company in the area should have these aggregated.
- How much new for-sale + rental construction is in the pipeline within 1–3 miles? Heavy new supply typically softens prices + rents 12–24 months out; constrained supply supports both.
Investment metrics
- 1% rule
- 0.85% ✗
- Cap rate
- 6.20%
- Cash-on-cash
- -0.35%
- DSCR
- 0.98
- GRM
- 9.9
CMA / ARV
- ARV (on-the-fly)
- $254,058
- Comps found
- 4
Show comp detail 4 sales within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218 William St | 0.03mi | 3/1.0 (+1) | 980 (+1%) | 23mo | $258,000 | $263 | 72 |
| 223 W Pennsylvania Ave | 0.06mi | 3/1.5 (+1) | 1,106 (+14%) | 5mo | $335,000 | $303 | 62 |
| 154 E Church St | 0.39mi | 2/1.0 | 936 (-3%) | 23mo | $220,000 | $235 | 57 |
| 163 Jefferson Ave | 0.61mi | 2/1.0 | 828 (-14%) | 14mo | $210,000 | $254 | 36 |
Match score weights: distance 35% · size 25% · config 20% · recency 20%. Top-matched comps best support the ARV.
Projected returns pro-forma
-3.0% appreciation · 2.03% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- -17.9%
- Equity multiple
- 0.37×
- Total profit
- $-42,789
- Equity at exit
- $36,381
- IRR
- -12.1%
- Equity multiple
- 0.31×
- Total profit
- $-46,877
- Equity at exit
- $21,097
Cash invested: $68,320 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 62 Landlord-Friendly
- State Pennsylvania
- 62 Landlord-Friendly · EVEN
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 19335
- Rents YoY
- 2.0%
- Active inventory
- 239
- Price-to-rent
- 9.9×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $2,062 high interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$1,280
- Tax from tax record
- −$268 /mo · $3,214/yr
- Insurance
- −$102
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$433
- Net cashflow
- $-20
Break-even live
Sensitivity live
| Price | -10% $118 | -5% $49 | +0% $-20 | +5% $-89 | +10% $-158 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | -10% $-183 | -5% $-101 | +0% $-20 | +5% $62 | +10% $143 |
| Rate | -1.0pp $103 | -0.5pp $42 | base $-20 | +0.5pp $-83 | +1.0pp $-147 |
UW: 25.0% down · 7.5% · 30yr · 1.5% tax · 5.0% vac · 8.0% maint · 8.0% mgmt
Financing live
Cash to close
- Down payment
- $61,000
- Closing costs
- $7,320
- Reserves months
- —
- Total cash needed
- —
Loan-product check · same deal, 3 products live
Conventional
25% down · 7.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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Personal DTI + credit; lowest rate.
DSCR
20% down · 8.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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No personal income docs; deal must DSCR.
Hard money
10% down · 12.0% · 12mo
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
Rent comps 9 comps
| Address | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Rent | $/sqft | DOM | Units | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 Mary St Unit 1st Downingtown, PA | 2.0 | 2.0 | 900 | $2,200 | $2.44 | 20d | 1 | 0.08mi |
| 134 E Lancaster Ave Unit 2 Downingtown, PA | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1100 | $2,200 | $2.00 | 45d | 1 | 0.61mi |
| 335 E Lancaster Ave Unit C-22 Downingtown, PA | 1.0 | 1.0 | 722 | $1,375 | $1.90 | 19d | 1 | 0.78mi |
| 238 Chestnut St Unit C-7 Downingtown, PA | 2.0 | 1.0 | 765 | $1,625 | $2.12 | 6d | 1 | 0.89mi |
| 525 Norwood House Rd Downingtown, PA | 1.0 | 1.0 | 871 | $1,647 | $1.89 | 0d | 1 | 1.10mi |
| 1 Black Hawk Cir Downingtown, PA | 1.0 | 1.0 | 770 | $1,697 | $2.20 | 45d | 1 | 1.24mi |
| 1 Black Hawk Cir Downingtown, PA | 2.0 | 1.0 | 920 | $1,747 | $1.90 | 4d | 1 | 1.24mi |
| 1 Black Hawk Cir Downingtown, PA | 1.0 | 1.0 | 770 | $1,697 | $2.20 | 7d | 1 | 1.24mi |
| 601 Tyrion LN Downingtown, PA | 1.0–3.0 | 1.0–2.5 | 1254 | $2,772 | $2.21 | 0d | 63 | 1.24mi |
Listing history 24 events
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2026-05-31status $244,000 Pending 3 DOM
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2026-05-28$244,000 Active
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2026-05-27historical $244,000
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2015-07-09soldstatus $109,500
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2015-07-02soldstatus $109,500 529-char remark
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Award Winning Downingtown School District in Desirable Downingtown Borough! This Well Maintained Twin Home Features a Sun Filled Living Room, Dining Room, Spacious Eat-in Kitchen with Side Entrance to Fenced-in Yard, 2 Bedrooms, Sitting Room Full Bath & Walkout Basement. NEW: Roof (2013), Windows (2013) Kitchen (2008), Electrical Panel Box (2008), Hot Water Heater (2012) & New Flooring. This Home is in Walking Distance to Train Station, Schools, Parks, Shopping, Restaurants & Easy Access to Major Routes.
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Award Winning Downingtown School District in Desirable Downingtown Borough! This Well Maintained Twin Home Features a Sun Filled Living Room, Dining Room, Spacious Eat-in Kitchen with Side Entrance to Fenced-in Yard, 2 Bedrooms, Sitting Room Full Bath & Walkout Basement. NEW: Roof (2013), Windows (2013) Kitchen (2008), Electrical Panel Box (2008), Hot Water Heater (2012) & New Flooring. This Home is in Walking Distance to Train Station, Schools, Parks, Shopping, Restaurants & Easy Access to Major Routes.
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2015-06-30soldstatus $109,500 Sold 525-char remark
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Award Winning Downingtown School District in Desirable Downingtown Borough! This Well Maintained Twin Home Features a Sun Filled Living Room, Dining Room, Spacious Eat-in Kitchen with Side Entrance to Fenced-in Yard, 2 Bedrooms, Sitting Room Full Bath & Walkout Basement. NEW: Roof (2013), Windows (2013) Kitchen (2008), Electrical Panel Box (2008), Hot Water Heater (2012) & New Flooring. This Home is in Walking Distance to Train Station, Schools, Parks, Shopping, Restaurants & Easy Access to Major Routes.
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Award Winning Downingtown School District in Desirable Downingtown Borough! This Well Maintained Twin Home Features a Sun Filled Living Room, Dining Room, Spacious Eat-in Kitchen with Side Entrance to Fenced-in Yard, 2 Bedrooms, Sitting Room Full Bath & Walkout Basement. NEW: Roof (2013), Windows (2013) Kitchen (2008), Electrical Panel Box (2008), Hot Water Heater (2012) & New Flooring. This Home is in Walking Distance to Train Station, Schools, Parks, Shopping, Restaurants & Easy Access to Major Routes.
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Award Winning Downingtown School District in Desirable Downingtown Borough! This Well Maintained Twin Home Features a Sun Filled Living Room, Dining Room, Spacious Eat-in Kitchen with Side Entrance to Fenced-in Yard, 2 Bedrooms, Sitting Room Full Bath & Walkout Basement. NEW: Roof (2013), Windows (2013) Kitchen (2008), Electrical Panel Box (2008), Hot Water Heater (2012) & New Flooring. This Home is in Walking Distance to Train Station, Schools, Parks, Shopping, Restaurants & Easy Access to Major Routes.
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2015-01-16price $115,000 525-char remark
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2014-11-10price $128,000 525-char remark
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2014-07-02price $135,000 525-char remark
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2014-06-11price $139,000 525-char remark
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2014-04-09price $149,000 525-char remark
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2013-08-11price $129,000 525-char remark
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2013-06-12price $139,000 525-char remark
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2013-05-21price $144,900 525-char remark
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Award Winning Downingtown School District in Desirable Downingtown Borough! This Well Maintained Twin Home Features a Sun Filled Living Room, Dining Room, Spacious Eat-in Kitchen with Side Entrance to Fenced-in Yard, 2 Bedrooms, Sitting Room Full Bath & Walkout Basement. NEW: Roof (2013), Windows (2013) Kitchen (2008), Electrical Panel Box (2008), Hot Water Heater (2012) & New Flooring. This Home is in Walking Distance to Train Station, Schools, Parks, Shopping, Restaurants & Easy Access to Major Routes.
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2013-04-23price $155,000 525-char remark
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Award Winning Downingtown School District in Desirable Downingtown Borough! This Well Maintained Twin Home Features a Sun Filled Living Room, Dining Room, Spacious Eat-in Kitchen with Side Entrance to Fenced-in Yard, 2 Bedrooms, Sitting Room Full Bath & Walkout Basement. NEW: Roof (2013), Windows (2013) Kitchen (2008), Electrical Panel Box (2008), Hot Water Heater (2012) & New Flooring. This Home is in Walking Distance to Train Station, Schools, Parks, Shopping, Restaurants & Easy Access to Major Routes.
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2013-04-15$165,000 Active 525-char remark
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Award Winning Downingtown School District in Desirable Downingtown Borough! This Well Maintained Twin Home Features a Sun Filled Living Room, Dining Room, Spacious Eat-in Kitchen with Side Entrance to Fenced-in Yard, 2 Bedrooms, Sitting Room Full Bath & Walkout Basement. NEW: Roof (2013), Windows (2013) Kitchen (2008), Electrical Panel Box (2008), Hot Water Heater (2012) & New Flooring. This Home is in Walking Distance to Train Station, Schools, Parks, Shopping, Restaurants & Easy Access to Major Routes.
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2013-04-15$115,000 529-char remark
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Award Winning Downingtown School District in Desirable Downingtown Borough! This Well Maintained Twin Home Features a Sun Filled Living Room, Dining Room, Spacious Eat-in Kitchen with Side Entrance to Fenced-in Yard, 2 Bedrooms, Sitting Room Full Bath & Walkout Basement. NEW: Roof (2013), Windows (2013) Kitchen (2008), Electrical Panel Box (2008), Hot Water Heater (2012) & New Flooring. This Home is in Walking Distance to Train Station, Schools, Parks, Shopping, Restaurants & Easy Access to Major Routes.
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2008-06-06soldstatus $125,000
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2008-05-26soldstatus $125,000
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2008-04-11historical
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2008-03-19$135,000
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Tax reassessment forecast PA · Partial reset (capped growth)
- Current annual tax
- $3,214 · $268/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $3,535 · $295/mo
- Expected delta
- +$320/yr (+$27/mo · 10.0%)
ⓘ Screening estimate from a state-policy table — verify with the county assessor before closing.
Climate risk First Street
- Flood 4/10 Moderate FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 24% chance over 30 yrs
- Wildfire 3/10 Moderate
- Heat 6/10 Major 7 d/yr ≥101°F today · 14 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 5/10 Major 26% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
- Air quality 2/10 Low 1 unhealthy d/yr today · 2 by 30 yrs out
Nearby sold comps map
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Walkable amenities ~0.75 mi
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Taxation est. · year 1
- Rental income
- $24,748
- − Mortgage interest
- −$13,668
- − Property taxes
- −$3,214
- − Insurance
- −$1,220
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$1,980
- − Management
- −$1,980
- − Depreciation
- −$7,098
- Taxable loss
- −$4,412
- Est. tax savings @ 24.0%
- +$1,059
- After-tax cash flow
- $821/yr
For passive investors: Depreciation is non-cash, so a rental often shows a tax loss while cash-flowing — sheltering income. Rental losses are passive: they offset passive income freely, and up to $25,000/yr can offset ordinary (W-2) income if you actively participate and your MAGI is under $100k (phasing out to $0 by $150k); unused losses carry forward. On sale, claimed depreciation is recaptured at up to 25%, and gains may owe capital-gains tax (a 1031 exchange can defer both). Figures are a year-1 estimate at your 24.0% rate — not tax advice; consult a CPA.
Schools (NCES district)
- District
- Downingtown Area SD
- NCES district ID
- 4207710
- Math proficiency
- 67% ▼ -1.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 83% ▼ -1.00%
- Median HH income
- $104,515
- Composite
- 68.66/100
- National rank
- #338
- State rank
- #9 of 539 in PA
Livability — Downingtown
- Score
- 91/100
- State rank
- #13
- US rank
- #56
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- Downingtown, PA
- County
- Chester County · 432,350 people
- City population
- 53,629
- Metro
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Population (ZIP)
- 53,629
- Household income
- $143,249
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 689.0
Population outlook (Chester County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 546,756 people
- By 2030
- 559,441 · +2.3%
- By 2040
- 576,377 · +5.4%
- By 2050
- 580,602 · +6.2%
- By 2075
- 581,575 · +6.4%
- By 2100
- 540,922 · -1.1%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Predominantly White (80%)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 80% Asian 8% Black 5% Two or more races 5% Hispanic / Latino 3%
- Common ancestry
- Romanian 5% Italian 2% Slovak 2%
- Foreign-born
- 9% · Canada, China, Vietnam
- Languages at home
- 90% English-only · Other Indo-European 4% Other Asian/Pacific 3% Spanish 1%
Political lean MEDSL · Chester
- 2024 margin
- D (+14.5) · D 56.7% · R 42.2% · Other 1.0%
- 2008→2024 swing
- +5.2pp toward D · 2008: 9.2pp · 2024: 14.5pp
- All cycles
- 2024: D+14.5 2020: D+17.0 2016: D+9.2 2012: R+0.4 2008: D+9.2
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -248.84%
- Current HPI
- 288.2999
- Rent YoY
- ▲ 2.03%
- Metro
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 1.68%
- F500 in state
- 34
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in PA)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | $309B |
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| Insurance | 2 | $27B |
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| Telecommunications / Media | 1 | $124B |
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| Industrial Distribution | 1 | $22B |
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| Financial Services | 1 | $20B |
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| Chemicals / Materials | 1 | $18B |
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Price history
+80.7% since first listed23 events — show timeline
- 2026-05-28 Listed $244,000 BRIGHT MLS
- 2026-05-27 Coming Soon $244,000 BRIGHT MLS
- 2015-07-09 Sold (Public Records) $109,500 Public Records
- 2015-07-02 Sold (MLS) $109,500 BRIGHT MLS
- 2015-07-01 Delisted — TREND
- 2015-06-30 Sold (MLS) $109,500 TREND
- 2015-03-13 Pending — TREND
- 2015-03-13 Listing Removed — BRIGHT MLS
- 2015-01-16 Price Changed $115,000 TREND
- 2014-11-10 Price Changed $128,000 TREND
- 2014-07-02 Price Changed $135,000 TREND
- 2014-06-11 Price Changed $139,000 TREND
- 2014-04-09 Price Changed $149,000 TREND
- 2013-08-11 Price Changed $129,000 TREND
- 2013-06-12 Price Changed $139,000 TREND
- 2013-05-21 Price Changed $144,900 TREND
- 2013-04-23 Price Changed $155,000 TREND
- 2013-04-15 Listed $165,000 TREND
- 2013-04-15 Listed $115,000 BRIGHT MLS
- 2008-06-06 Sold (Public Records) $125,000 Public Records
- 2008-05-26 Sold (MLS) $125,000 BRIGHT MLS
- 2008-04-11 Listing Removed — BRIGHT MLS
- 2008-03-19 Listed $135,000 BRIGHT MLS
Property tax history
+1.5%/yrLatest (2026): $3,214 · +2.7% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
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