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Who owns your block

1800 block of S 15th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 86% of homes are lived in by their owners.

The typical home here is up 200% since 2016, now about $294K. Property taxes are climbing about 12% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$294K
$268K–$521K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$208
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.3×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 50
$43K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
86%
43 of 50
city 41%
Rentals
18%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$172
5 years
+85%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+200%
value · tax +$2K

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 $294K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$294K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied56%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 94 reported crimes (21 violent) and 249 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
94
21 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
249
26 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle20
Other Assaults18
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief15
Thefts14
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Fraud6

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection46
Salting37
Street Defect36
Graffiti Removal26
Maintenance Complaint15
Illegal Dumping10

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 · K-5
Stephen Girard
1800 Snyder Ave · 304 students
Middle
Eh Universal Institute Charter School At Vare
High
Universal Institute Charter School At Audenried

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$250K$500K$294K2016: $98K2017: $98K2018: $98K2019: $148K2020: $159K2021: $159K2022: $159K2023: $240K2024: $240K2025: $270K2026: $270K2027: $294K2016202020232027

▲ +200% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,2842016: $9622017: $9622018: $1,1372019: $1,7172020: $1,6002021: $1,6002022: $1,7482023: $2,5412024: $2,3942025: $2,4062026: $3,1122027: $3,2842016202020232027

▲ +241% since 2016 · ~+12%/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 $42,568 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%
$3,129pays now $6,503at the full rate

1834 S 15th St is assessed at $465K but pays $3,129 a year — about 48% of the $6,503 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 +10.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 300 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $300 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+10.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+200%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+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 46 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 23 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
46arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
23homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 50 parcels

Owner-occupied: 43Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 6 50parcels
  • Owner-occupied 43
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 6

Value distribution today

19 parcels20 parcels0 parcels2 parcels3 parcels2 parcels4 parcels
$268K$440K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Mir C1 Lp11$440Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 50 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1800 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. Absentee individual $360K —/— 2,569 1920 0
1801 S 15TH ST Bought for $44K in 2001. Owner pulled a demolition permit in 2018. Investor / LLC $440K 4/3 2,189 1920 1
1802 S 15TH ST Bought for $183K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $374K 5/1 2,016 1920 2
1803 S 15TH ST Bought for $190K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Absentee individual $521K 4/3 2,182 1920 1 rented
1804 S 15TH ST 3 L&I violations (2008); sold $180K (2014). Owner-occupied $294K 4/1 1,456 1920 1
1805 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,380 1920 0
1806 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 0
1807 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $270K 3/1 1,248 1920 0
1808 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 0
1809 S 15TH ST Absentee individual $287K 4/1 1,380 1920 1 rented
1810 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 0
1811 S 15TH ST Bought for $60K in 2011, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $250K in 2013 (+317%). Absentee individual $389K 3/1 1,380 1920 2
1812 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 0
1813 S 15TH ST Bought for $125K in 2019. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,380 1920 1
1814 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 1
1815 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,380 1920 0
1816 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 0
1817 S 15TH ST Bought for $265K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,380 1920 1
1818 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 0
1819 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,380 1920 1
1820 S 15TH ST Traded 2×: $65K in 2000 → $65K in 2003 (+0%). Owner-occupied $346K 3/2 1,456 1920 2
1821 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,380 1920 1
1822 S 15TH ST Bought for $72K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $195K in 2008 (+171%). Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 3 rented
1823 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,380 1920 0
1824 S 15TH ST Bought for $64K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 1 rented
1825 S 15TH ST Bought for $100K in 2009, electrical permit in 2012, sold for $333K in 2017 (+233%). Owner-occupied $393K 3/1 1,410 1920 3
1826 S 15TH ST Bought for $63K in 2003, electrical permit in 2008, sold for $330K in 2020 (+424%). Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 2 rented
1827 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,380 1920 0
1828 S 15TH ST Bought for $159K in 2009. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $399K 3/1 1,456 1920 2
1829 S 15TH ST Bought for $119K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $389K 3/1 1,380 1920 2
1830 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 0
1831 S 15TH ST Bought for $166K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,380 1920 1
1832 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 0
1833 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $292K 3/1 1,439 1920 0
1834 S 15TH ST Bought for $58K in 2001, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $290K in 2020. Owner-occupied $465K 4/1 1,488 1920 2 abated
1835 S 15TH ST Traded 4×: $68K in 2000 → $351K in 2021 (+420%). Owner-occupied $287K 4/1 1,380 1920 4
1836 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 0
1837 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,380 1920 0 rented
1838 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 0
1839 S 15TH ST Traded 2×: $40K in 2002 → $131K in 2006 (+229%). Absentee individual $287K 3/1 1,380 1920 2 rented
1840 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 0
1841 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $298K 4/1 1,510 1920 0
1842 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 0
1843 S 15TH ST Traded 2×: $135K in 2006 → $200K in 2007 (+48%). Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,380 1920 2 rented
1844 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 0
1845 S 15TH ST Bought for $135K in 2009, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $400K in 2025. Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,380 1920 2
1846 S 15TH ST Bought for $175K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,456 1920 1
1847 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,380 1920 0
1848 S 15TH ST Bought for $355K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Absentee individual $469K 4/3 1,856 1920 2 rented
1849 S 15TH ST Bought for $177K in 2011. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $268K —/— 1,824 1920 2

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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