Who owns your block
1900 block of S 68th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 88% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 1 home behind $1,574 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 67% since 2016, now about $109K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $109K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19142 median of $131K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19142 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19142 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $109K | $131K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 59% | 34% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 60 reported crimes (14 violent) and 131 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
- $109K typical home, up +67% since 2016
- Tax bill $904 to $286 a year, -10%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $1.9M assessed, $13,248/yr to the city, about $779 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +67% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -68% since 2016 · ~-10%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1901 S 68th St is assessed at $120K but pays $286 a year — about 17% of the $1,685 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 +4.8% 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 $167 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 15 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 17 parcels
- Owner-occupied 15
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Republic Investments Llc | 1 | 5 | $714K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 S 68TH ST | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,072 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1901 S 68TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $72K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1902 S 68TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1903 S 68TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $150K in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1904 S 68TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $100K in 2007 → $105K in 2024 (+5%). | Investor / LLC | $109K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1905 S 68TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $70K in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $116K | 3/1 | 1,172 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1906 S 68TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $50K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1907 S 68TH ST | Absentee individual | $120K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1908 S 68TH ST Historysold $78K (2007); L&I violation (2008). | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1909 S 68TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $70K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1910 S 68TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1911 S 68TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a city demolition permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $120K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1912 S 68TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $83K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1914 S 68TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $66K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $109K | 3/1 | 1,046 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1916 S 68TH ST | Owner-occupied | $107K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1918 S 68TH ST | Owner-occupied | $106K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1920 S 68TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017). | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 1,072 | 1925 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)