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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

1800 block of S 17th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 73% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 homes behind $19,166 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 170% since 2016, now about $291K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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
$291K
$247K–$417K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$160
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$363K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $291K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 44
$41K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
73%
32 of 44
city 41%
Rentals
14%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$19K
3 of 44 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+11%
value · tax +$483
5 years
+67%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+170%
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 $291K — 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$291K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied50%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 77 reported crimes (13 violent) and 302 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
77
13 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
302
50 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle15
Thefts14
Other Assaults11
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
Fraud9

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection82
Street Defect43
Salting25
Maintenance Complaint24
Abandoned Vehicle22
Illegal Dumping22

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$291K2016: $108K2017: $108K2018: $108K2019: $162K2020: $174K2021: $174K2022: $174K2023: $250K2024: $250K2025: $261K2026: $261K2027: $291K2016202020232027

▲ +170% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,2902016: $1,4222017: $1,4222018: $1,4222019: $2,1162020: $2,2762021: $2,2762022: $2,1812023: $2,7092024: $2,7092025: $2,8072026: $2,8072027: $3,2902016202020232027

▲ +131% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr

3
3 properties 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 $40,919 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%
$1,764pays now $5,830at the full rate

1801 S 17th St is assessed at $417K but pays $1,764 a year — about 30% of the $5,830 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 +9.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 270 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $270 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+9.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+170%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3 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 41 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
41arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 44 parcels

Owner-occupied: 32Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 7 44parcels
  • Owner-occupied 32
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 7

Value distribution today

19 parcels3 parcels2 parcels7 parcels0 parcels4 parcels9 parcels
$247K$392K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Schuylkill Estate Llc17$4.1Mphila.gov ↗
Young-Wilson Development17$1.9Mphila.gov ↗
Vantran Investments Llc14$816Kphila.gov ↗
Tundra Investments Pa Llc11$394Kphila.gov ↗
Lor Pa Holding Llc11$325Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 44 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1800-02 S 17TH ST sold $45K (2002); 2 L&I violations (2014). Investor / LLC $270K —/— 2,244 1920 1 tax lien
1801 S 17TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $417K —/— 2,975 1920 0 abatedtax lien
1803 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Absentee individual $301K —/— 1,560 1920 0 rented
1804 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $280K —/— 1,344 1920 1 tax lien
1805 S 17TH ST sold $157K (2006); 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7 (2016). Absentee individual $249K 4/1 1,638 1920 1
1806 S 17TH ST Bought for $30K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $480K in 2022 (+1484%). Investor / LLC $392K 4/4 2,020 1920 4 rented
1807 S 17TH ST Bought for $255K in 2022. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $271K 4/1 1,560 1920 1
1808 S 17TH ST Bought for $55K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. Investor / LLC $358K —/— 2,020 1920 2
1809 S 17TH ST Bought for $172K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $250K 4/1 1,560 1920 2
1810 S 17TH ST Bought for $55K in 2003, use permit in 2013, sold for $483K in 2020 (+778%). Absentee individual $397K 4/2 1,852 1920 2 rented
1811 S 17TH ST L&I violation (2013). Owner-occupied $250K 4/1 1,560 1920 0 tax lien
1812 S 17TH ST Bought for $376K in 2025. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $394K 5/3 2,358 1920 1 rented
1813 S 17TH ST Traded 2×: $500K in 2014 → $405K in 2024 (-19%). Owner-occupied $392K 4/1 1,560 1920 2
1814 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $369K —/— 2,516 1920 1
1815 S 17TH ST built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $195K in 2019. Owner-occupied $250K 4/1 1,560 1920 1
1816 S 17TH ST Absentee individual $315K —/— 2,020 1920 0
1817 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $250K 4/1 1,560 1920 0
1818 S 17TH ST Absentee individual $358K —/— 2,020 1920 1
1819 S 17TH ST Bought for $192K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $251K 4/1 1,670 1920 1
1820 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $322K —/— 2,020 1920 1
1821 S 17TH ST Bought for $28K in 1999. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $250K 4/1 1,560 1920 3
1822 S 17TH ST Bought for $65K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $365K —/— 2,098 1920 2
1823 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $250K 4/1 1,560 1920 1
1824 S 17TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $61K in 2003. Owner-occupied $379K —/— 2,700 1920 1 abated
1825 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $252K 4/1 1,680 1920 1
1826 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $383K —/— 2,700 1920 0
1827 S 17TH ST Bought for $33K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $253K 4/1 1,700 1920 1 tax lien
1828 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $318K —/— 2,064 1920 1
1829 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $247K 4/1 1,512 1920 0
1830 S 17TH ST Investor / LLC $325K 5/2 2,064 1920 1
1831 S 17TH ST built new under a 2014 permit. Absentee individual $261K 4/1 1,632 1920 0
1832 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $325K —/— 2,064 1920 0
1833 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $248K 4/1 1,624 1920 0
1834 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $325K —/— 2,064 1920 1
1835 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $250K 4/1 1,560 1920 0
1836 S 17TH ST Bought for $80K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $325K —/— 2,064 1920 1
1837 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $250K 4/1 1,560 1920 0
1838 S 17TH ST Bought for $75K in 2014, built new under a 2025 permit (tax-abated), sold for $220K in 2023. Owner-occupied $387K —/— 2,686 1920 2 abated
1839 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $250K 4/1 1,560 1920 1
1841 S 17TH ST Bought for $288K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $250K 4/1 1,560 1920 1
1843 S 17TH ST Absentee individual $249K 4/1 1,632 1920 0 rented
1845 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $301K —/— 1,560 1920 0
1847 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $250K 4/1 1,560 1920 1
1849 S 17TH ST Bought for $50K in 2002. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $376K —/— 2,688 1920 1 rented

Neighborhood

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

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