Who owns your block
1700 block of S 17th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 79% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $8,327 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 145% since 2016, now about $217K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% 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 $217K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $217K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 53% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 86 reported crimes (18 violent) and 349 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
- $217K typical home, up +145% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,114 to $2,757 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.8M assessed, $81,996/yr to the city, about $2,412 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +145% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +147% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1727 S 17th St is assessed at $206K but pays $1,041 a year — about 36% of the $2,886 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 +8.5% 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 $245 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 44 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 34 parcels
- Owner-occupied 27
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1707 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $38K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $261K | 4/1 | 1,768 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1709 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 982 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1711 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 982 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1713 S 17TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $70K in 2008 → $65K in 2013 (-7%). | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/— | 1,182 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 1715 S 17TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $35K in 2002 → $197K in 2021 (+461%). | Absentee individual | $206K | 3/1 | 982 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 1717 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,182 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1718 S 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $2K in 2006 → $43K in 2006 (+2025%). | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1719 S 17TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $70K in 2006 → $88K in 2011 (+26%). | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/2 | 982 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1720 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,016 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1721 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $224K | 4/1 | 1,214 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1722 S 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1723 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,182 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1724 S 17TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $52K in 2010 → $290K in 2019 (+458%). | Owner-occupied | $288K | 2/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1725 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,138 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1726 S 17TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $65K in 2004 → $95K in 2004 (+46%). | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1727 S 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $28K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 982 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1728 S 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $26K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $50K in 2012 (+93%). | Absentee individual | $207K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 4 | rented |
| 1729 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $25K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $206K | 3/1 | 982 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1730 S 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $229K | —/— | 1,358 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1731 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Absentee individual | $206K | 3/1 | 982 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1732 S 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $72K in 2006 → $142K in 2007 (+98%). | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,200 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1733 S 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $206K | 3/1 | 982 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1734 S 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $75K in 2008, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $100K in 2009 (+33%). | Owner-occupied | $211K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1735 S 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $185K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $390K in 2022 (+111%). | Owner-occupied | $323K | 2/1 | 982 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1736 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $221K | 3/1 | 1,264 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1737 S 17TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $20K in 2000 → $305K in 2018 (+1425%). | Owner-occupied | $334K | 3/3 | 1,068 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1738 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1739 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,182 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1740 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/1 | 1,264 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1741 S 17TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $85K in 2008 → $266K in 2018 (+213%). | Owner-occupied | $268K | 3/1 | 1,082 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1742 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1743 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $206K | 3/1 | 982 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1744 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,264 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1746 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $98K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $304K | —/— | 2,432 | 1915 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)