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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.

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
$219K
$190K–$318K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$194
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$260K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $219K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
3 of 33
$26K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
85%
28 of 33
city 41%
Rentals
9%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$5K
2 of 33 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax −$117
5 years
+56%
value · tax +$394
10 years
+72%
value · tax +$843

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 $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 blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$219K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied46%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.

Crimes · 12mo
80
19 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
177
41 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft17
Other Assaults16
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief12
Fraud10
Thefts9
Theft from Vehicle5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection78
Abandoned Vehicle21
Maintenance Complaint21
Illegal Dumping7
Salting7
Information Request4

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 & Middle
Universal Institute Charter School At Alcorn
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$125K$250K$219K2016: $127K2017: $127K2018: $127K2019: $131K2020: $141K2021: $141K2022: $141K2023: $178K2024: $178K2025: $213K2026: $213K2027: $219K2016202020232027

▲ +72% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,2542016: $1,4112017: $1,4112018: $1,4112019: $1,7302020: $1,8602021: $1,8602022: $1,8602023: $2,2622024: $1,9252025: $1,8342026: $2,3712027: $2,2542016202020232027

▲ +60% since 2016 · ~+4%/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 $25,801 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%
$1,411pays now $3,075at the full rate

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

9510025020162019202220252027This block 172 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+5.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+72%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.4 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 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

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
50arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
6homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 33 parcels

Owner-occupied: 28Absentee individual: 5 33parcels
  • Owner-occupied 28
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

1 parcels13 parcels9 parcels3 parcels1 parcels2 parcels4 parcels
$190K$278K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Sambour Long (individual)22$447Kphila.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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1801 S 29TH ST Bought 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 L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,120 1950 0
1805 S 29TH ST Bought 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 Traded 2×: $63K in 2012 → $185K in 2021 (+196%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,120 1950 2 tax lien
1809 S 29TH ST Bought for $230K in 2025. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $220K 3/2 1,120 1950 1
1811 S 29TH ST Bought 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 Bought for $175K in 2009. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 1,170 1950 1
1813 S 29TH ST Traded 3×: $12K in 2002 → $260K in 2025 (+2084%). Owner-occupied $275K 3/1 1,120 1950 3
1814 S 29TH ST built 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 Traded 2×: $80K in 2004 → $188K in 2014 (+134%). Owner-occupied $258K 3/1 1,120 1950 2
1819 S 29TH ST Bought 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 Bought 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 Traded 2×: $115K in 2007 → $145K in 2018 (+26%). Owner-occupied $203K 3/1 1,120 1950 2
1824 S 29TH ST Traded 3×: $39K in 2000 → $270K in 2024 (+601%). Owner-occupied $237K 3/2 1,120 1950 3
1825 S 29TH ST Bought for $145K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $219K 3/1 1,120 1950 1
1826 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $49K in 2000 → $113K in 2012 (+133%). Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,120 1950 2
1827 S 29TH ST Bought 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 Bought 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 built 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 Traded 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 Traded 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 Traded 2×: $200K in 2022 → $295K in 2024 (+47%). Absentee individual $245K 3/2 1,120 1950 2
1837 S 29TH ST Traded 2×: $156K in 2004 → $128K in 2009 (-18%). Absentee individual $233K 3/1 1,120 1950 2 2 viol
1838 S 29TH ST built 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)

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