218 E Highland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118-2809 $635,000

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Beds/Baths: 3/2.1
Interior Sq. Ft: 1,851
Acreage: 0.05
Age:105 years
Style:
Traditional
MLS#: PAPH2466040
Subdivision: Chestnut Hill
Design/Type:
Twin/Semi-Detached

Description

Tucked away on an idyllic side street in the heart of vibrant Chestnut Hill, 218 E Highland Ave is a beautifully maintained twin home ready for its next owner. From its inviting curb appeal to the high ceilings and abundant natural light, this home offers warmth and charm at every turn. Step into the heated enclosed porch, a bright and cozy retreat perfect for morning coffee. Built-in bookshelves offer extra storage and display space, while a wall of windows bathes the space in sunshine. The spacious living room features a stone fireplace, creating a welcoming atmosphere. Adjacent, the dining area with charming chair rail molding is ideal for both intimate meals and larger gatherings. The kitchen opens to a rear deck—perfect for outdoor dining. A convenient first floor powder room is tucked away off of the kitchen. Upstairs, the primary suite features a generous walk-in closet/dressing room and an ensuite bathroom with a stall shower. Two additional spacious bedrooms and a full hall bath with a tub complete this level. The charming backyard offers space for play, pets, gardening, or summer barbecues. A quiet alley leads to the heated attached garage with space for one car or additional storage. The location is an absolute dream come true! Enjoy walkability to everything Chestnut Hill has to offer—two train lines, restaurants, shops, and green spaces. Spend warm evenings at Market at the Fareway or indulge in a treat from local favorite Chill on the Hill, just a block away! And you will never have to worry about parking during the neighborhood’s popular street festivals. Additional Highlights include central air, new roof (2021-2023), and hardwood floors throughout. Don’t miss this opportunity to own a classic Chestnut Hill home in an unbeatable location!

Taxes: $6,917
Home Assoc: No
Condo Assoc: No
Garage: Y
Basement: Y
Pool: No Pool
School Dist: Philadelphia City

Features

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

Garage/Parking
Attached Garage, Off Street, On Street, Garage - Rear Entry, Attached Garage Spaces #: 1;

Interior
Full Basement

Exterior
Stone Foundation, Asphalt Roof, Masonry

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Public Elementary (52 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts an Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 0.18 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Enfield Springfield Township School District K–2 Erdenheim 0.96 mi
Houston Henry E School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 1.36 mi
McCloskey John F School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.61 mi
Franklin S Edmonds School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.81 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Erdenhm Springfield Township School District 3–5 Flourtown 1.95 mi
Emlen Eleanor C School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 2.13 mi
Henry Charles W School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.2 mi
Day Anna B School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.32 mi
West Oak Lane Charter School West Oak Lane Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.51 mi
Shawmont School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.53 mi
Glenside Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Glenside 2.54 mi
Roosevelt Theodore Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.55 mi
Samuel Pennypacker School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.57 mi
Green Woods Charter School Green Woods Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.79 mi
Wyncote Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Wyncote 2.82 mi
Lingelbach Anna L School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.87 mi
Whitemarsh Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Lafayette Hill 3 mi
Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementa Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary K–8 Philadelphia 3.04 mi
Rowen William School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 3.26 mi
Dobson James School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.45 mi
Prince Hall Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.57 mi
Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary K–5 Philadelphia 3.63 mi
Colonial Elementary School Colonial School District 4–5 Plymouth Meeting 3.7 mi
Pennell Joseph School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.7 mi
Cook-Wissahickon School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.78 mi
Ellwood School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.83 mi
Jenkintown Elementary School Jenkintown School District K–6 Jenkintown 3.98 mi
Kelly John B School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 3.98 mi
Fitler Academics Plus Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.07 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.12 mi
Belmont Hills Elementary School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 4.12 mi
Howe Julia Ward School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.14 mi
Logan James School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.25 mi
Myers Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Elkins Park 4.27 mi
Copper Beech School Abington School District K–5 Glenside 4.35 mi
Mifflin Thomas School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.46 mi
Wissahickon Charter School Wissahickon Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.59 mi
Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School K–4 Philadelphia 4.64 mi
Cooke Jay Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.73 mi
Ridge Park Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 4.74 mi
Lowell James R School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–4 Philadelphia 4.74 mi
Steel Edward School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.77 mi
Roslyn School Abington School District K–5 Roslyn 4.79 mi
Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney K–8 Philadelphia 4.83 mi
ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School K–12 Philadelphia 4.87 mi
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos Charter School Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.87 mi
Fort Washington Elementary School Upper Dublin School District K–5 Fort Washington 4.89 mi
Cynwyd School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 4.91 mi
Gladwyne School Lower Merion School District K–4 Gladwyne 4.94 mi
Marshall Thurgood Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.95 mi
Penn Valley School Lower Merion School District K–4 Narberth 4.99 mi

Public Middle (11 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township Middle School Springfield Township School District 6–8 Oreland 1.92 mi
Cedarbrook Middle School Cheltenham School District 7–8 Wyncote 2.51 mi
Amy NW Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 3.23 mi
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 3.5 mi
Sandy Run Middle School Upper Dublin School District 6–8 Dresher 3.95 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.12 mi
Welsh Valley Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Narberth 4.27 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 4.85 mi
ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber Charter School K–12 Philadelphia 4.87 mi
Elkins Park School Cheltenham School District 5–6 Elkins Park 4.91 mi

Public High (19 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Hill Freedman World Academy Philadelphia City School District 6–12 Philadelphia 1.64 mi
Springfield Township High School Springfield Township School District 9–12 Erdenheim 1.8 mi
Saul W B Agricultural School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.13 mi
Cheltenham High School Cheltenham School District 9–12 Wyncote 2.44 mi
Parkway Northwest Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.54 mi
King Martin Luther High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.71 mi
Lankenau High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.74 mi
Roxborough High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.9 mi
Building 21 Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.21 mi
Imhotep Institute Charter High School Imhotep Institute Charter High School 9–12 Philadelphia 3.27 mi
Mastery Cs-Pickett Campus Mastery CS-Pickett Campus 6–12 Philadelphia 3.37 mi
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School Colonial School District 9–12 Plymouth Meeting 3.78 mi
Central High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.99 mi
Jenkintown Middle/High School Jenkintown School District 7–12 Jenkintown 4.02 mi
Girls High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.1 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.12 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 4.87 mi
Randolph A. Philip AVT High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.9 mi

Private (73 schools)

School Grades Place Distance
Our Mother Of Consolation Parish School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.32 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.32 mi
Evan Thomas Institute Nonsectarian 1–4 Wyndmoor 0.42 mi
The Crefeld School Nonsectarian 7–12 Philadelphia 0.51 mi
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.61 mi
Phil-Mont Christian Academy Presbyterian K–12 Erdenheim 0.87 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.06 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy-Middle Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.27 mi
Holy Cross Catholic School Roman Catholic K–8 Philadelphia 1.38 mi
Ivy Hill Christian Academy Seventh-Day Adventist K–4 Philadelphia 1.41 mi
La Salle College High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyndmoor 1.46 mi
Mount St Joseph Academy Roman Catholic 9–12 Flourtown 1.57 mi
St Genevieve School Roman Catholic K–8 Flourtown 1.71 mi
Immaculate Heart Of Mary School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.84 mi
Carson Valley Childrens Aid Nonsectarian 8–12 Flourtown 1.88 mi
Jesus Is The Way Christian Academy Christian (no specific denomination) K–7 Philadelphia 1.93 mi
St Raymond Of Penafort School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.03 mi
St Raymond's Independence Mission Schools Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.07 mi
Project Learn School Nonsectarian K–8 Philadelphia 2.24 mi
Bethel Christian Academy Of Wyncote African Methodist Episcopal K Philadelphia 2.29 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 2.49 mi
Green Tree School Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 2.52 mi
New Hope Christian Academy Baptist Preschool–12 Philadelphia 2.53 mi
New Medina Learning Institute Islamic K–12 Philadelphia 2.55 mi
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Wyncote 2.75 mi
Martin Saints Classical High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Oreland 2.84 mi
Bishop McDevitt High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyncote 2.85 mi
Roxborough Christian School Presbyterian Preschool–6 Philadelphia 2.87 mi
St Athanasius School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.89 mi
Excelsior School Philadelphia Nonsectarian K–5 2.94 mi
Lotus Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–4 Philadelphia 2.97 mi
St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Lafayette Hill 2.98 mi
Chelten Christian Crusade Little People Day School Roman Catholic Preschool–K Philadelphia 3.08 mi
Small World Discovery Center Nonsectarian K Philadelphia 3.11 mi
The Waldorf School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.18 mi
Adelaide Educational Center Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.29 mi
St Luke Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 3.31 mi
Camelot Education Nonsectarian K–7 Philadelphia 3.37 mi
Wordsworth Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Fort Washington 3.38 mi
Mt Airy Christian Day School Church of God in Christ Preschool–K Philadelphia 3.41 mi
Greene Street Friends School Friends Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.43 mi
Aim Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Conshohocken 3.46 mi
Anthony Wayne Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Philadelphia 3.46 mi
The Miquon School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Conshohocken 3.48 mi
Pennsylvania School For The Deaf Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.48 mi
Westwood School Nonsectarian Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.5 mi
Germantown Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.53 mi
Cb Community Schools Nonsectarian Ungraded Philadelphia 3.53 mi
Play & Learn Preschool Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 3.56 mi
Gfs Friends K–12 Philadelphia 3.56 mi
Y.A.L.E. School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 3.69 mi
Accel Academy Nonsectarian 5–11 Melrose Park 3.7 mi
Hope Church School Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.74 mi
Wyncote Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Melrose Park 3.82 mi
Perelman Jewish Day School-Foreman Center Jewish K–5 Melrose Park 3.83 mi
Mesivta Yesodei Yisroel Jewish 9–12 Elkins Park 3.87 mi
William Penn Charter Mennonite Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.9 mi
The Depaul Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.11 mi
Germantown Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Fort Washington 4.12 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 4.21 mi
Early Learning Childrens Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 4.23 mi
Plymouth Meeting Friends School Friends Preschool–6 Plymouth Meeting 4.35 mi
Whitemarsh Montessori Childrens House Nonsectarian Preschool–K Blue Bell 4.35 mi
Wetherill School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Gladwyne 4.45 mi
Logan Hope School Christian (no specific denomination) K–8 Philadelphia 4.62 mi
Abington Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Jenkintown 4.64 mi
A Step Up Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Jenkintown 4.65 mi
Sophia Academy Christian (no specific denomination) 9–12 Philadelphia 4.68 mi
Meadowlane Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Jenkintown 4.84 mi
Temple Beth Torah School Of Early Learning At Oyrt Jewish Preschool–K Abington 4.9 mi
Smart Center Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–3 Philadelphia 4.99 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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218 E Highland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118-2809

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