Who owns your block
1800 block of S 29th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 85% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 2 homes behind $5,163 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 72% since 2016, now about $219K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $219K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $219K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 46% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 80 reported crimes (19 violent) and 177 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
- $219K typical home, up +72% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,411 to $2,254 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.5M assessed, $79,055/yr to the city, about $2,396 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +72% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +60% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1815 S 29th St is assessed at $220K but pays $1,411 a year — about 46% of the $3,075 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 +5.1% 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 $172 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 50 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 33 parcels
- Owner-occupied 28
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sambour Long (individual) | 2 | 2 | $447K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 S 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 3 | rented |
| 1803 S 29TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1805 S 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $170K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Absentee individual | $203K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1807 S 29TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $63K in 2012 → $185K in 2021 (+196%). | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1809 S 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $230K in 2025. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $220K | 3/2 | 1,120 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1811 S 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $76K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $318K | 3/2 | 1,120 | 1950 | 3 | rented |
| 1812 S 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $175K in 2009. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $237K | 3/1 | 1,170 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1813 S 29TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $12K in 2002 → $260K in 2025 (+2084%). | Owner-occupied | $275K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 1814 S 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (tax-abated), sold for $50K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $213K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 1 | abated |
| 1815 S 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $220K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 0 | abated |
| 1816 S 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $212K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 1817 S 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1818 S 29TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2004 → $188K in 2014 (+134%). | Owner-occupied | $258K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1819 S 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $220K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1820 S 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $165K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1821 S 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1822 S 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $190K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1823 S 29TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $115K in 2007 → $145K in 2018 (+26%). | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1824 S 29TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $39K in 2000 → $270K in 2024 (+601%). | Owner-occupied | $237K | 3/2 | 1,120 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 1825 S 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $145K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1826 S 29TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $49K in 2000 → $113K in 2012 (+133%). | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1827 S 29TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $52K in 2002, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $130K in 2014 (+150%). | Owner-occupied | $220K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 4 | |
| 1828 S 29TH ST ImprovedBought for $73K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $261K | 3/1 | 1,342 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 1829 S 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1830 S 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $243K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $213K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 1 | abated |
| 1831 S 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $203K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1832 S 29TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $115K in 2005 → $137K in 2013 (+19%). | Owner-occupied | $213K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1833 S 29TH ST | Absentee individual | $203K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 1834 S 29TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $203K in 2021 → $300K in 2025 (+48%). | Absentee individual | $297K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1835 S 29TH ST | Owner-occupied | $220K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 1836 S 29TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $200K in 2022 → $295K in 2024 (+47%). | Absentee individual | $245K | 3/2 | 1,120 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 1837 S 29TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $156K in 2004 → $128K in 2009 (-18%). | Absentee individual | $233K | 3/1 | 1,120 | 1950 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 1838 S 29TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit, sold for $270K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $278K | 3/— | 1,484 | 1950 | 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)