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Who owns your block

0 block of Queen St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation.

The typical home here is up 65% since 2016, now about $690K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year though the increases have eased lately.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.
The readAI analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Appreciation

    This block commands 3.1x the city median value yet appreciates 1.8 percentage points per year below the city average.

  2. 02
    Rentals

    Only 1 of the block's 3% rental share is a licensed rental, indicating most rentals operate without a license.

  3. 03
    Turnover

    21 of the block's 29 homes have never sold since 2004, making 72% a long-term hold for owners.

By the Numbers

Median value
$690K
$399K–$790K
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$318
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$478K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $690K
Tax / yr
$8K
typical · up to $11K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1980
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
83%
24 of 29
city 41%
Rentals
3%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$74
5 years
+20%
value · tax +$824
10 years
+57%
value · tax +$3K

Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.

The makeup of the block

Every home, plotted by size and assessed value — press play and watch the block reprice from 2016 to 2027. One bubble per house (area = lot size), colored by who owns it; a gold ring marks tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.

2027
  • Owner-occupied
  • Investor / LLC
  • Absentee
  • Vacant
  • Tax-abated
  • Bubble = lot size
  • → bigger interior  ·  ↑ higher value

Assessed values from the city's year-by-year assessment record — a proxy for price, lumpy in reassessment years.

How the block compares

The typical home here is $690K — about 3.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19147Philadelphia
Median home value$690K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied62%38%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 18 reported crimes (2 violent) and 85 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
18
2 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
85
16 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle7
Thefts4
Burglary Non-Residential2
Fraud2
Other Assaults2
All Other Offenses1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection20
Information Request9
Other (Streets)6
Abandoned Vehicle5
Graffiti Removal5
Illegal Dumping5

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
William M Meredith
725 S 5th St · 579 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$500K$1.0M$690K2016: $417K2017: $438K2018: $438K2019: $534K2020: $573K2021: $573K2022: $573K2023: $658K2024: $658K2025: $660K2026: $660K2027: $690K2016202020232027

▲ +65% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$8,3332016: $5,2882017: $5,2882018: $5,4172019: $6,7262020: $7,5092021: $7,5092022: $7,5092023: $8,0872024: $8,0872025: $8,2592026: $8,2592027: $8,3332016202020232027

▲ +58% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

11 homes pay the full 1.40%18 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 165 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $165 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+65%
since 2016
Net rental yield
4.9%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.8 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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.

How often it changes hands

This block has recorded 11 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20042008201220162020
11arm's-length sales since 2004
0times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
21homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 29 parcels

Owner-occupied: 24Absentee individual: 5 29parcels
  • Owner-occupied 24
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

4 parcels1 parcels4 parcels0 parcels4 parcels7 parcels9 parcels
$399K$790K
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueTax bills mail toSource
Woolley Limited Partners11$525K1 Queen St, Philadelphia PA, 19147phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

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 29 homes on the block — value and 12-year trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail on the ones that were bought, built, torn down, or flipped. Sorted up the street; each links to its full city record — or download the roster (CSV).

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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1 QUEEN ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $525K 3/2 2,708 1980 0
1 QUEEN ST Owner-occupied $410K 2/1 1,670 1980 0
1 QUEEN ST 3 L&I violations (2023); Inspection failed (2023); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2024). Owner-occupied $520K 3/2 2,671 1980 0
1 QUEEN ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Absentee individual $399K 2/1 1,607 1980 0
1 QUEEN ST Traded 2×: $405K in 2012 → $630K in 2020 (+56%). Absentee individual $743K 3/2 1,642 1980 2
1 QUEEN ST Absentee individual $739K —/— 1,746 1980 0
1 QUEEN ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $706K 3/2 1,581 1980 0
1 QUEEN ST 3 L&I violations (2023); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2023). Owner-occupied $640K 3/2 1,653 1980 0
1 QUEEN ST Owner-occupied $660K 4/2 2,076 1980 0
1 QUEEN ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $780K 4/2 2,166 1980 0
1 QUEEN ST Owner-occupied $716K 3/2 1,642 1980 0
1 QUEEN ST Owner-occupied $716K 3/2 1,642 1980 0
1 QUEEN ST Owner-occupied $725K 3/2 1,667 1980 0
1 QUEEN ST 3 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2024). Owner-occupied $405K 2/1 1,638 1980 0
1 QUEEN ST Traded 2×: $418K in 2017 → $630K in 2020 (+51%). Absentee individual $640K 3/2 1,642 1980 2 rented
1 QUEEN ST Owner-occupied $695K 3/2 1,548 1980 1
1 QUEEN ST Owner-occupied $526K 3/2 2,719 1980 0
1 QUEEN ST Owner-occupied $520K 3/2 2,671 1980 0
1 QUEEN ST Owner-occupied $399K 2/1 1,607 1980 0
1 QUEEN ST Owner-occupied $685K 3/2 1,642 1980 1
2 QUEEN ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $790K 3/— 2,873 2006 0
4 QUEEN ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $790K 3/3 2,873 2006 0
6 QUEEN ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $790K 3/3 2,873 2006 0
8 QUEEN ST Bought for $680K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $790K 3/3 2,873 2006 1
9 QUEEN ST Owner-occupied $625K 3/2 1,384 1780 0
10 QUEEN ST Bought for $410K in 2009, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $715K in 2021 (+74%). Owner-occupied $790K 3/3 2,873 2006 2
11 QUEEN ST built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $297K in 2004. Absentee individual $460K 3/1 1,289 1780 1 1 viol
12 QUEEN ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $790K 3/3 2,873 2006 0
12 QUEEN ST Owner-occupied $690K 3/2 2,095 1920 1

Neighborhood

Median income
$220K
household
Own vs. rent
64%
owner-occupied
Median age
32.2
residents
Median rent
$4K
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.