Who owns your block
100 block of S 48th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 67% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 2 homes behind $6,091 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 105% since 2016, now about $293K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
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.
- 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 $293K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19139 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $293K | $133K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 40% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 106 reported crimes (24 violent) and 186 resident 311 requests to the city.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
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
- $293K typical home, up +105% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,741 to $2,941 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.7M assessed, $83,024/yr to the city, about $5,535 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +105% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +69% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
117 S 48th St is assessed at $293K but pays $1,621 a year — about 40% of the $4,096 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.7% 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 $205 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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.
How often it changes hands
This block has recorded 19 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 15 parcels
- Owner-occupied 10
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balticorp Llc | 1 | 19 | $6.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Parkside Walnut Llc | 1 | 2 | $6.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Makro Llc | 1 | 2 | $438K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 15 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 S 48TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $6K in 2008 → $172K in 2009 (+2767%). | Owner-occupied | $230K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 117 S 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $293K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 119 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2007. Owner pulled a use permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $230K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 2 | 3 viol |
| 121 S 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $159K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 123 S 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $159K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 125 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $254K | 4/1 | 2,240 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 127 S 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $98K in 2025, addition and/or alteration permit in 2025, sold for $325K in 2026 (+232%). | Owner-occupied | $223K | 3/2 | 1,600 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 128 S 48TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit, sold for $220K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $311K | —/— | 2,052 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 129 S 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $70K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $470K in 2021 (+572%). | Absentee individual | $346K | —/— | 1,600 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 130 S 48TH ST History2 L&I violations (2013); L&I violation (2016). | Owner-occupied | $310K | —/— | 2,052 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 131 S 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $510K in 2001, electrical permit in 2012, sold for $4.9M in 2016 (+868%). | Owner-occupied | $3.1M | —/— | 24,000 | 1922 | 3 | rented |
| 132 S 48TH ST History2 L&I violations (2011); sold $50K (2012); 5 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013). | Investor / LLC | $205K | —/— | 2,052 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 134 S 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $110K in 2010, addition and/or alteration permit in 2020, sold for $400K in 2024 (+264%). | Owner-occupied | $310K | 4/2 | 2,052 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 136 S 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $310K | —/— | 2,052 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 138 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2017. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Investor / LLC | $311K | —/— | 2,052 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)