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Who owns your block

2300 block of 79th Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 93% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 12 open code violations and 7 homes behind $133,959 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 61% since 2016, now about $231K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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
$231K
$198K–$373K
ZIP median $234K
Price / sq ft
$146
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$235K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $231K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1930
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
93%
37 of 40
city 41%
Rentals
3%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
12
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$134K
7 of 40 behind
▲ block 18% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-1%
value · tax −$28
5 years
+75%
value · tax +$622
10 years
+61%
value · tax +$245

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 $231K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19150 median of $234K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19150 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19150Philadelphia
Median home value$231K$234K$223K
Owner-occupied73%67%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 67 reported crimes (17 violent) and 192 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
67
17 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
192
31 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults14
All Other Offenses11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief9
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Thefts7
Narcotic / Drug Law Violations5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection63
Abandoned Vehicle22
Illegal Dumping20
Maintenance Complaint20
Street Defect11
Graffiti Removal10

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
Samuel Pennypacker
1858 E Washington Ln · 302 students
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 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$125K$250K$231K2016: $144K2017: $144K2018: $144K2019: $138K2020: $132K2021: $132K2022: $132K2023: $193K2024: $193K2025: $233K2026: $233K2027: $231K2016202020232027

▲ +61% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,8412016: $1,5962017: $1,5962018: $1,5932019: $1,3702020: $1,2192021: $1,2192022: $1,2192023: $1,5832024: $1,5832025: $1,8692026: $1,8692027: $1,8412016202020232027

▲ +15% 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9210025020162019202220252027This block 161 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $161 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+61%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.1 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 22 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 28 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
22arm's-length sales since 2000
0times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
28homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 40 parcels

Owner-occupied: 37Absentee individual: 3 40parcels
  • Owner-occupied 37
  • Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

14 parcels0 parcels1 parcels21 parcels1 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$198K$274K+

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
2300 79TH AVE Traded 4×: $18K in 2001 → $235K in 2020 (+1206%). Owner-occupied $373K 4/2 1,976 1930 4
2302 79TH AVE 2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $238K 4/1 1,664 1930 0
2304 79TH AVE Owner-occupied $231K 3/1 1,586 1930 0
2306 79TH AVE sold $60K (2001); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2020); L&I violation (2023). Owner-occupied $231K 3/1 1,586 1930 1
2308 79TH AVE Owner-occupied $231K 3/1 1,586 1930 0
2310 79TH AVE Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,586 1930 0
2312 79TH AVE Owner-occupied $231K 3/1 1,586 1930 0
2314 79TH AVE Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,586 1930 0
2315 79TH AVE L&I violation (2016); 6 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2022); 6 L&I violations (2024); sold $184K (2026). Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,224 1930 1 12 violtax lien
2316 79TH AVE Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $231K 3/1 1,586 1930 0
2317 79TH AVE Traded 3×: $36K in 2000 → $63K in 2026 (+75%). Owner-occupied $226K 4/1 1,664 1930 3
2318 79TH AVE Bought for $140K in 2006. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,586 1930 2 tax lien
2319 79TH AVE Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,170 1930 0 tax lien
2320 79TH AVE Traded 2×: $96K in 2008 → $298K in 2026 (+210%). Absentee individual $232K 3/1 1,586 1930 2
2321 79TH AVE 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,170 1930 0
2322 79TH AVE Traded 2×: $170K in 2019 → $285K in 2025 (+68%). Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,586 1930 2
2323 79TH AVE L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $198K 3/1 1,170 1930 0
2324 79TH AVE 2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,586 1930 0 tax lien
2325 79TH AVE 6 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $205K 3/1 1,170 1930 0
2326 79TH AVE Bought for $120K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,586 1930 1
2327 79TH AVE 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); 3 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2022). Owner-occupied $205K 3/1 1,170 1930 0
2328 79TH AVE Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $231K 3/1 1,586 1930 0
2329 79TH AVE Owner-occupied $205K 3/1 1,170 1930 0
2330 79TH AVE Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,586 1930 0 tax lien
2331 79TH AVE Bought for $87K in 2003. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $205K 3/1 1,170 1930 1
2332 79TH AVE Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,586 1930 0
2333 79TH AVE Owner-occupied $205K 3/1 1,170 1930 0
2334 79TH AVE Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,586 1930 0
2335 79TH AVE Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $246K 3/1 1,170 1930 0
2336 79TH AVE L&I violation (2012); 2 L&I violations (2024). Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,586 1930 0
2337 79TH AVE Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,170 1930 0
2338 79TH AVE L&I violation (2022); 3 L&I violations (2024). Absentee individual $232K 3/1 1,586 1930 0 rented
2339 79TH AVE L&I violation (2022). Owner-occupied $209K 3/1 1,170 1930 0
2340 79TH AVE sold $41K (2006); 4 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2022). Absentee individual $232K 3/1 1,586 1930 1
2341 79TH AVE Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,170 1930 0
2342 79TH AVE Owner-occupied $232K 4/1 1,586 1930 1
2343 79TH AVE Owner-occupied $205K 3/1 1,170 1930 0 tax lien
2344 79TH AVE Bought for $45K in 2002, alteration permit in 2018, sold for $310K in 2025 (+586%). Owner-occupied $304K 3/2 1,664 1930 3
2345 79TH AVE Owner-occupied $206K 3/1 1,170 1930 0
2347 79TH AVE built new under a 2018 permit. Owner-occupied $274K 3/— 1,664 1930 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)

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