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Who owns your block

1400 block of S 17th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 86% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 6 homes behind $35,387 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 187% since 2016, now about $268K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$268K
$218K–$621K
ZIP median $364K
Price / sq ft
$236
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$320K
7 sold in 2yr
assessed $268K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $8K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
16 of 42
$88K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
86%
36 of 42
city 41%
Rentals
5%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$35K
6 of 42 behind
▲ block 14% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$197
5 years
+53%
value · tax +$490
10 years
+187%
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 $268K — about 1.2× 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$268K$364K$223K
Owner-occupied41%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 86 reported crimes (18 violent) and 370 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
86
18 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
370
32 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses16
Thefts16
Motor Vehicle Theft15
Other Assaults12
Theft from Vehicle7
Burglary Residential5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection121
Maintenance Complaint46
Salting39
Street Defect27
Illegal Dumping16
Graffiti Removal15

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$268K2016: $93K2017: $93K2018: $93K2019: $162K2020: $174K2021: $175K2022: $175K2023: $225K2024: $225K2025: $247K2026: $249K2027: $268K2016202020232027

▲ +187% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,2612016: $8802017: $8802018: $8802019: $1,7272020: $1,8302021: $1,8142022: $1,7712023: $2,0162024: $2,0162025: $2,0682026: $2,0642027: $2,2612016202020232027

▲ +157% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr

16
16 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 $88,090 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%
$1,738pays now $8,690at the full rate

1426 S 17th St is assessed at $621K but pays $1,738 a year — about 20% of the $8,690 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 +10.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 287 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $287 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+10.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+187%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.6 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 76 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$5.0M$10M2004201020162022
76arm's-length sales since 1999
2times the typical home has sold
7most sales for a single property
16homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 42 parcels

Owner-occupied: 36Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 4 42parcels
  • Owner-occupied 36
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

20 parcels5 parcels3 parcels3 parcels4 parcels1 parcels6 parcels
$218K$567K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Hu Qulaity Care Llc11$555Kphila.gov ↗
Tjc Realty Llc11$243Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 42 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
1403 S 17TH ST Bought for $141K in 2022, built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated), sold for $549K in 2024. Owner-occupied $545K 3/2 2,020 1925 2 abated
1405 S 17TH ST Bought for $60K in 2008, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $389K in 2020 (+548%). Owner-occupied $341K 3/1 1,248 1925 4
1407 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 tax lien
1408 S 17TH ST Bought for $105K in 2010, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $613K 4/— 2,118 2020 3 abated
1409 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 abated
1410 S 17TH ST Bought for $105K in 2010, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $235K in 2021 (+124%). Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 896 1925 2
1411 S 17TH ST Bought for $170K in 2018, addition and/or alteration permit in 2018, sold for $435K in 2022 (+156%). Owner-occupied $377K 3/2 1,120 1925 3
1412 S 17TH ST Bought for $105K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $280K in 2026 (+167%). Owner-occupied $264K 3/1 1,184 1925 2
1413 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 tax lien
1414 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 896 1925 0 3 violtax lien
1415 S 17TH ST Traded 2×: $125K in 2013 → $320K in 2025 (+156%). Owner-occupied $267K 3/1 1,368 1925 2
1416 S 17TH ST Bought for $5K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. Absentee individual $274K 3/1 1,496 1925 1 tax lien
1417 S 17TH ST Bought for $130K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $425K in 2021. Owner-occupied $390K 3/2 1,216 1925 3 abated
1418 S 17TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,336 1925 0 abated
1419 S 17TH ST Bought for $88K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $495K in 2023 (+466%). Owner-occupied $439K 3/2 1,544 1925 3 tax lien
1420 S 17TH ST Bought for $72K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $258K in 2024 (+258%). Owner-occupied $218K 2/1 896 1925 3
1421 S 17TH ST Traded 4×: $54K in 2005 → $495K in 2021 (+817%). Owner-occupied $443K 4/1 1,728 1925 4
1422 S 17TH ST Bought for $61K in 2010, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $530K in 2024. Absentee individual $582K 4/3 1,936 1925 4 abated
1423 S 17TH ST Bought for $2K in 1999, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $381K in 2024 (+25300%). Owner-occupied $315K 3/1 1,248 1925 7
1424 S 17TH ST Bought for $200K in 2021, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2021, sold for $420K in 2022 (+110%). Owner-occupied $341K 3/2 896 1925 2
1425 S 17TH ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $227K 3/1 960 1925 0 abated
1426 S 17TH ST Old house bought for $140K in 2018, demolished in 2019 and rebuilt (2019), then sold for $575K in 2020. Owner-occupied $621K 4/4 2,187 2020 3 abated
1427 S 17TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 abated
1428 S 17TH ST Bought for $100K in 2024, built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $565K in 2025. Investor / LLC $555K 3/2 2,256 1925 3
1429 S 17TH ST Bought for $13K in 2015, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $365K in 2018. Absentee individual $386K 3/2 1,184 1925 3 abated
1430 S 17TH ST built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $277K 3/1 1,640 1925 0 abated
1431 S 17TH ST 2 L&I violations (2016). Owner-occupied $264K 3/1 1,324 1925 0 tax lien
1432 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,104 1925 0
1433 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $264K 3/1 1,324 1925 0 abated
1434 S 17TH ST Bought for $200K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $432K 3/1 1,401 1925 1
1435 S 17TH ST built new (tax-abated). Absentee individual $264K 3/1 1,324 1925 0 abated
1436 S 17TH ST Bought for $142K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $560K in 2024. Owner-occupied $567K 3/3 2,300 1925 4 abated
1437 S 17TH ST L&I violation (2011). Owner-occupied $241K 3/1 1,116 1925 0 tax lien
1438 S 17TH ST Bought for $18K in 2012, built new under a 2013 permit, sold for $480K in 2020. Owner-occupied $516K 3/2 2,499 2013 4 rented
1439 S 17TH ST Traded 2×: $3K in 2004 → $129K in 2005 (+4200%). Owner-occupied $268K 3/1 1,376 1925 2
1440 S 17TH ST Bought for $90K in 2015, mechanical permit in 2016, sold for $277K in 2020 (+208%). Owner-occupied $418K 3/1 1,404 1925 5 rented
1441 S 17TH ST Bought for $45K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $268K 3/1 1,376 1925 2
1442 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 896 1925 0
1443 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $344K 4/2 1,926 1925 0
1444 S 17TH ST built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $10K in 2000. Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 1,400 1925 1 abated
1446 S 17TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $262K 3/1 1,344 1925 0 abated
1448 S 17TH ST Bought for $115K in 2006, use permit in 2007, sold for $410K in 2026 (+257%). Investor / LLC $243K —/— 1,944 1925 3 tax lien

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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