Who owns your block
1000 block of S 7th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $687 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 132% since 2016, now about $585K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $585K — about 2.6× 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 block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $585K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 27% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 71 reported crimes (23 violent) and 393 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
- $585K typical home, up +132% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,194 to $7,218 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $150,650/yr to the city, about $6,848 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +132% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +126% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1009 S 7th St is assessed at $671K but pays $3,229 a year — about 34% of the $9,387 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% 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 $232 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 50 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 22 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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1004 S 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $111K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $383K in 2021 (+245%). | Absentee individual | $501K | 3/3 | 1,677 | 1915 | 7 | rented |
| 1005 S 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $150K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $566K in 2024 (+277%). | Owner-occupied | $554K | 3/— | 1,602 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1006 S 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $513K | —/— | 1,968 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1007 S 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $200K in 2015, addition and/or alteration permit in 2015, sold for $585K in 2016 (+193%). | Owner-occupied | $654K | 3/3 | 2,100 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1008 S 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $345K | —/— | 1,200 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1009 S 7TH ST New constructionBought for $550K in 2017, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $800K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $671K | 3/3 | 2,205 | 1915 | 4 | abated |
| 1010 S 7TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $95K in 2001 → $176K in 2019 (+85%). | Absentee individual | $314K | 2/1 | 712 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1011 S 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $200K in 2015, demolition permit in 2015, sold for $790K in 2020 (+295%). | Owner-occupied | $643K | 3/3 | 2,096 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1012 S 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $179K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $298K in 2019 (+66%). | Owner-occupied | $406K | 2/2 | 1,080 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1013 S 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $200K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $620K in 2016 (+210%). | Owner-occupied | $681K | 3/2 | 1,959 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1014 S 7TH ST | Owner-occupied | $629K | —/2 | 1,731 | 2000 | 1 | |
| 1016 S 7TH ST LandVacant land, last sold for $8K in 1999. | Owner-occupied | $620K | —/2 | 1,680 | 2000 | 2 | |
| 1018 S 7TH ST LandVacant land, last sold for $8K in 1999. | Owner-occupied | $620K | —/2 | 1,683 | 2000 | 2 | |
| 1019 S 7TH ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $437K | —/— | 1,620 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1020 S 7TH ST LandVacant land, last sold for $175K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $674K | 3/2 | 1,767 | 2000 | 3 | |
| 1021 S 7TH ST | Absentee individual | $444K | —/— | 1,698 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 1023 S 7TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2001 → $345K in 2006 (+331%). | Absentee individual | $512K | —/— | 1,848 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1025 S 7TH ST New constructionBought for $45K in 2006, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $670K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $588K | 3/2 | 1,817 | 2010 | 6 | |
| 1027 S 7TH ST New constructionBought for $45K in 2002, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $470K in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $581K | 3/2 | 1,774 | 2010 | 5 | |
| 1029 S 7TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit. | Absentee individual | $503K | —/— | 1,440 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1031 S 7TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $214K in 2006, zoning permit in 2007, sold for $481K in 2021 (+125%). | Owner-occupied | $641K | 4/2 | 2,074 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1035 S 7TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2010. | Absentee individual | $666K | —/— | 4,012 | 2008 | 0 | 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)