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Who owns your block

1400 block of Unruh Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 68% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 2 homes behind $25,367 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 98% since 2016, now about $239K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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
$239K
$221K–$296K
ZIP median $293K
Price / sq ft
$164
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$250K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $239K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1939
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
68%
28 of 41
city 41%
Rentals
20%
8 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$25K
2 of 41 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 7% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$770
5 years
+86%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+98%
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 $239K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19111 median of $293K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19111 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19111Philadelphia
Median home value$239K$293K$223K
Owner-occupied51%57%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 101 reported crimes (36 violent) and 129 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
101
36 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
129
36 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults19
Motor Vehicle Theft16
All Other Offenses14
Fraud11
Thefts10
Aggravated Assault No Firearm8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection27
Abandoned Vehicle23
Maintenance Complaint14
Sanitation Violation8
License Complaint7
Other (Streets)6

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 · K-5
J Hampton Moore
6900 Summerdale Ave · 1162 students
Middle · 6-8
Castor Gardens
1800 Cottman Ave · 1340 students
High · 9-12
Northeast High
1601 Cottman Ave · 185 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$125K$250K$239K2016: $121K2017: $121K2018: $121K2019: $123K2020: $129K2021: $129K2022: $129K2023: $179K2024: $179K2025: $228K2026: $228K2027: $239K2016202020232027

▲ +98% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,7492016: $1,2782017: $1,2782018: $1,2782019: $1,2422020: $1,2792021: $1,2472022: $1,2472023: $1,3862024: $1,3872025: $1,7882026: $1,9792027: $2,7492016202020232027

▲ +115% since 2016 · ~+7%/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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 198 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $198 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+98%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.1 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 48 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K2004201020162022
48arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 41 parcels

Owner-occupied: 28Absentee individual: 13 41parcels
  • Owner-occupied 28
  • Absentee individual 13

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels32 parcels3 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$221K$253K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 41 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1400 UNRUH AVE sold $69K (2003); Appeal denied (2009). Owner-occupied $253K —/— 1,462 1939 1
1401 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $253K 3/1 1,440 1939 1 tax lien
1402 UNRUH AVE Traded 3×: $61K in 2000 → $145K in 2017 (+138%). Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,462 1939 3
1403 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 0
1404 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $92K in 2013 → $130K in 2020 (+41%). Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 2
1405 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 1
1406 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 1
1407 UNRUH AVE Traded 3×: $120K in 2008 → $140K in 2018 (+17%). Absentee individual $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 3
1408 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $50K in 2026 → $90K in 2026 (+80%). Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 2
1409 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $45K in 2000 → $130K in 2005 (+189%). Absentee individual $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 2 2 viol
1410 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,462 1939 1
1411 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $239K 3/2 1,462 1939 1
1412 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 0
1413 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 0
1414 UNRUH AVE Absentee individual $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 1 rented
1415 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,462 1939 0
1416 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 1
1417 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $135K in 2006 → $250K in 2026 (+85%). Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 2
1418 UNRUH AVE sold $118K (2017); Appeal complete (2024). Absentee individual $237K 3/1 1,462 1939 1
1419 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,462 1939 1 rented
1420 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $62K in 2000 → $165K in 2005 (+164%). Absentee individual $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 2
1421 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 0
1422 UNRUH AVE Absentee individual $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 1
1423 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 0
1424 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $238K 3/1 1,462 1939 1
1425 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $64K in 2000 → $145K in 2019 (+127%). Absentee individual $221K 3/1 1,166 1939 2 rented
1426 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,462 1939 0
1427 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $155K in 2005 → $106K in 2014 (-32%). Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,462 1939 2
1428 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $57K in 2012 → $125K in 2018 (+119%). Absentee individual $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 2 rented
1429 UNRUH AVE Absentee individual $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 1
1430 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $163K in 2020 → $165K in 2021 (+2%). Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 2
1431 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 1
1432 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $238K 3/1 1,462 1939 0
1433 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $87K in 2003 → $148K in 2005 (+71%). Absentee individual $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 2
1434 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $254K 3/1 1,462 1939 1 rented
1435 UNRUH AVE Absentee individual $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 1 1 viol
1436 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,462 1939 1
1437 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $143K in 2005 → $125K in 2018 (-13%). Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 2 rented
1438 UNRUH AVE Traded 3×: $75K in 2003 → $147K in 2015 (+96%). Owner-occupied $296K —/— 1,514 1939 3
1439 UNRUH AVE Absentee individual $239K 3/1 1,462 1939 0 rented
1441 UNRUH AVE Absentee individual $251K 3/1 1,462 1939 0 rented

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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