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Who owns your block

100 block of Dickinson St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 69% of homes are lived in by their owners.

The typical home here is up 83% since 2016, now about $693K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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.

By the Numbers

Median value
$693K
$132K–$3.3M
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$239
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
3.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$350K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $693K
Tax / yr
$8K
typical · up to $47K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 29
$30K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
69%
20 of 29
city 41%
Rentals
7%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · 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
+18%
value · tax +$1K
5 years
+52%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+83%
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 $693K — 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$693K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied59%38%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 81 reported crimes (9 violent) and 249 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
81
9 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
249
38 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle28
Motor Vehicle Theft15
Thefts11
Other Assaults8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief6
All Other Offenses5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection83
Abandoned Vehicle19
Salting18
Shoveling14
Illegal Dumping12
Street Defect12

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
Vare-Washington ES
1198 S 5th St · 370 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$693K2016: $378K2017: $378K2018: $378K2019: $455K2020: $456K2021: $456K2022: $456K2023: $564K2024: $564K2025: $588K2026: $588K2027: $693K2016202020232027

▲ +83% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$8,3002016: $3,4202017: $4,8692018: $4,8692019: $5,8092020: $5,7522021: $5,7532022: $5,7532023: $6,7792024: $6,7792025: $7,2482026: $7,2482027: $8,3002016202020232027

▲ +143% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr

2
2 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $30,339 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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:

9 homes pay the full 1.40%19 pay less
$1,646pays now $4,990at the full rate

The starkest example: 140 Dickinson St is assessed at $357K but pays $1,646 a year — about 33% of the $4,990 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 183 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $183 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+83%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.8 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 27 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20052010201520202025
27arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 29 parcels

Owner-occupied: 20Absentee individual: 8Vacant: 1 29parcels
  • Owner-occupied 20
  • Absentee individual 8
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels5 parcels4 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels18 parcels
$132K$703K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Daniel J Gallagher (individual)24$1.1Mphila.gov ↗

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$2.5M$5.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
100 DICKINSON ST Bought for $450K in 2005. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $694K 4/2 2,901 2005 1
102 DICKINSON ST Owner-occupied $694K 4/2 2,901 2006 1
104 DICKINSON ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $694K 3/2 2,901 2005 0
106 DICKINSON ST Owner-occupied $694K 3/2 2,901 2006 0
108 DICKINSON ST Owner-occupied $694K 3/2 2,901 2005 1
109 DICKINSON ST built new under a 2019 permit. Absentee individual $3.3M —/— 8,050 1900 0
110 DICKINSON ST Owner-occupied $693K 3/2 2,901 2006 0
112 DICKINSON ST Traded 3×: $520K in 2005 → $415K in 2011 (-20%). Owner-occupied $668K 3/2 2,901 2005 3
113 DICKINSON ST Traded 3×: $155K in 2005 → $230K in 2018 (+48%). Owner-occupied $276K 2/1 600 1924 3
114 DICKINSON ST Traded 2×: $450K in 2005 → $545K in 2008 (+21%). Owner-occupied $693K 3/2 2,901 2005 2
115 DICKINSON ST Bought for $176K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $217K 2/1 850 1924 1
116 DICKINSON ST Bought for $500K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $692K 3/2 2,901 2005 2
117 DICKINSON ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Absentee individual $217K 3/1 800 1924 0
118 DICKINSON ST L&I violation (2012). Vacant —/— 0
119 DICKINSON ST Absentee individual $220K 3/1 840 1924 1 rented
120 DICKINSON ST Bought for $524K in 2006. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $703K —/— 2,960 2006 1 rented
120 DICKINSON ST Owner-occupied $703K 3/2 2,960 2006 0
120 DICKINSON ST Owner-occupied $703K 3/2 2,960 2003 1
120 DICKINSON ST Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $703K 3/2 2,960 2006 0
120 DICKINSON ST Owner-occupied $693K 3/2 2,960 2006 1
120 DICKINSON ST Bought for $500K in 2006. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2007. Absentee individual $703K 3/2 2,960 2006 4
120 DICKINSON ST Bought for $565K in 2020. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $703K 3/2 2,960 2006 2
121 DICKINSON ST L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2022); sold $150K (2023). Absentee individual $224K 3/1 840 1924 1
122 DICKINSON ST Vacant land, last sold for $900K in 2004. Absentee individual $132K —/— 754 2006 1
126-32 DICKINSON ST Absentee individual $631K —/— 5,580 1925 0
134 DICKINSON ST Absentee individual $320K 3/1 1,200 1924 1
136 DICKINSON ST Owner-occupied $340K 4/1 1,560 1924 0
138 DICKINSON ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $346K 4/1 1,640 1924 0 abated
140 DICKINSON ST Owner-occupied $357K 4/1 1,770 1924 0 abated

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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.