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Who owns your block

1800 block of S 68th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 75% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 10 open code violations and 4 homes behind $4,212 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 98% since 2016, now about $151K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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
$151K
$128K–$184K
ZIP median $131K
Price / sq ft
$111
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$130K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $151K
Tax / yr
$910
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
75%
27 of 36
city 41%
Rentals
8%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
10
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$4K
4 of 36 behind
▲ block 11% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-2%
value · tax −$93
5 years
+97%
value · tax −$161
10 years
+98%
value · tax −$126

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 $151K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19142 median of $131K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19142 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19142Philadelphia
Median home value$151K$131K$223K
Owner-occupied53%34%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 49 reported crimes (12 violent) and 140 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
49
12 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
140
27 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts12
Other Assaults8
Motor Vehicle Theft7
All Other Offenses5
Fraud5
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief4

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection41
Maintenance Complaint24
Salting10
Abandoned Vehicle9
Illegal Dumping9
Street Defect8

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
Joseph Catharine
6600 Chester Ave · 377 students
Middle · 5-8
William Tilden
6601 Elmwood Ave · 230 students
High · 9-12
John Bartram
2401 S 67th St · 594 students

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$100K$200K$151K2016: $77K2017: $77K2018: $76K2019: $71K2020: $77K2021: $77K2022: $77K2023: $100K2024: $100K2025: $154K2026: $154K2027: $151K2016202020232027

▲ +98% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$8892016: $1,0152017: $1,0152018: $7922019: $9692020: $1,0502021: $1,0502022: $1,0502023: $1,3172024: $1,2472025: $1,3562026: $9822027: $8892016202020232027

▼ -12% since 2016 · ~-1%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9310025020162019202220252027This block 198 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $198 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+98%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.1 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 44 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K20002005201020152020
44arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 36 parcels

Owner-occupied: 27Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 8 36parcels
  • Owner-occupied 27
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 8

Value distribution today

1 parcels6 parcels9 parcels0 parcels8 parcels6 parcels6 parcels
$128K$165K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Tamarack Flats Llc118$2.6Mphila.gov ↗
King S Corneh (individual)22$279Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 36 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1800 S 68TH ST 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2022). Owner-occupied $162K 4/1 1,696 1925 0
1802 S 68TH ST Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,248 1925 1
1804 S 68TH ST Bought for $32K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $160K 3/1 1,248 1925 1 tax lien
1806 S 68TH ST Traded 2×: $22K in 2002 → $94K in 2006 (+325%). Absentee individual $161K —/— 1,248 1920 2
1808 S 68TH ST Owner pulled a operations permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
1810 S 68TH ST Traded 2×: $23K in 2001 → $67K in 2005 (+189%). Owner-occupied $150K 3/1 1,224 1925 2
1812 S 68TH ST Absentee individual $151K 3/1 1,248 1925 1
1814 S 68TH ST sold $69K (2008); L&I violation (2024). Absentee individual $151K 3/1 1,248 1925 1 rented
1815 S 68TH ST Owner-occupied $141K 3/1 1,280 1925 1
1816 S 68TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 1 viol
1817 S 68TH ST Absentee individual $140K 3/1 1,248 1925 1
1818 S 68TH ST Bought for $53K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,224 1925 1
1819 S 68TH ST Bought for $130K in 2024. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $137K 3/1 1,248 1925 1
1820 S 68TH ST Bought for $58K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $151K 3/1 1,248 1925 1
1821 S 68TH ST 2 L&I violations (2010). Owner-occupied $137K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 tax lien
1822 S 68TH ST Traded 2×: $60K in 2002 → $87K in 2023 (+45%). Absentee individual $151K 3/1 1,248 1925 2
1823 S 68TH ST Traded 3×: $56K in 1999 → $135K in 2021 (+141%). Investor / LLC $138K 3/1 1,248 1925 3 rented
1824 S 68TH ST Owner-occupied $165K 4/1 1,600 1925 0
1825 S 68TH ST L&I violation (2011). Owner-occupied $137K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
1827 S 68TH ST 2 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2013); 2 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $136K 3/1 1,248 1925 0
1828 S 68TH ST Bought for $62K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,440 1925 3
1829 S 68TH ST 2 L&I violations (2026). Owner-occupied $136K 3/1 1,248 1925 0 2 viol
1830 S 68TH ST 2 L&I violations (2011); 3 L&I violations (2026). Absentee individual $158K 3/1 1,440 1925 0 rented
1831 S 68TH ST sold $40K (2000); L&I violation (2017). Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,248 1925 1
1832 S 68TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,408 1925 0
1833 S 68TH ST Bought for $33K in 2004, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $159K in 2024 (+382%). Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,248 1925 4
1834 S 68TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,408 1925 0
1835 S 68TH ST sold $24K (2002); 2 L&I violations (2009); 4 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2015). Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,248 1925 1 tax lien
1836 S 68TH ST sold $50K (2010); L&I violation (2020). Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,408 1925 1
1837 S 68TH ST Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,248 1925 1
1838 S 68TH ST Bought for $50K in 2001. Owner pulled a use permit in 2011. Absentee individual $128K —/— 1,620 1925 2
1839 S 68TH ST Traded 6×: $4K in 2000 → $232K in 2024 (+5700%). Owner-occupied $157K 2/3 1,248 1920 6
1841 S 68TH ST Traded 2×: $28K in 2001 → $87K in 2007 (+210%). Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,248 1925 2
1843 S 68TH ST sold $50K (2002); L&I violation (2012); L&I violation (2016). Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,248 1925 1
1845 S 68TH ST Bought for $27K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $139K 3/1 1,248 1925 2 tax lien
1847 S 68TH ST Traded 2×: $65K in 2008 → $93K in 2022 (+43%). Absentee individual $184K —/— 2,325 1925 2 7 viol

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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