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Who owns your block

1400 block of N 27th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 homes behind $3,977 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 9900% since 2016, now about $290K. Property taxes are climbing about 39% 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
$290K
$96K–$3.2M
ZIP median $167K
Price / sq ft
$242
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$290K
7 sold in 2yr
assessed $290K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
17 of 24
$105K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
63%
15 of 24
city 41%
Rentals
13%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$4K
3 of 24 behind
▲ block 13% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
5
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 17% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+0%
value · tax +$216
5 years
+2536%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+6344%
value · tax +$1K

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 $290K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19121Philadelphia
Median home value$290K$167K$223K
Owner-occupied4%20%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 123 reported crimes (36 violent) and 299 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
123
36 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
299
44 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults29
Thefts26
Motor Vehicle Theft21
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief16
Fraud7
All Other Offenses6

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint67
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection49
Street Defect30
Salting26
Abandoned Vehicle19
Illegal Dumping18

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
Robert Morris
2600 W Thompson St · 216 students
High
Vaux Big Picture High School

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$290K2016: $3K2017: $5K2018: $5K2019: $5K2020: $5K2021: $5K2022: $11K2023: $32K2024: $32K2025: $290K2026: $290K2027: $290K2016202020232027

▲ +9900% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,4882016: $412017: $552023: $1242024: $2972025: $9282026: $1,2722027: $1,4882016202020232027

▲ +3529% since 2016 · ~+39%/yr

17
17 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 $104,635 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%
$0pays now $44,339at the full rate

1401-55 N 27th St is assessed at $3.2M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $44,339 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 +52% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

951001000020162019202220252027This block 10000 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $10000 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+52%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+9900%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+52%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+49%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+45.5 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 40 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20132016201920222025
40arm's-length sales since 2002
2times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
5homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 24 parcels

Owner-occupied: 15Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 3Vacant: 5 24parcels
  • Owner-occupied 15
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 3
  • Vacant 5

Value distribution today

4 parcels1 parcels1 parcels10 parcels0 parcels1 parcels7 parcels
$96K$473K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)24773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
City Of Phila (individual)23871$6561Mphila.gov ↗
Zenith Real Estate Inc123$4.2Mphila.gov ↗
3637 Realty Llc15$304Kphila.gov ↗
Civetta 2 Llc14$764Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 24 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$2.5M$5.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1400 N 27TH ST Bought for $2K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $290K in 2024. Owner-occupied $290K 4/1 1,248 2024 2 abatedtax lien
1401-55 N 27TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $3.2M —/— 17,504 1960 0 abated
1402 N 27TH ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $280K in 2025. Absentee individual $280K 3/1 1,200 1920 1 abated
1404 N 27TH ST Bought for $1K in 2002, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $182K in 2020. Owner-occupied $373K 3/2 1,734 1920 3 rentedabated
1406 N 27TH ST Bought for $2K in 2023, built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $290K in 2024. Absentee individual $290K 3/1 960 2024 2 abated
1408 N 27TH ST Bought for $2K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $290K in 2024. Owner-occupied $290K 3/1 960 2024 2 abated
1410 N 27TH ST Bought for $95K in 2018. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2019. Vacant $96K —/— 1 tax lien
1412 N 27TH ST 3 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $96K —/— 0
1414 N 27TH ST Bought for $2K in 2023, built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $290K in 2024. Owner-occupied $290K 3/1 960 2024 2 abated
1416 N 27TH ST Bought for $30K in 2016, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $385K in 2018. Owner-occupied $420K 4/3 1,694 2018 4 rentedabated
1418 N 27TH ST Bought for $2K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $290K 3/1 1,275 2025 2 abatedtax lien
1420 N 27TH ST Bought for $85K in 2019, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $460K in 2021. Owner-occupied $457K 3/— 1,662 2020 3 abatedtax lien
1422 N 27TH ST built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $2K in 2023. Vacant $96K —/— 1 tax lien
1424 N 27TH ST sold $149K (2012); 2 L&I violations (2015). Investor / LLC $191K 4/1 1,200 1920 1 rented
1426-32 N 27TH ST Vacant $433K —/— 0
1434 N 27TH ST Bought for $2K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $290K in 2024. Owner-occupied $290K 3/— 1,200 2024 2 abatedtax lien
1436 N 27TH ST Bought for $2K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $290K in 2024. Owner-occupied $290K 3/— 1,200 2024 2 abated
1438 N 27TH ST Bought for $2K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $290K in 2024. Owner-occupied $290K 3/— 1,200 2024 2 abated
1440 N 27TH ST Bought for $48K in 2017, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $460K in 2021. Owner-occupied $477K 4/2 1,734 2021 4 abated
1442 N 27TH ST Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $221K 4/1 1,389 1920 0
1444 N 27TH ST Bought for $2K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $290K in 2024. Owner-occupied $290K 4/1 1,353 2024 2 abatedtax lien
1446 N 27TH ST 2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2025); 2 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $115K —/— 0
1448 N 27TH ST Bought for $2K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $473K 4/1 1,820 2024 1 abatedtax lien
1450 N 27TH ST Bought for $2K in 2023, built new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $290K in 2024. Owner-occupied $473K 3/— 1,820 2024 3 abatedtax lien

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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