Who owns your block
1500 block of S 17th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 86% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 2 homes behind $14,239 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 165% since 2016, now about $266K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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.
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.
- 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 $266K — 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 block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $266K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 29% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 82 reported crimes (18 violent) and 326 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
- $266K typical home, up +165% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,333 to $3,358 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.4M assessed, $68,736/yr to the city, about $3,273 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +165% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +152% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1540 S 17th St is assessed at $651K but pays $1,821 a year — about 20% of the $9,107 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 +9.3% 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 $265 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 29 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 21 parcels
- Owner-occupied 18
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Ventures Inc | 1 | 1 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 21 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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 S 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $1.3M | —/— | 71,928 | 1894 | 3 | 2 viol |
| 1502 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $59K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $313K | 3/2 | 1,524 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1504 S 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $100K in 2015, addition and/or alteration permit in 2016, sold for $340K in 2016 (+240%). | Owner-occupied | $357K | 4/1 | 1,680 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 1506 S 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2009); L&I violation (2011); L&I violation (2013); L&I violation (2014). | Owner-occupied | $266K | 4/1 | 1,680 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1508 S 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $18K in 2003 → $227K in 2016 (+1197%). | Absentee individual | $313K | 3/2 | 1,524 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1510 S 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $262K | 4/2 | 1,524 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1512 S 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $260K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1514 S 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $260K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1516 S 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $35K in 2001, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $345K in 2018 (+886%). | Owner-occupied | $340K | 2/2 | 1,402 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1518 S 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $32K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $244K | 3/1 | 1,312 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1520 S 17TH ST New constructionBought for $180K in 2024, built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $427K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $382K | 3/2 | 1,312 | 1925 | 2 | abated |
| 1522 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $244K | 3/1 | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1524 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2014. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $251K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1526 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2012. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $340K | 2/1 | 1,368 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1528 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $180K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $353K | 3/1 | 1,600 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1530 S 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $201K in 2014, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $390K in 2024 (+94%). | Owner-occupied | $354K | 3/1 | 1,512 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1532 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $251K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1534 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $244K | 3/1 | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1536 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $244K | 3/1 | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1538 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $34K in 1999. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $254K | 3/1 | 1,498 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1540 S 17TH ST New constructionBought for $165K in 2023, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $775K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $651K | 5/4 | 2,904 | 2024 | 6 | abatedtax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)