Who owns your block
1100 block of S 48th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 62% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 2 homes behind $31,206 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 138% since 2016, now about $546K. 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 $546K — about 2.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $546K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 46% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 33 reported crimes (5 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
- $546K typical home, up +138% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,208 to $7,219 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.8M assessed, $87,079/yr to the city, about $6,698 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +138% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +125% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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 19 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 1 has not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 13 parcels
- Owner-occupied 8
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Realty Llc | 2 | 4 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1115 S 48TH ST Historysold $200K (2012); L&I violation (2023). | Vacant | $340K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1118 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $200K in 2006. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $546K | —/— | 3,685 | 1897 | 1 | |
| 1119 S 48TH ST Historysold $200K (2012); L&I violation (2023). | Vacant | $330K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1121 S 48TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $543K | —/— | 3,750 | 1897 | 0 | rented |
| 1122 S 48TH ST New constructionBought for $418K in 2013, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $665K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $692K | 7/2 | 3,895 | 1897 | 2 | |
| 1123 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $220K in 2013. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $666K | —/— | 3,750 | 1897 | 1 | |
| 1124 S 48TH ST New constructionBought for $405K in 2013, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $617K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $616K | 4/3 | 2,496 | 2012 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1125 S 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $148K in 2002, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $460K in 2019 (+212%). | Absentee individual | $392K | —/— | 3,750 | 1900 | 2 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1126 S 48TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $115K in 2001 → $9K in 2012 (-92%). | Owner-occupied | $605K | —/— | 2,400 | 1897 | 4 | |
| 1127 S 48TH ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $566K | —/— | 3,750 | 1900 | 1 | rented |
| 1128 S 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $475K | —/— | 2,400 | 1910 | 1 | |
| 1129 S 48TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $260K in 2012, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $574K in 2023 (+121%). | Owner-occupied | $619K | 6/4 | 3,168 | 1897 | 2 | |
| 1130 S 48TH ST | Owner-occupied | $433K | 5/3 | 2,289 | 1897 | 1 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)