Who owns your block
1300 block of N 28th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 66% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $602 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 232% since 2016, now about $199K. Property taxes are climbing about 15% 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 $199K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $199K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 49% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 154 reported crimes (43 violent) and 389 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
- $199K typical home, up +232% since 2016
- Tax bill $466 to $2,237 a year, +15%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.9M assessed, $73,315/yr to the city, about $2,095 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +232% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +380% since 2016 · ~+15%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1301-13 N 28th St is assessed at $693K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $9,699 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 +11.5% 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 $332 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 37 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 35 parcels
- Owner-occupied 23
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 10
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Mason (individual) | 2 | 3 | $823K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dorothy Gossar (individual) | 2 | 2 | $250K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Jjohns Services Llc | 1 | 2 | $442K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ct Freedom Realty Llc | 1 | 1 | $175K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $221K | 4/1 | 1,620 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1301-13 N 28TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $693K | —/— | 6,545 | 1977 | 0 | abated |
| 1302 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $205K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1304 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1306 N 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2002 → $99K in 2005 (+560%). | Absentee individual | $199K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1308 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1310 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1312 N 28TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $88K in 2006, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $347K in 2020 (+297%). | Owner-occupied | $304K | 3/2 | 1,360 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1314 N 28TH ST Historysold $10K (2013); Appeal granted with conditions (2018). | Vacant | $51K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1315 N 28TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $45K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $298K in 2016 (+562%). | Owner-occupied | $373K | 4/1 | 1,708 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1316 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $199K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1317 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2025. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1318 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1319 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $2K in 2005. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $160K | 3/2 | 1,480 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1320 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $143K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1321 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $174K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1322 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1323 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $175K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1324 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1325 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $205K | 3/2 | 1,456 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1326 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $23K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1327-31 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $250K | 4/1 | 1,804 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1328 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1330 N 28TH ST New constructionBought for $50K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $470K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $516K | 4/3 | 2,048 | 2017 | 3 | abated |
| 1332 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $190K in 2013. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $304K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1333 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $174K | 3/1 | 1,000 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1334 N 28TH ST | Absentee individual | $199K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1336 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $260K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1337 N 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2004 → $30K in 2006 (+500%). | Absentee individual | $168K | 3/1 | 1,068 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1338 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $30K in 2004. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1339 N 28TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $157K | 3/1 | 940 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1340 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2001. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $199K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1341 N 28TH ST | Owner-occupied | $157K | 3/1 | 940 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1342 N 28TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Absentee individual | $187K | 3/1 | 1,202 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1343 N 28TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2006 → $260K in 2023 (+333%). | Absentee individual | $240K | 3/1 | 940 | 1925 | 2 | 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)