Who owns your block
1000 block of W Venango St
An investor-heavy block: 44% of the parcels are held by LLCs or companies, with 3 open code violations and 4 homes behind $22,802 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 189% since 2016, now about $113K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $113K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $113K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 33% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 146 reported crimes (61 violent) and 146 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
- $113K typical home, up +189% since 2016
- Tax bill $326 to $525 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.9M assessed, $22,713/yr to the city, about $2,524 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +189% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +61% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1047 W Venango St is assessed at $119K but pays $260 a year — about 16% of the $1,660 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 +10.1% 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 $289 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 5 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 9 parcels
- Owner-occupied 3
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 4
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Ym Property Management Ll, carries 9 open violations across 8 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ym Property Management Ll | 1 | 8 | $866K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Properties Creation Inc | 1 | 4 | $145K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Catic Inc | 1 | 1 | $390K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Stevenson Holdings Llc | 1 | 1 | $1.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1008 W VENANGO ST | Vacant | $390K | —/— | — | — | 1 | tax lien |
| 1014 W VENANGO ST | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1016 W VENANGO ST | Vacant | $40K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1018 W VENANGO ST | Absentee individual | $39K | —/— | 1,560 | 1940 | 0 | 3 violtax lien |
| 1039 W VENANGO ST | Investor / LLC | $1.0M | —/— | 19,634 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1041 W VENANGO ST | Vacant | $33K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1043 W VENANGO ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2006, built new (tax-abated), sold for $80K in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $118K | 4/1 | 1,576 | 1940 | 2 | abated |
| 1045 W VENANGO ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $3K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,426 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 1047 W VENANGO ST | Owner-occupied | $119K | 4/1 | 1,576 | 1945 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)