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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

Who owns your block

1300 block of S Colorado St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 73% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $9,695 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 229% since 2016, now about $242K. 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
$242K
$110K–$511K
ZIP median $364K
Price / sq ft
$227
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$329K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $242K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
11 of 44
$48K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
73%
32 of 44
city 41%
Rentals
16%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$10K
1 of 44 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$263
5 years
+65%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+226%
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 $242K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and below 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$242K$364K$223K
Owner-occupied25%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 88 reported crimes (17 violent) and 453 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
88
17 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
453
28 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses16
Thefts16
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Other Assaults13
Theft from Vehicle11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection159
Maintenance Complaint58
Salting55
Illegal Dumping21
Information Request21
Street Defect16

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$242K2016: $74K2017: $74K2018: $74K2019: $134K2020: $146K2021: $147K2022: $147K2023: $198K2024: $198K2025: $234K2026: $234K2027: $242K2016202020232027

▲ +229% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,6642016: $7272017: $9002018: $9172019: $1,3352020: $1,4232021: $1,4232022: $1,4092023: $1,7842024: $1,7842025: $1,7092026: $2,4012027: $2,6642016202020232027

▲ +266% since 2016 · ~+13%/yr

11
11 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 $47,561 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:

21 homes pay the full 1.40%23 pay less
$1,429pays now $7,147at the full rate

The starkest example: 1325 S Colorado St is assessed at $511K but pays $1,429 a year — about 20% of the $7,147 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 +11.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 329 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $329 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+11.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+229%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+11.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+8.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+4.9 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 86 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20052010201520202025
86arm's-length sales since 2001
2times the typical home has sold
9most sales for a single property
18homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 44 parcels

Owner-occupied: 32Absentee individual: 8Vacant: 4 44parcels
  • Owner-occupied 32
  • Absentee individual 8
  • Vacant 4

Value distribution today

4 parcels8 parcels10 parcels7 parcels4 parcels0 parcels11 parcels
$110K$421K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Land Bank (individual)22498$133Mphila.gov ↗
Rodney L Ferguson (individual)22$403Kphila.gov ↗
Sophia And Dad LLC12$144Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

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 44 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 S COLORADO ST Owner-occupied $201K 3/1 900 1920 0 tax lien
1302 S COLORADO ST built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 840 1920 0 abated
1303 S COLORADO ST Bought for $19K in 2014, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $339K in 2015. Owner-occupied $393K 3/2 1,470 2015 2 rented
1304 S COLORADO ST Bought for $95K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $456K in 2019 (+380%). Absentee individual $407K 3/3 1,486 1920 3 rentedtax lien
1305 S COLORADO ST Absentee individual $201K 3/1 900 1920 0 rented
1306 S COLORADO ST Bought for $37K in 2002, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $329K in 2022 (+788%). Absentee individual $323K 2/2 1,080 1925 3
1307 S COLORADO ST Bought for $55K in 2013, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $329K in 2025 (+498%). Owner-occupied $244K 3/1 1,200 1920 3
1308 S COLORADO ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 840 1925 0
1309 S COLORADO ST built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,200 1920 0 abated
1310 S COLORADO ST Absentee individual $190K 3/1 840 1925 0 tax lien
1311 S COLORADO ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,068 1925 0
1312 S COLORADO ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $213K 3/1 1,040 1925 0 tax lien
1313 S COLORADO ST Old house bought for $65K in 2015, demolished and rebuilt (2015), then sold for $500K in 2020. Owner-occupied $383K 3/3 1,492 2016 9
1314 S COLORADO ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 840 1925 0 tax lien
1315 S COLORADO ST 3 L&I violations (2023); 6 L&I violations (2024); 6 L&I violations (2025); 3 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $118K —/— 0
1316 S COLORADO ST Traded 3×: $40K in 2007 → $120K in 2011 (+200%). Owner-occupied $258K 2/1 840 1925 3
1317 S COLORADO ST Old house bought for $70K in 2015, demolished and rebuilt (2016), then sold for $435K in 2017. Owner-occupied $452K 3/2 1,526 2017 2 abated
1318 S COLORADO ST Traded 4×: $28K in 2005 → $275K in 2019 (+882%). Owner-occupied $296K 2/1 1,110 1925 4
1319 S COLORADO ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. Absentee individual $240K 3/1 900 1920 0
1320 S COLORADO ST Bought for $16K in 2001. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. Absentee individual $259K 3/2 1,170 1925 1
1321 S COLORADO ST demolished in 2011 and rebuilt (2015), then sold for $490K in 2019. Owner-occupied $421K 3/3 1,857 2017 3 abated
1322 S COLORADO ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 840 1925 0 abated
1323 S COLORADO ST Old house bought for $65K in 2015, demolished and rebuilt (2016), then sold for $410K in 2016. Owner-occupied $412K 3/3 1,901 2016 5 rented
1324 S COLORADO ST Bought for $49K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $258K 3/1 960 1925 2
1325 S COLORADO ST Old house bought for $45K in 2017, demolished and rebuilt (2017), then sold for $450K in 2019. Owner-occupied $511K 3/— 1,653 2019 5 abatedtax lien
1326 S COLORADO ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 1,080 1925 1
1327 S COLORADO ST Bought for $77K in 2013, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $213K in 2014 (+176%). Absentee individual $294K 2/1 1,092 1920 2 rented
1328 S COLORADO ST demolished in 2011 and rebuilt (2020), then sold for $15K in 2014. Vacant $114K —/— 1
1329 S COLORADO ST Bought for $279K in 2026. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 840 1920 1
1330 S COLORADO ST demolished in 2011 and rebuilt (2020). Vacant $110K —/— 0
1331 S COLORADO ST Bought for $105K in 2019, built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $460K in 2025. Owner-occupied $437K 3/2 1,392 1920 3 abatedtax lien
1332 S COLORADO ST Bought for $13K in 2003, mechanical permit in 2013, sold for $310K in 2022 (+2380%). Owner-occupied $285K 2/1 1,064 1920 5 rented
1333 S COLORADO ST Bought for $55K in 2014, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $369K in 2017. Owner-occupied $403K 3/3 1,363 2017 4 rentedabated
1334 S COLORADO ST Bought for $55K in 2015, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $498K in 2024. Owner-occupied $417K 3/3 1,410 2016 5
1335 S COLORADO ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 840 1920 0 abated
1336 S COLORADO ST Bought for $12K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $237K in 2020 (+1875%). Owner-occupied $202K 3/1 960 1920 4
1337 S COLORADO ST Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 840 1920 0 abated
1338 S COLORADO ST Bought for $18K in 2004, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $292K in 2020 (+1519%). Absentee individual $246K 2/1 784 1920 6
1339 S COLORADO ST Owner-occupied $223K 3/1 1,176 1925 0 tax lien
1340 S COLORADO ST Old house bought for $50K in 2015, demolished in 2013 and rebuilt (2015), then sold for $365K in 2017. Owner-occupied $400K 3/3 1,351 2017 4 abated
1341 S COLORADO ST Bought for $153K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $375K in 2021. Owner-occupied $319K 2/1 938 1920 2
1343 S COLORADO ST built new under a 2025 permit. Vacant $114K —/— 0
1345 S COLORADO ST Bought for $16K in 2007, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $255K in 2017 (+1494%). Owner-occupied $285K 2/2 1,014 1920 3
1347 S COLORADO ST L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2018). Owner-occupied $217K —/— 1,736 1920 0

Neighborhood

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

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