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Who owns your block

1300 block of S 49th St

A mixed-ownership block: 38% owner-occupied, 23% investor-held, with 2 open code violations and 2 homes behind $13,743 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 348% since 2016, now about $205K. Property taxes are climbing about 13% a year.

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
$205K
$89K–$987K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$123
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$825K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $205K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $14K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1940
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
38%
5 of 13
city 41%
Rentals
23%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$14K
2 of 13 behind
▲ block 15% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax +$139
5 years
+308%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+348%
value · tax +$2K

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 $205K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$205K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied23%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 69 reported crimes (21 violent) and 151 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
69
21 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
151
36 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses14
Other Assaults14
Thefts9
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief6
Aggravated Assault No Firearm4

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection25
Maintenance Complaint22
Abandoned Vehicle17
Illegal Dumping11
Salting11
Street Defect10

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
Benjamin B Comegys
5100 Greenway Ave · 213 students
High · 9-12
John Bartram
2401 S 67th St · 594 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$205K2016: $46K2017: $46K2018: $46K2019: $46K2020: $50K2021: $50K2022: $50K2023: $125K2024: $125K2025: $200K2026: $200K2027: $205K2016202020232027

▲ +348% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,5072016: $6412017: $6412018: $6412019: $6502020: $7042021: $7042022: $7042023: $1,7512024: $1,7512025: $2,3682026: $2,3682027: $2,5072016202020232027

▲ +291% since 2016 · ~+13%/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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +14.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 448 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $448 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+14.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+348%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+14.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+11.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+8.1 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 11 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K20002005201020152020
11arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
3homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 13 parcels

Owner-occupied: 5Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 5 13parcels
  • Owner-occupied 5
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels6 parcels1 parcels1 parcels0 parcels2 parcels
$89K$388K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
American Power Holdings Llc13$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
Diane Settles (individual)22$294Kphila.gov ↗
Ne Sunshine Properties Ll22$502Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 13 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
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1301 S 49TH ST Bought for $229K in 2023. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $252K 4/2 2,058 1940 1 rented
1303 S 49TH ST Bought for $35K in 2007. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. Absentee individual $263K —/— 1,830 1940 1 rented
1305 S 49TH ST Bought for $41K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Absentee individual $205K —/— 1,260 1940 1
1307 S 49TH ST Bought for $35K in 2011. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $205K —/— 1,260 1940 1 rented
1309 S 49TH ST L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $205K —/— 1,260 1940 0
1311 S 49TH ST Owner-occupied $205K —/— 1,260 1940 0
1313 S 49TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $205K —/— 1,260 1940 0
1315 S 49TH ST Traded 2×: $45K in 2000 → $33K in 2015 (-28%). Absentee individual $89K —/— 1,260 1940 2
1317-25 S 49TH ST Bought for $37K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. Investor / LLC $987K —/— 13,520 1925 1 tax lien
1327-29 S 49TH ST Bought for $25K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. Absentee individual $117K —/— 1,200 1940 1
1331 S 49TH ST built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $25K in 2006. Investor / LLC $114K —/— 2,000 1940 1 2 viol
1333 S 49TH ST Bought for $25K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Investor / LLC $388K —/— 4,312 1940 1
1337 S 49TH ST Bought for $26K in 2010. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $179K —/— 1,886 1940 1

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

Where this comes from

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