Who owns your block
1300 block of W Venango St
A mixed-ownership block: 17% owner-occupied, 33% investor-held, with 16 open code violations and 2 homes behind $23,858 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 292% since 2016, now about $302K. Property taxes are climbing about 13% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $302K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $302K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 0% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 162 reported crimes (61 violent) and 200 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
- $302K typical home, up +292% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,079 to $4,224 a year, +13%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.9M assessed, $26,297/yr to the city, about $4,383 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +292% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +291% since 2016 · ~+13%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +13.2% 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 $392 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 7 arm's-length sales since 2004. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 2 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 6 parcels
- Owner-occupied 1
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3500 Germantown Llc | 1 | 1 | $421K | phila.gov ↗ |
| P C Rachard And Sons Inc | 1 | 1 | $70K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 6 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 W VENANGO ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $165K in 2007 → $245K in 2023 (+48%). | Absentee individual | $189K | 5/— | 2,360 | 1940 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1303-05 W VENANGO ST HistoryAppeal granted (2024); Appeal complete (2025). | Absentee individual | $414K | —/— | 1,188 | 1940 | 0 | 16 violtax lien |
| 1307-13 W VENANGO ST ImprovedBought for $11K in 2014. Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $594K | —/— | 3,224 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 1332 W VENANGO ST | Investor / LLC | $421K | —/— | 3,668 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 1334 W VENANGO ST TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2018 → $140K in 2023 (+115%). | Investor / LLC | $70K | —/— | 1,252 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 1336 W VENANGO ST | Owner-occupied | $190K | —/— | 1,250 | 1925 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)