Who owns your block
1000 block of Earl St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 86% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 138% since 2016, now about $591K. Property taxes are climbing about 31% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Abatements
Five homes receive $43K in annual tax abatements while the remaining nine cover a 31% tax-per-year rise.
- 02Appreciation
The block has appreciated 138% since 2016, trading at 2.7x the city median despite zero investor ownership.
- 03Turnover
Six zoning appeals from five of 14 homes signals intense development pressure on 36% of the block.
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 $591K — about 2.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19125 median of $334K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19125 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19125 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $591K | $334K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 69 reported crimes (7 violent) and 128 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
- $591K typical home, up +138% since 2016
- Tax bill $282 to $5,708 a year, +31%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $8.2M assessed, $72,539/yr to the city, about $5,181 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +138% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +1924% since 2016 · ~+31%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1027 Earl St is assessed at $707K but pays $1,979 a year — about 20% of the $9,895 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.2% 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 $238 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 39 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 3 times in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 14 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1022 EARL ST New constructionBought for $222K in 2009, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $340K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $456K | 3/2 | 1,455 | 2009 | 5 | |
| 1023 EARL ST New constructionBought for $521K in 2018, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $615K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $706K | —/2 | 2,322 | 2018 | 3 | abated |
| 1023 1/2 EARL ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2018 and rebuilt (2016). | Owner-occupied | $706K | 3/2 | 2,139 | 2018 | 0 | abated |
| 1024 EARL ST New constructionBought for $384K in 2009, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $400K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $654K | 3/2 | 2,598 | 2009 | 2 | |
| 1025 EARL ST New constructionBought for $500K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $660K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $706K | 3/2 | 2,139 | 2018 | 3 | abated |
| 1026 EARL ST New constructionBought for $75K in 2012, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $389K in 2013. | Absentee individual | $606K | 4/2 | 2,205 | 2013 | 2 | |
| 1027 EARL ST New constructionBought for $520K in 2018, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $700K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $707K | 3/2 | 2,139 | 2018 | 3 | abated |
| 1028 EARL ST Renovated & sold onBought for $143K in 2010, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $475K in 2021 (+232%). | Owner-occupied | $460K | 4/2 | 1,344 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 1029 EARL ST New constructionBought for $70K in 2016, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $564K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $552K | 3/3 | 1,568 | 2017 | 4 | abated |
| 1030-32 EARL ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit. | Owner-occupied | $669K | 4/3 | 2,760 | 2014 | 0 | |
| 1031 EARL ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $57K in 2014, demolished in 2015 and rebuilt (2014), then sold for $580K in 2025. | Absentee individual | $575K | 3/3 | 1,602 | 2016 | 3 | |
| 1034 EARL ST New constructionBought for $65K in 2013, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $410K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $480K | 3/2 | 1,659 | 2015 | 3 | |
| 1036 EARL ST New constructionBought for $17K in 2012, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $499K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $428K | 2/2 | 1,300 | 2014 | 4 | |
| 1038 EARL ST New constructionBought for $17K in 2012, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $447K in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $542K | 4/2 | 1,985 | 2014 | 4 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)