Who owns your block
1800 block of 68th Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 87% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 6 homes behind $42,364 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 68% since 2016, now about $206K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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 $206K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19126 median of $219K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19126 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19126 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $206K | $219K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 57% | 60% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 65 reported crimes (11 violent) and 191 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
- $206K typical home, up +68% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,552 to $2,138 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.7M assessed, $70,628/yr to the city, about $2,354 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +68% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +38% since 2016 · ~+3%/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 +4.8% 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 $168 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 30 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays 2021-Npl1 Reo Corp | 1 | 1 | $199K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $93K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $256K | 4/2 | 2,080 | 1920 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 1801 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $190K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $360K | 4/2 | 2,263 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1802 68TH AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1803 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $22K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $289K | 4/2 | 1,624 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1804 68TH AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 1805 68TH AVE History2 L&I violations (2016); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $221K | 4/1 | 1,684 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1806 68TH AVE | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1807 68TH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $57K in 2001 → $207K in 2020 (+261%). | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1808 68TH AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $93K in 2004 → $280K in 2023 (+201%). | Owner-occupied | $270K | 4/2 | 1,444 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1809 68TH AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1810 68TH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2012 → $135K in 2012 (+170%). | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1811 68TH AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1812 68TH AVE History3 L&I violations (2019); sold $150K (2019); L&I violation (2020). | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1813 68TH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $30K in 2004 → $88K in 2004 (+192%). | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1814 68TH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2008 → $130K in 2009 (+420%). | Owner-occupied | $244K | 4/2 | 1,444 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1815 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $125K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1816 68TH AVE | Owner-occupied | $200K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1817 68TH AVE HistoryL&I violation (2012); 3 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1818 68TH AVE History2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $219K | 4/1 | 1,780 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1819 68TH AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $35K in 2015, alteration permit in 2015, sold for $35K in 2015 (+75%). | Absentee individual | $223K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1820 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $16K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $285K | 4/1 | 1,881 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1821 68TH AVE Historysold $36K (2002); L&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $248K | —/— | 1,520 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1822 68TH AVE Historysold $88K (2008); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $93K | 3/1 | 1,406 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1823 68TH AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1824 68TH AVE | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/1 | 1,406 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1825 68TH AVE ImprovedBought for $80K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1826 68TH AVE Historysold $74K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Investor / LLC | $199K | 3/1 | 1,406 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1827 68TH AVE | Owner-occupied | $202K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1828 68TH AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,406 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1829 68TH AVE TradedTraded 2×: $56K in 2013 → $160K in 2013 (+188%). | Absentee individual | $354K | 6/4 | 2,038 | 1920 | 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)