Who owns your block
2300 block of Locust St
A mixed-ownership block: 52% owner-occupied, 38% investor-held, with 4 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 92% since 2016, now about $799K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Rentals
38% of homes are investor-owned but only 19% are rentals and just 4 are licensed, suggesting half of investor properties sit vacant.
- 02Turnover
13 of 21 homes have never sold since 2000, meaning 62% of the block has held through 92% appreciation since 2016.
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 $799K — about 3.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19103 median of $608K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19103 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19103 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $799K | $608K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 19% | 28% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 80 reported crimes (15 violent) and 427 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
- $799K typical home, up +92% since 2016
- Tax bill $5,623 to $10,927 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $16M assessed, $215,836/yr to the city, about $10,278 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +92% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +94% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2312 Locust St is assessed at $799K but pays $11,065 a year — about 99% of the $11,184 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 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 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 21 parcels
- Owner-occupied 11
- Investor / LLC 8
- Absentee individual 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2300 Locust Investors Lp | 5 | 5 | $2.1M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Spruce Street Holdings I | 3 | 3 | $2.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2300 LOCUST ST | Investor / LLC | $440K | 2/2 | 1,266 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 2300 LOCUST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. | Investor / LLC | $422K | 2/2 | 1,199 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 2300 LOCUST ST | Investor / LLC | $367K | 2/2 | 993 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 2300 LOCUST ST | Investor / LLC | $435K | 2/2 | 1,188 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 2300 LOCUST ST | Investor / LLC | $405K | 2/2 | 1,133 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 2302 LOCUST ST ImprovedBought for $1.1M in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | 4/2 | 2,615 | 1800 | 1 | |
| 2304 LOCUST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $919K | —/— | 2,390 | 1800 | 0 | rented |
| 2306 LOCUST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $842K | —/— | 2,390 | 1800 | 0 | 4 viol |
| 2308 LOCUST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $781K | —/— | 2,390 | 1880 | 0 | rented |
| 2310 LOCUST ST New constructionBought for $500K in 2002, built new under a 2026 permit, sold for $975K in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | 4/— | 2,390 | 1800 | 2 | |
| 2312 LOCUST ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $799K | —/— | 2,390 | 1800 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 2314 LOCUST ST TradedTraded 2×: $300K in 2000 → $718K in 2005 (+139%). | Owner-occupied | $799K | —/— | 2,447 | 1800 | 2 | |
| 2316 LOCUST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $252K in 2003, major alteration permit in 2012, sold for $375K in 2015 (+49%). | Owner-occupied | $574K | 2/1 | 717 | 1800 | 3 | |
| 2318 LOCUST ST | Owner-occupied | $675K | 2/1 | 876 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 2319 LOCUST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a administrative permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $1.5M | —/1 | 2,368 | 1970 | 0 | |
| 2320 LOCUST ST | Owner-occupied | $686K | 2/1 | 944 | 1800 | 0 | |
| 2322 LOCUST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $288K in 2004, alteration permit in 2011, sold for $468K in 2023 (+63%). | Owner-occupied | $473K | 2/1 | 675 | 1860 | 4 | |
| 2323 LOCUST ST TradedTraded 2×: $475K in 2005 → $475K in 2005 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $806K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1970 | 2 | |
| 2325 LOCUST ST | Owner-occupied | $806K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1970 | 0 | |
| 2327 LOCUST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $393K in 2002 → $590K in 2005 (+50%). | Absentee individual | $806K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1970 | 3 | |
| 2329 LOCUST ST ImprovedBought for $681K in 2013. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $1.2M | 2/2 | 1,672 | 1970 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)