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Who owns your block

1600 block of N 61st St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 74% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 open code violations and 9 homes behind $59,751 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 62% since 2016, now about $160K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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
$160K
$16K–$260K
ZIP median $189K
Price / sq ft
$119
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$155K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $160K
Tax / yr
$834
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 50
$36K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
74%
37 of 50
city 41%
Rentals
18%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$60K
9 of 50 behind
▲ block 18% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-1%
value · tax −$199
5 years
+24%
value · tax −$345
10 years
+62%
value · tax −$135

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-occupied50%54%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 92 reported crimes (33 violent) and 328 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
92
33 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
328
91 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults22
Fraud14
Thefts13
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Aggravated Assault No Firearm5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection112
Maintenance Complaint74
Illegal Dumping31
Other (Streets)21
Salting20
Abandoned Vehicle19

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: $98K2017: $98K2018: $98K2019: $124K2020: $129K2021: $129K2022: $129K2023: $136K2024: $136K2025: $161K2026: $161K2027: $160K2016202020232027

▲ +62% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$8342016: $9692017: $9692018: $9562019: $1,1812020: $1,1792021: $1,1792022: $1,1792023: $9512024: $9512025: $8572026: $1,0332027: $8342016202020232027

▼ -14% since 2016 · ~-1%/yr

2
2 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 $36,020 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%
$1,209pays now $2,234at the full rate

1634 N 61st St is assessed at $160K but pays $1,209 a year — about 54% of the $2,234 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 162 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $162 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+62%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2 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 59 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
59arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
20homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 50 parcels

Owner-occupied: 37Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 9Vacant: 1 50parcels
  • Owner-occupied 37
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 9
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

4 parcels0 parcels1 parcels2 parcels31 parcels7 parcels5 parcels
$16K$255K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Restorations Neighborhood (individual)3556$20Mphila.gov ↗
Future Is Now Llc171$14Mphila.gov ↗
Reserve Properties Llc134$4.8Mphila.gov ↗
Artisan Property Group Lp127$4.4Mphila.gov ↗
Bmmt Realty Corporation11$196Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 50 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
1610 N 61ST ST Absentee individual $25K —/— 1,391 1925 0 rented
1611 N 61ST ST Bought for $45K in 2000, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $215K in 2023 (+378%). Owner-occupied $258K 4/2 1,392 1925 3
1612 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $167K 4/1 1,520 1925 1
1613 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,342 1925 1
1614 N 61ST ST Absentee individual $160K 3/1 1,342 1925 1
1615 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,342 1925 0 tax lien
1616 N 61ST ST Traded 3×: $2K in 2009 → $125K in 2010 (+6150%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,342 1925 3
1617 N 61ST ST Absentee individual $156K 3/1 1,342 1925 0 tax lien
1618 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,342 1925 0 tax lien
1619 N 61ST ST Bought for $72K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Investor / LLC $196K 3/1 1,342 1925 2 rented
1620 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,342 1925 0
1621 N 61ST ST demolished in 2017 and rebuilt (2017). Vacant $16K —/— 0 tax lien
1622 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,342 1925 0
1623 N 61ST ST Bought for $277K in 2026. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Absentee individual $156K 3/1 1,342 1925 1
1624 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,342 1925 0
1625 N 61ST ST Traded 3×: $45K in 2005 → $40K in 2009 (-10%). Absentee individual $156K 3/1 1,342 1925 3 rented
1626 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $55K in 2020 → $170K in 2020 (+209%). Owner-occupied $203K 4/1 1,342 1925 2
1627 N 61ST ST Bought for $30K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,342 1925 2
1628 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,342 1925 0 tax lien
1629 N 61ST ST Traded 6×: $34K in 2004 → $210K in 2022 (+518%). Owner-occupied $199K 4/1 1,342 1925 6
1630 N 61ST ST Absentee individual $25K —/— 1,341 1925 1 rented
1631 N 61ST ST Bought for $14K in 2004. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,342 1925 1 tax lien
1632 N 61ST ST Bought for $55K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,342 1925 1
1633 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,342 1925 0
1634 N 61ST ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,342 1925 0 abated
1635 N 61ST ST built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $54K in 2009. Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,342 1925 1 abatedtax lien
1636 N 61ST ST Bought for $95K in 2020, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $290K in 2022. Owner-occupied $260K 4/2 1,342 1925 5 tax lien
1637 N 61ST ST Bought for $150K in 2023. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $196K 4/2 1,342 1915 1 9 viol
1638 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,342 1925 0
1639 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $52K in 2001 → $28K in 2011 (-47%). Investor / LLC $156K 3/1 1,342 1925 2 rented
1640 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,342 1925 0 tax lien
1641 N 61ST ST Bought for $140K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $199K 3/1 1,342 1925 1
1642 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,342 1925 0
1643 N 61ST ST Bought for $49K in 2005, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $207K in 2020 (+321%). Owner-occupied $255K 4/2 1,342 1915 4
1644 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,342 1925 0
1645 N 61ST ST Bought for $35K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Investor / LLC $156K 3/1 1,342 1925 1 rented
1646 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,342 1925 0
1647 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $62K in 2018 → $170K in 2020 (+174%). Owner-occupied $199K 4/1 1,342 1925 2 tax lien
1648 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $45K in 2016 → $195K in 2019 (+333%). Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,342 1925 2 rented
1649 N 61ST ST Absentee individual $25K —/1 1,366 1925 1 rented
1650 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $120K in 2021 → $255K in 2021 (+113%). Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,342 1925 2
1651 N 61ST ST sold $69K (2007); 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8 (2016). Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,342 1925 1
1652 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,342 1925 0
1653 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,342 1925 0
1654 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,342 1925 0
1655 N 61ST ST Traded 3×: $47K in 2010 → $155K in 2025 (+230%). Absentee individual $151K 4/1 1,342 1925 3 rented
1656 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,342 1925 1
1657 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,342 1925 0
1658 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $165K in 2008 → $42K in 2011 (-75%). Absentee individual $259K —/— 1,874 1920 2 tax lien
1659 N 61ST ST Bought for $55K in 2016, alteration permit in 2016, sold for $198K in 2017 (+260%). Owner-occupied $227K 4/1 1,760 1925 2

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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