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Who owns your block

1300 block of S 15th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 75% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 homes behind $32,494 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 248% since 2016, now about $427K. Property taxes are climbing about 12% 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
$427K
$330K–$716K
ZIP median $364K
Price / sq ft
$194
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$658K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $427K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $10K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
6 of 28
$43K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
75%
21 of 28
city 41%
Rentals
4%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$32K
3 of 28 behind
▲ block 11% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 7% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+17%
value · tax +$644
5 years
+116%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+240%
value · tax +$4K

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 $427K — about 1.9× 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$427K$364K$223K
Owner-occupied32%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 102 reported crimes (32 violent) and 311 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
102
32 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
311
55 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults24
Theft from Vehicle16
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Fraud12
Thefts11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection50
Maintenance Complaint30
Construction Complaints29
Sanitation Violation29
Illegal Dumping23
Salting23

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$427K2016: $123K2017: $126K2018: $126K2019: $183K2020: $198K2021: $198K2022: $198K2023: $315K2024: $315K2025: $361K2026: $364K2027: $427K2016202020232027

▲ +248% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,4382016: $1,5732017: $1,5482018: $1,5482019: $2,0282020: $2,2942021: $2,2942022: $2,2942023: $3,1222024: $3,1222025: $4,9642026: $4,7942027: $5,4382016202020232027

▲ +246% since 2016 · ~+12%/yr

6
6 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 $43,269 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$5,449pays now $8,609at the full rate

1317 S 15th St is assessed at $615K but pays $5,449 a year — about 63% of the $8,609 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 +12% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 348 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $348 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+12%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+248%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+12%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+5.5 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 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20052010201520202025
34arm's-length sales since 2002
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
13homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 28 parcels

Owner-occupied: 21Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 4Vacant: 1 28parcels
  • Owner-occupied 21
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 4
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

6 parcels7 parcels4 parcels2 parcels3 parcels2 parcels4 parcels
$330K$649K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Rgd Holding Llc12$832Kphila.gov ↗
Vila Investments Llc11$716Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 28 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
1303 S 15TH ST Bought for $70K in 2013, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $730K in 2022. Owner-occupied $556K 4/2 2,376 2014 3
1304 S 15TH ST Bought for $60K in 2012, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $675K in 2025 (+1025%). Owner-occupied $485K 4/2 1,802 1915 3
1305 S 15TH ST Bought for $25K in 2013, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $655K in 2024. Absentee individual $559K 4/2 2,408 2016 3
1306 S 15TH ST Traded 4×: $120K in 2005 → $500K in 2020 (+317%). Owner-occupied $488K 3/2 1,824 1915 4
1307 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $359K —/— 1,768 1915 0
1308 S 15TH ST Bought for $18K in 2002. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2023. Absentee individual $582K 3/4 2,220 1915 2
1309 S 15TH ST sold $3K (2003); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $371K —/— 1,924 1915 1 tax lien
1310 S 15TH ST built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $275K in 2021. Absentee individual $369K 3/1 1,944 1915 1 rented
1311 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $379K —/— 2,028 1915 0 abated
1312 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $369K —/— 1,944 1915 0
1313 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $359K —/— 1,768 1915 0 abated
1314 S 15TH ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $378K 4/1 2,064 1915 0 abated
1315 S 15TH ST Investor / LLC $408K —/— 2,344 1915 0 tax lien
1316 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $422K —/— 2,576 1915 0 abated
1317 S 15TH ST built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $39K in 2003. Owner-occupied $615K 4/4 2,344 1915 1 abated
1318 S 15TH ST Bought for $255K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $418K 3/1 2,576 1915 1
1319 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $401K —/— 2,240 1915 0 abated
1320 S 15TH ST Bought for $120K in 2012, major alteration permit in 2012, sold for $320K in 2013 (+167%). Owner-occupied $546K 4/3 2,352 1915 2
1321 S 15TH ST Traded 3×: $10K in 2005 → $268K in 2013 (+2575%). Owner-occupied $434K 4/2 2,240 1915 3
1322 S 15TH ST built new under a 2017 permit. Absentee individual $649K 4/3 2,428 1915 0
1323 S 15TH ST Bought for $92K in 2020, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $220K in 2020. Investor / LLC $716K 7/5 3,120 1915 2 tax lien
1324 S 15TH ST Bought for $29K in 2002, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $565K in 2021 (+1882%). Owner-occupied $543K 4/2 2,316 1915 4
1325 S 15TH ST Bought for $265K in 2021, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $640K in 2025. Owner-occupied $689K 5/4 2,839 1915 3
1326 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $415K 4/— 2,541 1915 0 tax lien
1327 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $401K —/— 2,240 1915 0
1328 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $440K —/— 2,940 1915 0
1329 S 15TH ST Vacant $330K —/— 1
1330 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $432K —/— 2,520 1915 0 tax 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)

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