Who owns your block
1600 block of N 30th St
A mixed-ownership block: 55% owner-occupied, 21% investor-held, with 4 open code violations and 6 homes behind $20,239 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 410% since 2016, now about $140K. Property taxes are climbing about 45% 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 $140K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19121 median of $167K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19121 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19121 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $140K | $167K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 42% | 20% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 114 reported crimes (34 violent) and 244 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
- $140K typical home, up +410% since 2016
- Tax bill $20 to $1,210 a year, +45%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.9M assessed, $52,955/yr to the city, about $1,394 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +410% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +5950% since 2016 · ~+45%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1654 N 30th St is assessed at $419K but pays $1,173 a year — about 20% of the $5,867 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 +16% 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 $510 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 41 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 38 parcels
- Owner-occupied 20
- Investor / LLC 7
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Phila (individual) | 2 | 3871 | $6561M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Harrison Inc | 1 | 82 | $17M | phila.gov ↗ |
| C3 Real Estate Development Llc | 1 | 14 | $2.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ejk Ventures Llc | 1 | 7 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Inner City Housing Llc | 1 | 3 | $425K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Your Philly Housing Llc | 1 | 2 | $314K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Johnson Deborah K Tr (individual) | 2 | 2 | $282K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Modern Conceptions Llc | 1 | 2 | $374K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Hp Holding Llc | 1 | 1 | $392K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 30th Street Revocable Trust | 1 | 1 | $38K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1610 N 30TH ST New constructionBought for $76K in 2018, built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $160K in 2018. | Absentee individual | $361K | 4/2 | 1,975 | 1915 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 1611 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $122K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1612 N 30TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2013); 5 L&I violations (2022); Appeal complete (2023); sold $230K (2024); 4 L&I violations (2024). | Investor / LLC | $392K | 4/3 | 1,815 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1613 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1614 N 30TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2005 → $766K in 2020 (+2964%). | Investor / LLC | $217K | —/— | 1,815 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1615 N 30TH ST ImprovedBought for $318K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,080 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1616 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $140K | 4/1 | 1,532 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1617 N 30TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $5K in 2018 → $7K in 2020 (+40%). | Vacant | $38K | —/— | — | — | 2 | tax lien |
| 1618 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $140K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1619 N 30TH ST Historysold $6K (1999); 2 L&I violations (2015); 4 L&I violations (2020); 5 L&I violations (2022). | Absentee individual | $133K | 3/1 | 1,376 | 1915 | 1 | 4 violtax lien |
| 1620 N 30TH ST New constructionBought for $48K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $334K in 2022. | Absentee individual | $283K | 3/2 | 1,530 | 1915 | 3 | abated |
| 1621 N 30TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1622 N 30TH ST New constructionBought for $48K in 2006, built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $40K in 2016. | Investor / LLC | $242K | 4/1 | 1,532 | 1915 | 2 | abated |
| 1623 N 30TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2014 → $150K in 2014 (+275%). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1624 N 30TH ST Historysold $23K (2010); L&I violation (2013). | Absentee individual | $140K | 4/1 | 1,532 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1625 N 30TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $2.0M in 2007 → $204K in 2025 (-90%). | Investor / LLC | $201K | 3/1 | 1,164 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 1626 N 30TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $26K in 2005, alterations permit in 2022, sold for $250K in 2025 (+861%). | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,532 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1627 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $141K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1628 N 30TH ST Historysold $5K (2004); L&I violation (2010); 7 L&I violations (2012). | Investor / LLC | $140K | 4/1 | 1,532 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1629 N 30TH ST New constructionBought for $115K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $325K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $254K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1630 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $140K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1631 N 30TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); sold $209K (2017). | Absentee individual | $181K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1632 N 30TH ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Absentee individual | $140K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1633 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $142K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1634 N 30TH ST | Absentee individual | $140K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1635 N 30TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1636 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $140K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1637 N 30TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1638 N 30TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $140K | 4/1 | 1,530 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1639 N 30TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2022). | Absentee individual | $138K | 3/1 | 1,194 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1640 N 30TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $141K | 4/1 | 1,535 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1642 N 30TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $41K in 2002, zoning permit in 2020, sold for $360K in 2021 (+778%). | Owner-occupied | $283K | 3/2 | 1,533 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1644 N 30TH ST | Owner-occupied | $141K | 4/1 | 1,535 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1646 N 30TH ST New constructionBought for $100K in 2018, built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated), sold for $300K in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $283K | 4/1 | 1,722 | 1915 | 3 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 1648 N 30TH ST History2 L&I violations (2020); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $52K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1650 N 30TH ST New constructionBought for $101K in 2018, built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $143K in 2019. | Investor / LLC | $345K | 3/3 | 1,884 | 1915 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 1652 N 30TH ST History2 L&I violations (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023). | Vacant | $41K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1654 N 30TH ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $560K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $419K | 4/3 | 1,905 | 2022 | 3 | rentedabatedtax lien |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)