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Who owns your block

1800 block of Tolbut St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 88% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 1 home behind $42,934 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 85% since 2016, now about $310K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$310K
$300K–$332K
ZIP median $330K
Price / sq ft
$281
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$345K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $310K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1958
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
88%
35 of 40
city 41%
Rentals
7%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
4
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$43K
1 of 40 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$223
5 years
+61%
value · tax +$886
10 years
+85%
value · tax +$1K

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 $310K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19152 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19152 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19152Philadelphia
Median home value$310K$330K$223K
Owner-occupied68%59%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 22 reported crimes (1 violent) and 52 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
22
1 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
52
10 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft4
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief4
All Other Offenses3
Fraud3
Theft from Vehicle3
Thefts2

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection13
Abandoned Vehicle8
Maintenance Complaint6
Shoveling4
Salting3
Traffic Calming Request3

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 · K-8
Louis H Farrell
8300 Castor Ave · 1255 students
High · 9-12
Northeast High
1601 Cottman Ave · 185 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$250K$500K$310K2016: $168K2017: $168K2018: $168K2019: $175K2020: $192K2021: $192K2022: $192K2023: $232K2024: $232K2025: $293K2026: $293K2027: $310K2016202020232027

▲ +85% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,9472016: $1,9372017: $1,9372018: $1,9372019: $1,8902020: $2,0612021: $2,0612022: $2,0612023: $2,1512024: $2,1502025: $2,7232026: $2,7242027: $2,9472016202020232027

▲ +52% since 2016 · ~+4%/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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 185 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $185 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+85%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.8 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 48 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
48arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
7homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 40 parcels

Owner-occupied: 35Absentee individual: 5 40parcels
  • Owner-occupied 35
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

1 parcels1 parcels1 parcels18 parcels13 parcels1 parcels5 parcels
$300K$317K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 40 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 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $315K —/— 1,104 1958 1
1801 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $322K —/— 1,060 1958 1
1802 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $308K —/— 1,104 1958 1
1803 TOLBUT ST Absentee individual $311K —/— 1,060 1958 1 rentedtax lien
1804 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $308K —/— 1,104 1958 1
1805 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $317K —/— 1,060 1958 1
1806 TOLBUT ST Traded 2×: $95K in 2001 → $165K in 2013 (+74%). Owner-occupied $308K —/— 1,104 1958 2
1807 TOLBUT ST Traded 2×: $86K in 2001 → $120K in 2019 (+40%). Absentee individual $311K —/— 1,060 1958 2
1808 TOLBUT ST Traded 3×: $165K in 2004 → $350K in 2023 (+112%). Owner-occupied $308K —/— 1,104 1958 3
1809 TOLBUT ST Traded 2×: $140K in 2009 → $240K in 2020 (+71%). Owner-occupied $311K 3/2 1,060 1958 2
1810 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $308K —/— 1,104 1958 1
1811 TOLBUT ST Traded 2×: $160K in 2004 → $140K in 2020 (-13%). Owner-occupied $311K —/— 1,060 1958 2 tax lien
1812 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $308K 3/2 1,104 1958 1
1813 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $311K —/— 1,060 1958 1
1814 TOLBUT ST Traded 2×: $93K in 2002 → $207K in 2005 (+124%). Owner-occupied $308K —/— 1,104 1958 2
1815 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $311K —/— 1,060 1958 1
1816 TOLBUT ST Traded 3×: $180K in 2006 → $163K in 2010 (-9%). Owner-occupied $308K —/— 1,104 1958 3
1817 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $317K —/— 1,060 1958 0
1818 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,104 1958 1
1819 TOLBUT ST Traded 2×: $140K in 2002 → $345K in 2025 (+146%). Owner-occupied $311K 3/2 1,060 1958 2
1820 TOLBUT ST Traded 2×: $92K in 2001 → $190K in 2015 (+107%). Owner-occupied $308K —/— 1,104 1958 2
1821 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $310K —/— 1,104 1958 1
1822 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $308K —/— 1,104 1958 1
1823 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $310K —/— 1,104 1958 1
1824 TOLBUT ST Absentee individual $308K —/— 1,104 1958 0
1825 TOLBUT ST Traded 2×: $169K in 2004 → $333K in 2024 (+97%). Owner-occupied $310K 3/2 1,104 1958 2
1826 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $308K —/— 1,104 1958 0
1827 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $300K —/— 1,104 1958 1
1828 TOLBUT ST Traded 2×: $50K in 2001 → $91K in 2001 (+82%). Owner-occupied $308K —/— 1,104 1958 2
1829 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $310K —/— 1,104 1958 0
1830 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $310K —/— 1,104 1958 1
1831 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $310K —/— 1,104 1958 0
1832 TOLBUT ST Absentee individual $310K —/— 1,104 1958 1 rented
1833 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $310K —/— 1,104 1958 0
1834 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $310K —/— 1,104 1958 1
1835 TOLBUT ST Absentee individual $316K —/— 1,104 1958 1 rented
1836 TOLBUT ST Traded 2×: $137K in 2003 → $270K in 2023 (+97%). Owner-occupied $310K —/— 1,104 1958 2
1837 TOLBUT ST Traded 2×: $180K in 2018 → $300K in 2021 (+67%). Owner-occupied $332K 3/2 1,104 1958 2
1838 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $307K —/— 1,104 1958 1
1839 TOLBUT ST Owner-occupied $303K —/— 1,104 1958 0 4 violtax lien

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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