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Who owns your block

2000 block of S 28th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 76% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $7,188 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 85% since 2016, now about $235K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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
$235K
$218K–$473K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$229
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$238K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $235K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 38
$30K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
76%
29 of 38
city 41%
Rentals
16%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$7K
1 of 38 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$201
5 years
+59%
value · tax +$281
10 years
+85%
value · tax +$537

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 $235K — about 1.1× the citywide median, and in line with 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$235K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied50%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 64 reported crimes (14 violent) and 180 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
64
14 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
180
46 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft14
Thefts9
Other Assaults7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
Fraud6
Theft from Vehicle5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection68
Maintenance Complaint22
Abandoned Vehicle17
Salting9
Other (Streets)7
Alley Light Outage6

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$235K2016: $127K2017: $127K2018: $127K2019: $137K2020: $148K2021: $148K2022: $148K2023: $183K2024: $183K2025: $224K2026: $224K2027: $235K2016202020232027

▲ +85% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,0242016: $1,4462017: $1,4872018: $1,5332019: $1,6752020: $1,7412021: $1,7412022: $1,7432023: $2,2052024: $1,9142025: $1,9632026: $1,8232027: $2,0242016202020232027

▲ +40% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

2
2 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 $29,994 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%
$1,537pays now $3,308at the full rate

2004 S 28th St is assessed at $236K but pays $1,537 a year — about 46% of the $3,308 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 +5.8% 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
+5.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+85%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.7 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 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
50arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
5homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 38 parcels

Owner-occupied: 29Absentee individual: 9 38parcels
  • Owner-occupied 29
  • Absentee individual 9

Value distribution today

1 parcels16 parcels2 parcels4 parcels12 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$218K$258K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Hoa C Vuong (individual)35$1.3Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 38 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
2000 S 28TH ST Owner-occupied $241K 3/1 1,038 1950 1
2001 S 28TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2012. Absentee individual $297K —/— 1,344 1950 0 tax lien
2002 S 28TH ST Absentee individual $226K 3/1 1,038 1950 1
2003 S 28TH ST L&I violation (2013); 2 L&I violations (2017). Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,024 1950 0
2004 S 28TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $236K 3/1 1,038 1950 0 abated
2005 S 28TH ST Bought for $73K in 2003. Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $236K 3/1 1,024 1950 1
2006 S 28TH ST Traded 2×: $45K in 2000 → $100K in 2006 (+122%). Owner-occupied $226K 3/1 1,038 1950 2 rented
2007 S 28TH ST Traded 3×: $73K in 2006 → $97K in 2014 (+32%). Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,024 1950 3
2008 S 28TH ST Bought for $143K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,038 1950 2
2009 S 28TH ST Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 1,024 1950 1
2010 S 28TH ST Bought for $140K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,038 1950 1
2011 S 28TH ST sold $118K (2010); L&I violation (2012). Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,024 1950 1
2012 S 28TH ST Absentee individual $226K 3/1 1,038 1950 1
2013 S 28TH ST Traded 3×: $83K in 2008 → $329K in 2022 (+299%). Owner-occupied $244K 3/2 1,024 1950 3
2014 S 28TH ST Owner-occupied $245K 3/1 1,038 1950 1
2015 S 28TH ST sold $80K (2004); L&I violation (2016). Owner-occupied $244K 3/1 1,024 1950 1
2016 S 28TH ST Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,024 1950 0
2017 S 28TH ST sold $70K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2016). Owner-occupied $236K 3/1 1,024 1950 1
2018 S 28TH ST Absentee individual $225K 3/1 1,024 1950 1
2019 S 28TH ST Owner-occupied $244K 3/1 1,024 1950 0
2020 S 28TH ST Traded 2×: $66K in 2000 → $165K in 2006 (+152%). Absentee individual $243K 3/1 1,024 1950 2 rented
2021 S 28TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $41K in 2000. Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,024 1950 1 abated
2022 S 28TH ST Traded 2×: $127K in 2006 → $160K in 2006 (+26%). Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,024 1950 2
2023 S 28TH ST Traded 3×: $35K in 2003 → $80K in 2017 (+129%). Owner-occupied $244K 3/1 1,024 1950 3
2024 S 28TH ST Bought for $92K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $225K —/— 1,024 1950 1
2025 S 28TH ST Bought for $52K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Absentee individual $225K 3/1 1,024 1950 1
2026 S 28TH ST Traded 2×: $54K in 1999 → $150K in 2006 (+178%). Owner-occupied $235K 3/1 1,024 1950 2 rented
2027 S 28TH ST Traded 2×: $55K in 2002 → $250K in 2022 (+355%). Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,024 1950 2
2028 S 28TH ST Traded 2×: $154K in 2005 → $176K in 2006 (+14%). Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,024 1950 2
2029 S 28TH ST Bought for $63K in 2002, built new under a 2023 permit, sold for $200K in 2023. Owner-occupied $244K 3/1 1,024 1950 3
2030 S 28TH ST Bought for $100K in 2019. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,024 1950 1 tax lien
2031 S 28TH ST Traded 2×: $140K in 2005 → $125K in 2016 (-11%). Owner-occupied $258K 3/1 1,024 1950 2
2032 S 28TH ST sold $120K (2005); L&I violation (2011). Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,024 1950 1
2034 S 28TH ST Bought for $80K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $235K 3/1 1,024 1950 1 rented
2036 S 28TH ST Bought for $70K in 2012. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $225K 3/1 1,024 1950 1 rented
2038 S 28TH ST Traded 2×: $137K in 2005 → $148K in 2007 (+8%). Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 1,024 1950 2
2040 S 28TH ST Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,024 1950 1
2042 S 28TH ST 2 L&I violations (2017); 5 L&I violations (2019); sold $255K (2021). Absentee individual $473K 4/— 1,680 1950 1 rented

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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