Who owns your block
1700 block of S 8th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 69% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 87% since 2016, now about $333K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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 $333K — about 1.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $333K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 31% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 88 reported crimes (22 violent) and 369 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
- $333K typical home, up +87% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,170 to $3,540 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $124,922/yr to the city, about $3,569 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +87% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +63% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1735 S 8th St is assessed at $362K but pays $1,138 a year — about 22% of the $5,066 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 +5.9% 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 $187 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 26 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 35 parcels
- Owner-occupied 24
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 9
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrest Properties Llc | 1 | 4 | $1.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Etown Development Llc | 1 | 1 | $446K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 35 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 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $65K in 2003. Owner pulled a use permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $346K | —/— | 2,352 | 1960 | 2 | rented |
| 1702 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $56K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $347K | 4/4 | 1,540 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1704 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $350K | 4/1 | 1,547 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1706 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $113K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $236K | 3/1 | 1,600 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1708 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $200K | —/— | 1,600 | 1960 | 1 | |
| 1710 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2004 → $275K in 2015 (+83%). | Owner-occupied | $320K | 4/2 | 1,600 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1711 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit, sold for $60K in 2001. | Absentee individual | $373K | —/— | 2,664 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1712 S 8TH ST New constructionBought for $200K in 2007, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $225K in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $304K | —/— | 2,070 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1713 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $240K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $341K | 3/3 | 1,950 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1714 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $333K | 3/1 | 1,338 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1715 S 8TH ST Historysold $150K (2006); 4 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2012); Appeal withdrawn (2012). | Absentee individual | $407K | 5/1 | 1,950 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1716 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $333K | 3/1 | 1,338 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1717 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $399K | 6/3 | 2,220 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1718 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $347K | 3/1 | 1,338 | 1960 | 0 | abated |
| 1719 S 8TH ST | Investor / LLC | $446K | 6/3 | 2,760 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1720 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $368K | 4/1 | 1,624 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1721 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $200K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $348K | 4/1 | 1,618 | 1915 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1722 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $197K in 2013 → $523K in 2024 (+165%). | Owner-occupied | $371K | 3/2 | 1,642 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1723 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $327K | 3/1 | 1,428 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1724 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $472K | 4/2 | 2,070 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1725 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $312K | 3/1 | 1,298 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1726 S 8TH ST History2 L&I violations (2010); sold $132K (2012); L&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2025). | Absentee individual | $294K | 3/2 | 1,020 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1727 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $315K | 3/1 | 1,298 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1728 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2004. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $308K | 3/1 | 1,290 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1729 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $34K in 2004 → $215K in 2017 (+532%). | Absentee individual | $354K | 4/1 | 1,610 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1730 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $277K | 3/2 | 1,218 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1731 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $318K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1732 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $253K | 3/1 | 1,306 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1733 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $348K | 4/1 | 1,580 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1734 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $331K | 3/1 | 1,460 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1735 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $362K | 4/1 | 1,710 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1736 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $308K | 3/1 | 1,263 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1737 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $249K | —/— | 1,696 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1738 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $329K | 3/2 | 1,218 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1740 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $53K in 2001. Owner pulled a use permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $247K | —/— | 1,680 | 1960 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)