0 block of N Chris Columbus Blvd

How the block compares

The typical home here is $308K — about 1.3× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19106 median of $392K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19106 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 14 reported crimes (about 1 a month, 50% of them violent) and 6 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.

Philadelphia Police incident reports and 311 service requests within 200m, trailing 12 months. Reported location, not necessarily where an incident occurred.

Schools

The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.

Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.

What it's worth, and where taxes are going

• $308K typical home, up +15% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $3,751 to $4,283 a year through 2027, +1%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $1,122,509/yr from taxable assessments, or $4,204 per home — not live account balances

Who really pays

Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.

• 3 N Christopher Columbus Blvdmajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $222K
• 3 N Christopher Columbus Blvdlower taxable assessment0.63%$1,142/yr on $182K
• 3 N Christopher Columbus Blvdlower taxable assessment0.65%$1,198/yr on $186K
• 3 N Christopher Columbus Blvdlower taxable assessment0.77%$1,713/yr on $222K
• 3 N Christopher Columbus Blvdlower taxable assessment0.77%$1,713/yr on $222K
• …and 132 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

One large gap: 3 N Christopher Columbus Blvd has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $222K assessed value — about 0% of the $3,113 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +1.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $115 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Return is from assessed-value history (a proxy for market price, lumpy in reassessment years); rental yield is estimated from ACS area rents. Informational only, not investment advice.

Who owns it

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 273 homes on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — or download the roster (CSV).

Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home

Worth a look

New construction

21-61 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

$858K · built new (reduced taxable assessment shown).

Improved

5 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

$2.8M · Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2024.

Improved

3a N Christopher Columbus Blvd

$1.5M · Owner pulled a special event - short term co permit in 2024.

Improved

7 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

$825K · Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019.

Improved

3 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

$556K · Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010.

Improved

7 N Christopher Columbus Blvd

$480K · Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007.

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.