Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-3 and RSD-3 zoning in Fox Chase, at the end of the Fox Chase Line.
Search this neighborhoodFox Chase is a residential neighborhood of about 19,700 residents at the northern tip of Northeast Philadelphia, along the Montgomery County line. RSA-3 attached lots cover about 36% of it, with RSD-3 and RSD-1 detached lots another 19%.
The Fox Chase Recreation Center, a stretch of Pennypack Park, the Fox Chase-Lorimer Trail greenway and part of Burholme Park are inside the boundary, and Fox Chase Cancer Center is on Cottman Avenue. The Fox Chase Regional Rail Line ends at the neighborhood's own station, and bus routes 18, 19, 24, 28 and 67 serve it.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Fox Chase. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Fox Chase include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 686 permits in Fox Chase from January 2024 through October 2026, 82 of them building permits (1 for new construction); the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. Building permits are almost all for alterations and additions to existing buildings, with little new construction.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Fox Chase by area is RSA-3 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 36% of the neighborhood, followed by RSD-3 (detached single-family houses) at 13% and RSD-1 (detached single-family houses) at 6%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Fox Chase addresses surface City of Philadelphia L&I building permits, code violations, 311 requests, nearby parks and the applicable Philadelphia Zoning Code district.
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