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Who owns your block

1300 block of S 16th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 84% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 homes behind $74,462 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 317% since 2016, now about $393K. Property taxes are climbing about 16% 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
$393K
$225K–$648K
ZIP median $364K
Price / sq ft
$202
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$602K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $393K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
9 of 38
$56K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
84%
32 of 38
city 41%
Rentals
24%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$74K
5 of 38 behind
▲ block 13% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$364
5 years
+102%
value · tax +$3K
10 years
+317%
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 $393K — about 1.8× 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$393K$364K$223K
Owner-occupied34%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 99 reported crimes (26 violent) and 401 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
99
26 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
401
55 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults22
Theft from Vehicle16
Motor Vehicle Theft14
All Other Offenses11
Thefts10
Fraud9

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection97
Maintenance Complaint63
Salting37
Construction Complaints33
Illegal Dumping25
Sanitation Violation25

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$250K$500K$393K2016: $94K2017: $94K2018: $94K2019: $176K2020: $193K2021: $193K2022: $194K2023: $380K2024: $380K2025: $379K2026: $379K2027: $393K2016202020232027

▲ +317% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,5422016: $8752017: $9792018: $9742019: $1,7562020: $1,9302021: $1,9302022: $2,0052023: $3,6962024: $3,2842025: $3,9462026: $4,1782027: $4,5422016202020232027

▲ +419% since 2016 · ~+16%/yr

9
9 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 $56,182 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%
$1,815pays now $9,076at the full rate

1309 S 16th St is assessed at $648K but pays $1,815 a year — about 20% of the $9,076 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 +13.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 417 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $417 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+13.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+317%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+13.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+10.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+7.4 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 62 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20052010201520202025
62arm's-length sales since 2003
2times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 38 parcels

Owner-occupied: 32Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 4Vacant: 1 38parcels
  • Owner-occupied 32
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 4
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

3 parcels10 parcels4 parcels8 parcels5 parcels5 parcels3 parcels
$225K$603K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Bp Rental Properties Llc13$1.0Mphila.gov ↗

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

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1308 S 16TH ST Traded 2×: $40K in 2005 → $34K in 2012 (-15%). Vacant $225K —/— 2
1309 S 16TH ST Bought for $30K in 2015, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $605K in 2024. Owner-occupied $648K 4/4 2,630 2019 3 abated
1310 S 16TH ST Bought for $14K in 2011, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $216K in 2013. Owner-occupied $548K 3/— 2,379 2012 2
1311 S 16TH ST Bought for $53K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Investor / LLC $325K 4/3 1,728 1925 3 rented
1312 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $391K —/— 2,264 1925 0 abated
1313 S 16TH ST sold $155K (2016); 11 L&I violations (2016). Absentee individual $314K —/— 1,728 1925 1 rented
1314 S 16TH ST Bought for $35K in 2003. Owner pulled a masonry facade replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $489K 4/2 2,264 1915 4
1315 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $314K 4/1 1,728 1925 0 tax lien
1316 S 16TH ST Bought for $215K in 2015, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $550K in 2020. Owner-occupied $603K 4/2 2,187 1925 2
1317 S 16TH ST Bought for $10K in 2005, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $54K in 2011 (+440%). Absentee individual $340K —/— 1,728 1925 2 rented
1318 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $399K —/— 2,108 1925 0 rentedabated
1319 S 16TH ST Bought for $29K in 2010, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $415K in 2020. Owner-occupied $464K 3/— 2,063 2011 3
1320 S 16TH ST Bought for $213K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $434K —/— 1,586 1925 1 tax lien
1321 S 16TH ST Bought for $32K in 2014, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $441K in 2021. Owner-occupied $429K 3/— 1,701 2015 3 rented
1322 S 16TH ST Bought for $5K in 2005. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. Absentee individual $391K —/— 2,264 1925 1 tax lien
1323 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $314K —/— 1,728 1925 0 tax lien
1324 S 16TH ST built new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $380K —/— 2,108 1925 0 abated
1325 S 16TH ST sold $93K (2009); 2 L&I violations (2013). Owner-occupied $325K —/— 1,728 1915 1 rented
1326 S 16TH ST Bought for $63K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $380K —/— 2,108 1925 2
1327 S 16TH ST Bought for $175K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $650K in 2024. Owner-occupied $493K 3/2 1,746 1925 3 abatedtax lien
1328 S 16TH ST Bought for $135K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $523K 4/2 2,200 1925 1
1329 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $314K —/— 1,728 1925 0 abatedtax lien
1330 S 16TH ST Bought for $252K in 2019, built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $598K in 2025. Owner-occupied $611K 3/2 2,264 1925 3 abated
1331 S 16TH ST Bought for $185K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $434K 5/3 1,824 1925 1
1332 S 16TH ST Bought for $75K in 2012, demolition permit in 2012, sold for $291K in 2012 (+288%). Owner-occupied $514K —/— 2,108 1925 2
1333 S 16TH ST Bought for $20K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $429K in 2018 (+2045%). Owner-occupied $395K —/— 1,756 1925 4
1334 S 16TH ST Bought for $110K in 2007, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $309K in 2007 (+181%). Owner-occupied $514K 4/2 2,108 1925 2
1335 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $314K —/— 1,728 1925 0 tax lien
1336 S 16TH ST Bought for $115K in 2006, electrical permit in 2007, sold for $268K in 2015 (+133%). Owner-occupied $514K 5/2 2,108 1925 2
1337 S 16TH ST Owner-occupied $314K 4/1 1,728 1920 1 rented
1338 S 16TH ST Bought for $79K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $461K 4/2 2,189 1925 3
1339 S 16TH ST Traded 2×: $43K in 2004 → $140K in 2005 (+229%). Owner-occupied $314K —/— 1,728 1920 2
1340 S 16TH ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. Absentee individual $254K 3/1 1,272 1925 0 rentedtax lien
1341 S 16TH ST Bought for $140K in 2006. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $347K —/— 1,968 1915 1
1342 S 16TH ST demolished in 2014 and rebuilt (2014), then sold for $384K in 2015. Owner-occupied $425K 3/2 1,791 2015 3
1344 S 16TH ST Bought for $387K in 2014, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $545K in 2022. Owner-occupied $448K 3/2 1,806 2014 4 rented
1346 S 16TH ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $242K 3/1 1,200 1925 0 abated
1348 S 16TH ST built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $289K 4/1 1,776 1925 0 abated

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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