Who owns your block
1800 block of Kentwood St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 96% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 92% since 2016, now about $468K. 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 $468K — about 2.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19116 median of $402K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19116 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19116 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $468K | $402K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 91% | 61% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 14 reported crimes (1 violent) and 32 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
- $468K typical home, up +92% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,262 to $5,153 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $119,942/yr to the city, about $5,215 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +92% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +58% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:
- 1856 Kentwood Stexemption1.02%$3,702/yr on $365K
- 1865 Kentwood Stexemption1.09%$4,940/yr on $453K
- 1863 Kentwood Stexemption1.09%$4,980/yr on $456K
- 1857 Kentwood Stexemption1.09%$4,994/yr on $457K
- 1853 Kentwood Stexemption1.09%$5,007/yr on $458K
- …and 16 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.1% 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 $192 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 23 parcels
- Owner-occupied 22
- Absentee individual 1
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 KENTWOOD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $460K | —/— | 1,696 | 1961 | 0 | |
| 1851 KENTWOOD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $461K | —/— | 1,696 | 1961 | 0 | |
| 1852 KENTWOOD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $468K | —/— | 2,070 | 1961 | 0 | |
| 1853 KENTWOOD ST | Owner-occupied | $458K | 4/2 | 1,696 | 1961 | 1 | |
| 1854 KENTWOOD ST | Owner-occupied | $460K | —/— | 1,696 | 1961 | 0 | |
| 1855 KENTWOOD ST | Absentee individual | $457K | —/— | 1,696 | 1961 | 1 | rented |
| 1856 KENTWOOD ST | Owner-occupied | $365K | —/— | 1,696 | 1961 | 0 | |
| 1857 KENTWOOD ST | Owner-occupied | $457K | —/— | 1,696 | 1961 | 1 | |
| 1858 KENTWOOD ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $299K in 2006 → $354K in 2020 (+18%). | Owner-occupied | $505K | 4/2 | 1,696 | 1961 | 4 | |
| 1859 KENTWOOD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $468K | —/— | 2,070 | 1961 | 0 | |
| 1860 KENTWOOD ST | Owner-occupied | $471K | —/— | 2,070 | 1961 | 1 | |
| 1861 KENTWOOD ST Renovated & sold onBought for $295K in 2024, addition and/or alteration permit in 2025, sold for $551K in 2025 (+87%). | Owner-occupied | $468K | —/— | 2,070 | 1961 | 2 | |
| 1862 KENTWOOD ST | Owner-occupied | $495K | —/— | 2,250 | 1961 | 1 | |
| 1863 KENTWOOD ST ImprovedBought for $483K in 2024. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $456K | —/— | 1,696 | 1961 | 1 | |
| 1864 KENTWOOD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $458K | —/— | 1,696 | 1961 | 0 | |
| 1865 KENTWOOD ST TradedTraded 2×: $287K in 2009 → $290K in 2018 (+1%). | Owner-occupied | $453K | 3/2 | 1,696 | 1961 | 2 | |
| 1866 KENTWOOD ST | Owner-occupied | $469K | 4/2 | 2,070 | 1961 | 1 | |
| 1867 KENTWOOD ST ImprovedBought for $261K in 2017. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $472K | 4/2 | 2,070 | 1961 | 1 | |
| 1868 KENTWOOD ST ImprovedBought for $138K in 2000. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $469K | —/— | 2,070 | 1961 | 2 | |
| 1869 KENTWOOD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $495K | —/— | 2,070 | 1961 | 0 | |
| 1870 KENTWOOD ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit. | Owner-occupied | $473K | —/— | 2,070 | 1961 | 0 | |
| 1871 KENTWOOD ST | Owner-occupied | $469K | —/— | 2,070 | 1961 | 0 | |
| 1873 KENTWOOD ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $464K | —/— | 2,070 | 1961 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)