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Who owns your block

11700 block of Telfair Rd

A mostly owner-occupied block: 76% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 3 homes behind $53,155 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 81% since 2016, now about $348K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$348K
$34K–$426K
ZIP median $330K
Price / sq ft
$227
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$355K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $348K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1972
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
76%
29 of 38
city 41%
Rentals
11%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
4
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$53K
3 of 38 behind
▼ block 8% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$132
5 years
+61%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+81%
value · tax +$1K

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.

2027
  • 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 $348K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19154 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19154 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19154Philadelphia
Median home value$348K$330K$223K
Owner-occupied53%73%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 11 reported crimes (3 violent) and 40 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
11
3 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
40
18 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses4
Motor Vehicle Theft2
Other Assaults2
Aggravated Assault No Firearm1
Receiving Stolen Property1
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief1

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle10
Maintenance Complaint7
Dangerous Sidewalk3
License Complaint3
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection3
Salting3

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.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
Aloysius L Fitzpatrick
11061 Knights Rd · 868 students
High · 9-12
George Washington
10175 Bustleton Ave · 1795 students

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

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$250K$500K$348K2016: $192K2017: $192K2018: $192K2019: $203K2020: $216K2021: $216K2022: $216K2023: $261K2024: $261K2025: $320K2026: $320K2027: $348K2016202020232027

▲ +81% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,5632016: $2,2942017: $2,2942018: $2,2942019: $2,2822020: $2,3882021: $2,3882022: $2,3882023: $2,5872024: $2,6012025: $3,4312026: $3,4312027: $3,5632016202020232027

▲ +55% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 181 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $181 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+81%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1 pts
market 6.5%/yr

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 34 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
34arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
15homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 38 parcels

Owner-occupied: 29Absentee individual: 6Vacant: 3 38parcels
  • Owner-occupied 29
  • Absentee individual 6
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels35 parcels
$34K$389K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 38 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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
11700 TELFAIR RD Traded 2×: $110K in 2001 → $280K in 2020 (+155%). Owner-occupied $354K 3/1 1,528 1972 2
11702 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $344K 4/1 1,528 1972 0
11704 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $344K 4/1 1,528 1972 1
11706 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $340K 3/1 1,528 1972 1
11708 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $344K 4/1 1,528 1972 0
11710 TELFAIR RD sold $94K (2002); Appeal sustained (2017). Owner-occupied $344K 4/1 1,528 1972 1
11711 TELFAIR RD Absentee individual $367K 3/2 1,480 1972 1 rented
11712 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $344K 4/1 1,528 1972 0
11713 TELFAIR RD Absentee individual $363K —/— 1,480 1972 0 rented
11714 TELFAIR RD Traded 3×: $48K in 2002 → $390K in 2025 (+721%). Owner-occupied $389K 3/1 1,528 1972 3
11715 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $374K —/— 1,480 1972 0
11716 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $340K 4/1 1,528 1972 1
11717 TELFAIR RD Absentee individual $360K —/— 1,480 1972 0
11718 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $355K 4/1 1,528 1972 1
11719 TELFAIR RD Traded 2×: $96K in 2002 → $250K in 2019 (+161%). Owner-occupied $354K 3/2 1,480 1972 2
11720 TELFAIR RD Traded 2×: $140K in 2003 → $217K in 2009 (+55%). Owner-occupied $352K 4/1 1,528 1972 2
11721 TELFAIR RD Traded 2×: $102K in 2002 → $265K in 2022 (+160%). Absentee individual $374K 3/2 1,542 1972 2
11722 TELFAIR RD Absentee individual $343K 4/1 1,528 1972 1 rented
11724 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $349K 4/1 1,528 1972 0
11725-37 TELFAIR RD Vacant $35K —/— 0 tax lien
11726 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $350K 4/1 1,528 1972 0
11728 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $345K 4/1 1,528 1972 0
11730 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $347K 4/1 1,528 1972 1
11732 TELFAIR RD Traded 2×: $190K in 2004 → $250K in 2018 (+32%). Owner-occupied $375K 4/1 1,888 1972 2
11734 TELFAIR RD Traded 2×: $143K in 2003 → $310K in 2020 (+117%). Owner-occupied $383K 3/1 1,528 1972 2
11736 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $340K 4/1 1,528 1972 0
11738 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $344K 4/1 1,528 1972 0
11740 TELFAIR RD Traded 2×: $170K in 2005 → $200K in 2011 (+18%). Owner-occupied $344K 4/1 1,528 1972 2
11741 TELFAIR RD sold $9K (2007); Appeal denied (2012). Vacant $34K —/— 1 tax lien
11742 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $351K 4/1 1,528 1972 1
11743 TELFAIR RD Traded 3×: $210K in 2007 → $385K in 2022 (+83%). Absentee individual $426K 4/2 1,600 1972 3 rented
11744 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $346K 4/1 1,528 1972 1 4 violtax lien
11745 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $393K —/— 1,600 1972 0
11746 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $340K 4/1 1,528 1972 0
11747 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $364K —/— 1,600 1972 1
11748 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $340K 4/1 1,528 1972 1 tax lien
11750 TELFAIR RD Owner-occupied $354K 4/1 1,528 1972 1
11757 TELFAIR RD Vacant $84K —/— 0

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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