Who owns your block
2000 block of S 27th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 71% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $9,606 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 92% since 2016, now about $230K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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 $230K — 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 | $230K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 47% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 64 reported crimes (16 violent) and 153 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
- $230K typical home, up +92% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,422 to $2,504 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.0M assessed, $44,305/yr to the city, about $2,606 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +92% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +76% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.1% 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 $192 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 18 arm's-length sales since 2003. 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 11
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Etting Property Management Llc | 1 | 1 | $230K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 S 27TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $279K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 2002 S 27TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $30K in 2007 → $85K in 2014 (+183%). | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1950 | 3 | |
| 2004 S 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 2005 S 27TH ST | Vacant | $112K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2006 S 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $250K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 2008 S 27TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $200K in 2023 → $250K in 2024 (+25%). | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 2010 S 27TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $159K in 2008, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $245K in 2020 (+54%). | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1950 | 2 | |
| 2012 S 27TH ST ImprovedBought for $195K in 2026. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $230K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 2014 S 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 2016 S 27TH ST | Absentee individual | $249K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1950 | 1 | rented |
| 2018 S 27TH ST ImprovedBought for $220K in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $230K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 2020 S 27TH ST ImprovedBought for $235K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $230K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 2022 S 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 2024 S 27TH ST | Absentee individual | $223K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 2026 S 27TH ST ImprovedBought for $79K in 2004. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1950 | 1 | |
| 2028 S 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1950 | 0 | |
| 2030 S 27TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2003 → $115K in 2014 (+77%). | Owner-occupied | $244K | 3/1 | 1,024 | 1950 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)