Who owns your block
1700 block of Afton St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 84% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 85% since 2016, now about $296K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $296K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19111 median of $293K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19111 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19111 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $296K | $293K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 68% | 57% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 23 reported crimes (6 violent) and 47 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
- $296K typical home, up +85% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,823 to $2,751 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $114,379/yr to the city, about $3,091 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +85% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +51% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.8% 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 $185 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 48 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 31
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afton Sylvester Llc | 1 | 1 | $297K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 AFTON ST ImprovedBought for $290K in 2021. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $421K | 4/2 | 2,268 | 1960 | 2 | rentedtax lien |
| 1701 AFTON ST | Absentee individual | $270K | —/— | 964 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1702 AFTON ST | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1703 AFTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $142K in 2007 → $155K in 2013 (+9%). | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 964 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1704 AFTON ST History2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2018). | Investor / LLC | $297K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 0 | rented |
| 1705 AFTON ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 964 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1706 AFTON ST | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1707 AFTON ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 964 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1708 AFTON ST | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1709 AFTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $165K in 2005 → $165K in 2009 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $272K | —/— | 964 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1710 AFTON ST | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1711 AFTON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 964 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1712 AFTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $200K in 2006 → $130K in 2015 (-35%). | Absentee individual | $296K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1713 AFTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2016 → $170K in 2018 (+21%). | Absentee individual | $267K | —/— | 964 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
| 1714 AFTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $195K in 2005, alteration permit in 2015, sold for $285K in 2025 (+46%). | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/2 | 1,376 | 1960 | 4 | |
| 1715 AFTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $190K in 2022 → $275K in 2023 (+45%). | Owner-occupied | $278K | 2/1 | 964 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1716 AFTON ST | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1717 AFTON ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 964 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1718 AFTON ST | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1719 AFTON ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 964 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1720 AFTON ST ImprovedBought for $185K in 2017. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1721 AFTON ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 964 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1722 AFTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $96K in 2001 → $155K in 2015 (+62%). | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
| 1723 AFTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $93K in 2001 → $113K in 2010 (+21%). | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 964 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1724 AFTON ST HistoryL&I violation (2011); sold $142K (2011). | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1725 AFTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $62K in 2000 → $200K in 2020 (+223%). | Owner-occupied | $278K | 2/1 | 964 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1726 AFTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $182K in 2007 → $270K in 2025 (+48%). | Owner-occupied | $308K | 3/2 | 1,376 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1727 AFTON ST | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 964 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1728 AFTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $210K in 2022 → $210K in 2023 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $296K | 3/2 | 1,376 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
| 1729 AFTON ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 964 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1730 AFTON ST TradedTraded 2×: $182K in 2006 → $182K in 2023 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $302K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1731 AFTON ST Renovated & sold onBought for $75K in 2000, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $165K in 2017 (+120%). | Owner-occupied | $267K | —/— | 964 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 1732 AFTON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $78K in 2000 → $141K in 2013 (+81%). | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 1734 AFTON ST Historysold $135K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2015). | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1736 AFTON ST History2 L&I violations (2008). | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1738 AFTON ST | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1740 AFTON ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $297K | —/— | 1,376 | 1960 | 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)