Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and I-2 zoning in Tioga, around Simon Gratz High School.
Search this neighborhoodTioga is a North Philadelphia neighborhood of about 14,300 residents between Southwest Germantown and Glenwood. RSA-5 rowhouse lots cover about 20% of it, medium industrial land 19% and CMX-3 commercial 13%.
Simon Gratz High School on North 18th Street, Fernhill Park and Jerome Brown Park Playground are inside the boundary. The Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line and bus routes 2, 56, 71, 81, 82, 445 and 447 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Tioga. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Tioga include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 1,507 permits in Tioga from January 2024 through October 2026, 261 of them building permits (48 for new construction) and 34 for demolition; the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. Most building permits are for alterations and additions to existing buildings, with new construction about 18% of them.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →The largest zoning district in Tioga by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 20% of the neighborhood, followed by I-2 (medium industrial land) at 19% and CMX-3 (commercial mixed-use) at 13%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
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