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Who owns your block

1700 block of N 61st St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 80% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 open code violations and 9 homes behind $89,268 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 56% since 2016, now about $149K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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
$149K
$90K–$253K
ZIP median $189K
Price / sq ft
$117
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$210K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $149K
Tax / yr
$777
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 59
$54K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
80%
47 of 59
city 41%
Rentals
10%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
8
L&I code
▲ block 7% · city 5%
Back taxes
$89K
9 of 59 behind
▲ block 15% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-5%
value · tax −$99
5 years
+53%
value · tax +$23
10 years
+56%
value · tax −$159

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 $149K — 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$149K$189K$223K
Owner-occupied66%54%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 99 reported crimes (41 violent) and 328 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
99
41 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
328
93 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults26
Motor Vehicle Theft16
Fraud10
Thefts9
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
All Other Offenses6

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection98
Maintenance Complaint77
Illegal Dumping37
Abandoned Vehicle23
Sanitation Violation19
Other (Streets)18

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$149K2016: $95K2017: $95K2018: $95K2019: $94K2020: $97K2021: $97K2022: $97K2023: $133K2024: $133K2025: $157K2026: $157K2027: $149K2016202020232027

▲ +56% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$7772016: $9362017: $9362018: $9362019: $7732020: $7542021: $7542022: $7542023: $7892024: $7892025: $8762026: $8762027: $7772016202020232027

▼ -17% since 2016 · ~-2%/yr

1
1 property 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 $54,458 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%
$0pays now $1,265at the full rate

1755 N 61st St is assessed at $90K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,265 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 +4.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 156 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $156 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+56%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.4 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 50 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 29 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
50arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
29homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 59 parcels

Owner-occupied: 47Investor / LLC: 8Absentee individual: 4 59parcels
  • Owner-occupied 47
  • Investor / LLC 8
  • Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels27 parcels21 parcels1 parcels3 parcels4 parcels
$90K$230K+

The block's largest owner, Bell Town Properties Llc, carries 9 open violations across 42 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Bell Town Properties Llc142$6.3Mphila.gov ↗
Annabelle 2006 Investment Group Llc15$814Kphila.gov ↗
Nancy 92 Investment Group14$598Kphila.gov ↗
Wilmore Llc13$392Kphila.gov ↗
5732 Hazel Ave Lp13$580Kphila.gov ↗
Active Homes Llc11$156Kphila.gov ↗
Mcd Investment Group11$156Kphila.gov ↗
Southside Llc11$149Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 59 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
1700 N 61ST ST L&I violation (2012); 2 L&I violations (2025). Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,440 1925 0 2 violtax lien
1701 N 61ST ST 2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $204K —/— 1,440 1925 0 tax lien
1702 N 61ST ST Bought for $40K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Investor / LLC $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 2
1703 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,276 1925 0
1704 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 1
1705 N 61ST ST Bought for $67K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,276 1925 1
1706 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 0 tax lien
1707 N 61ST ST Investor / LLC $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 1 rented
1708 N 61ST ST Bought for $55K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Absentee individual $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 2
1709 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 1
1710 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $45K in 2009 → $105K in 2017 (+133%). Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 2
1711 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 0
1712 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 0 tax lien
1713 N 61ST ST L&I violation (2013); L&I violation (2014). Absentee individual $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 0 tax lien
1714 N 61ST ST Bought for $140K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $198K 3/1 1,294 1925 1
1715 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 1
1716 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 0
1717 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $43K in 2002 → $110K in 2025 (+156%). Investor / LLC $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 2
1718 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 0
1719 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 1
1720 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 0 tax lien
1721 N 61ST ST sold $70K (2006); L&I violation (2022); Appeal complete (2023). Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 1
1722 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 0
1723 N 61ST ST Bought for $30K in 2012. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. Investor / LLC $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 1 rented
1724 N 61ST ST Bought for $46K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $107K in 2022. Investor / LLC $253K 3/2 1,294 1925 2 rentedtax lien
1725 N 61ST ST Bought for $35K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 2
1726 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 0
1727 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 0
1728 N 61ST ST Bought for $189K in 2018, mechanical permit in 2017, sold for $189K in 2018 (+18800%). Owner-occupied $230K 3/1 1,294 1925 2 tax lien
1729 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 0
1730 N 61ST ST Bought for $20K in 2002, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2019, sold for $170K in 2021 (+754%). Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 3
1731 N 61ST ST L&I violation (2011). Owner-occupied $148K 3/1 1,254 1925 0 tax lien
1732 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $47K in 2002 → $90K in 2006 (+91%). Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 2
1733 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 0 tax lien
1734 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 0
1735 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 1
1736 N 61ST ST 2 L&I violations (2011). Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 0
1737 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 0
1738 N 61ST ST Bought for $85K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 1 tax lien
1739 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 0
1740 N 61ST ST Bought for $89K in 2025, wall covering replacement permit in 2025, sold for $309K in 2025 (+247%). Owner-occupied $253K 4/3 1,294 1925 2 tax lien
1741 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 0
1742 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 0
1743 N 61ST ST Traded 3×: $800 in 2007 → $40K in 2016 (+4900%). Absentee individual $103K 3/1 1,276 1925 3 rented
1744 N 61ST ST Traded 3×: $120K in 2007 → $67K in 2016 (-44%). Owner-occupied $198K 3/1 1,294 1925 3 rented
1745 N 61ST ST Bought for $30K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 2
1746 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Absentee individual $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 0
1747 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 0
1748 N 61ST ST Bought for $90K in 2019. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. Investor / LLC $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 1 rented
1749 N 61ST ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 0
1750 N 61ST ST sold $25K (2016); L&I violation (2019). Investor / LLC $156K 3/1 1,294 1925 1
1751 N 61ST ST Bought for $52K in 1999, addition and/or alteration permit in 2022, sold for $271K in 2023 (+426%). Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 3
1753 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 0
1755 N 61ST ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $90K 3/1 1,276 1925 0 abated4 violtax lien
1757 N 61ST ST Bought for $25K in 2018, major alteration permit in 2018, sold for $175K in 2019 (+600%). Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,276 1925 2
1759 N 61ST ST Traded 2×: $26K in 2014 → $144K in 2016 (+461%). Owner-occupied $190K 3/1 1,276 1925 2 1 viol
1761 N 61ST ST 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 (2016); L&I violation (2017); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 0 1 viol
1763 N 61ST ST 2 L&I violations (2011); sold $23K (2015); L&I violation (2017); L&I: EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8 (2019); 8 L&I violations (2023). Investor / LLC $149K 3/1 1,276 1925 1
1765 N 61ST ST Owner-occupied $94K —/— 1,440 1925 0

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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