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Who owns your block

1300 block of Dorrance St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 open code violations and 2 homes behind $2,761 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 4720% since 2016, now about $386K. Property taxes are climbing about 27% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$386K
$106K–$496K
ZIP median $364K
Price / sq ft
$275
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$402K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $386K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
7 of 24
$50K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
63%
15 of 24
city 41%
Rentals
8%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▲ block 13% · city 5%
Back taxes
$3K
2 of 24 behind
▼ block 8% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
10
9 homes · ZBA & boards
block 38% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-2%
value · tax +$14
5 years
+128%
value · tax +$450
10 years
+836%
value · tax +$970

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 $386K — about 1.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19146Philadelphia
Median home value$386K$364K$223K
Owner-occupied25%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 110 reported crimes (18 violent) and 482 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
110
18 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
482
63 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses26
Thefts21
Motor Vehicle Theft15
Other Assaults13
Theft from Vehicle11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection143
Maintenance Complaint91
Salting58
Street Light Outage32
Information Request18
Illegal Dumping15

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
George W Childs
1599 Wharton St · 443 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 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$500K$1.0M$386K2016: $8K2017: $41K2018: $41K2019: $108K2020: $118K2021: $118K2022: $169K2023: $442K2024: $442K2025: $395K2026: $395K2027: $386K2016202020232027

▲ +4720% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,5342016: $1122017: $5642018: $5642019: $9982020: $1,0722021: $1,0722022: $1,0842023: $1,3032024: $1,3522025: $1,5112026: $1,5202027: $1,5342016202020232027

▲ +1270% since 2016 · ~+27%/yr

7
7 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $49,786 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

9 homes pay the full 1.40%15 pay less
$1,389pays now $6,947at the full rate

The starkest example: 1308 Dorrance St is assessed at $496K but pays $1,389 a year — about 20% of the $6,947 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +42.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

951001000020162019202220252027This block 4820 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $4820 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+42.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+4720%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+42.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+39.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+35.7 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 53 arm's-length sales since 2005. The typical home has sold 3 times in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20052010201520202025
53arm's-length sales since 2005
3times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
4homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 24 parcels

Owner-occupied: 15Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 3Vacant: 5 24parcels
  • Owner-occupied 15
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 3
  • Vacant 5

Value distribution today

7 parcels1 parcels0 parcels1 parcels2 parcels6 parcels7 parcels
$106K$492K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Land Bank (individual)22498$133Mphila.gov ↗
Distinguished Properties15$530Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Superior Property Solutio13$496Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Steve Rendall (individual)22$504Kphila.gov ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 24 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1301 DORRANCE ST Bought for $15K in 2014, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $455K in 2020. Owner-occupied $386K 3/2 1,538 2015 3 tax lien
1303 DORRANCE ST Bought for $55K in 2015, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $470K in 2019. Owner-occupied $386K 3/3 1,630 2016 3 rentedtax lien
1305 DORRANCE ST Bought for $100K in 2019, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $460K in 2021. Absentee individual $483K 4/— 1,485 2021 2 abated
1307 DORRANCE ST Bought for $16K in 2013, zoning permit in 2014, sold for $425K in 2019 (+2540%). Owner-occupied $391K 3/2 1,472 1920 4
1308 DORRANCE ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $590K in 2023. Owner-occupied $496K 3/— 1,662 2023 3 abatedtax lien
1309 DORRANCE ST Bought for $375K in 2018, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $375K in 2018 (+381%). Owner-occupied $392K 3/2 1,484 1920 3 1 violtax lien
1310 DORRANCE ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $530K in 2021. Absentee individual $492K 3/— 1,662 2020 2 abated
1311 DORRANCE ST Traded 2×: $9K in 2010 → $220K in 2024 (+2413%). Vacant $110K —/— 2
1312 DORRANCE ST Bought for $140K in 2019, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $555K in 2022. Owner-occupied $492K 3/— 1,662 2021 3 abated
1313 DORRANCE ST Bought for $30K in 2014, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $420K in 2018. Owner-occupied $394K 3/3 1,719 2015 3
1314 DORRANCE ST Bought for $20K in 2005, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $190K in 2024. Investor / LLC $138K 3/1 1,024 1920 2 7 viol
1315 DORRANCE ST Bought for $10K in 2015, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $475K in 2018. Owner-occupied $495K 3/— 1,680 2018 2 abated
1316 DORRANCE ST Bought for $43K in 2010, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $360K in 2022 (+737%). Owner-occupied $301K 2/1 896 1920 3
1317 DORRANCE ST Bought for $3K in 2006, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $285K in 2014. Owner-occupied $362K 3/3 1,316 2014 3
1318 DORRANCE ST Bought for $585K in 2026, built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $585K in 2026. Absentee individual $109K 4/— 1,632 2025 3 1 viol
1319 DORRANCE ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $198K 3/1 952 1925 0
1320 DORRANCE ST Bought for $220K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $465K in 2018. Owner-occupied $480K 3/2 1,472 2018 2 abated
1321 DORRANCE ST built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $13K in 2017. Vacant $110K —/— 1
1322 DORRANCE ST Bought for $220K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $465K in 2018. Owner-occupied $483K 3/2 1,491 2018 3 rentedabated
1323 DORRANCE ST Vacant $110K —/— 0
1324 DORRANCE ST L&I violation (2013); 4 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2020); 2 L&I violations (2025). Vacant $106K —/— 0
1325 DORRANCE ST 2 L&I violations (2025). Vacant $110K —/— 0
1327 DORRANCE ST Bought for $12K in 2012, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $401K in 2019. Owner-occupied $362K 3/2 1,316 2014 3
1329 DORRANCE ST Bought for $57K in 2014, built new under a 2015 permit. Owner-occupied $427K 3/3 1,992 2016 3

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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