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Who owns your block

1400 block of N 61st St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 87% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 12 open code violations and 7 homes behind $22,587 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 69% since 2016, now about $160K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% 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
$160K
$20K–$227K
ZIP median $189K
Price / sq ft
$112
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$946
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
87%
32 of 38
city 41%
Rentals
5%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
12
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$23K
7 of 38 behind
▲ block 18% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax +$31
5 years
+59%
value · tax +$102
10 years
+69%
value · tax −$7

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 $160K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19151 median of $189K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19151 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19151Philadelphia
Median home value$160K$189K$223K
Owner-occupied55%54%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 106 reported crimes (56 violent) and 325 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
106
56 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
325
84 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults42
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief17
Aggravated Assault No Firearm10
Theft from Vehicle8
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Thefts6

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection101
Abandoned Vehicle40
Maintenance Complaint38
Street Defect34
Information Request20
Other (Streets)15

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
Guion Bluford
5720 Media St · 490 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 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$100K$200K$160K2016: $94K2017: $94K2018: $94K2019: $96K2020: $100K2021: $100K2022: $100K2023: $130K2024: $130K2025: $157K2026: $157K2027: $160K2016202020232027

▲ +69% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$9462016: $9532017: $9532018: $1,0052019: $8292020: $8162021: $8162022: $8442023: $8172024: $8172025: $9152026: $9152027: $9462016202020232027

▼ -1% since 2016 · ~0%/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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 169 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $169 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+69%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.6 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 35 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20042008201220162020
35arm's-length sales since 2002
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
20homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 38 parcels

Owner-occupied: 32Absentee individual: 3Vacant: 3 38parcels
  • Owner-occupied 32
  • Absentee individual 3
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

4 parcels1 parcels0 parcels1 parcels9 parcels15 parcels8 parcels
$20K$206K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Equity Trust Company Custodian Fbo Ajay122$973Kphila.gov ↗
Upshur Bernard Jr (individual)22$179Kphila.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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1400-02 N 61ST ST sold $18K (2002); 3 L&I violations (2012). Owner-occupied $108K —/— 608 1925 1
1404 N 61ST ST Bought for $5K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,344 1925 2 4 viol
1406 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,344 1925 1
1407-11 N 61ST ST Absentee individual $20K —/— 675 1925 0
1408 N 61ST ST Bought for $35K in 2014. Owner pulled a use permit in 2014. Absentee individual $218K —/— 1,888 1925 1
1410 N 61ST ST Bought for $28K in 2017. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $227K 3/1 1,308 1925 2
1412 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $158K —/— 1,408 1925 0
1413 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $160K —/— 1,440 1925 0
1414 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $158K —/— 1,408 1925 0
1415 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $160K —/— 1,440 1925 0
1416-18 N 61ST ST L&I violation (2013). Owner-occupied $195K 4/1 1,814 1925 0 tax lien
1417 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $160K —/— 1,440 1925 0 tax lien
1419 N 61ST ST Traded 4×: $125K in 2014 → $270K in 2021 (+116%). Owner-occupied $196K —/— 1,440 1925 4 1 viol
1420-22 N 61ST ST Vacant $40K —/— 0 tax lien
1421 N 61ST ST Bought for $123K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $204K —/— 1,440 1925 1
1423 N 61ST ST Bought for $35K in 2006, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $125K in 2008 (+257%). Owner-occupied $206K 4/1 1,608 1925 2 rented
1424 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,290 1925 0
1425 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $50K in 2007 → $125K in 2007 (+150%). Owner-occupied $168K 4/1 1,600 1925 2
1426 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,290 1925 0
1427 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $168K 4/1 1,600 1925 0
1428 N 61ST ST Bought for $29K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,290 1925 3
1429 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $174K 4/1 1,693 1925 0 tax lien
1430 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,290 1925 1
1431 N 61ST ST Bought for $64K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $155K in 2018 (+143%). Owner-occupied $168K 4/1 1,600 1925 2
1432 N 61ST ST L&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2015); 7 L&I violations (2026). Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,290 1925 0 7 viol
1433 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $168K 4/1 1,600 1925 0
1434 N 61ST ST sold $77K (2011); L&I violation (2012). Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,290 1925 1
1435 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $168K 4/1 1,600 1925 0
1436 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $60K in 2004 → $31K in 2013 (-48%). Absentee individual $146K 3/1 1,290 1925 2 rented
1437 N 61ST ST Bought for $25K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2019, sold for $224K in 2019 (+796%). Owner-occupied $168K 4/1 1,600 1925 4
1438 N 61ST ST Traded 3×: $40K in 2006 → $97K in 2008 (+143%). Owner-occupied $146K 3/1 1,290 1925 3
1439 N 61ST ST Vacant $20K —/— 0 tax lien
1440 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $40K in 2006 → $49K in 2007 (+23%). Vacant $23K —/— 2 tax lien
1441 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $159K —/— 1,424 1925 0 tax lien
1442 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $169K 3/1 1,496 1925 0 tax lien
1443 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $159K —/— 1,424 1925 0 tax lien
1444 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $183K 4/1 1,720 1925 0
1446 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $60K —/— 1,071 1925 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)

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