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Who owns your block

2300 block of S 72nd St

A mixed-ownership block: 31% owner-occupied, 23% investor-held, with 7 open code violations and 5 homes behind $38,012 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 141% since 2016, now about $142K. Property taxes are climbing about 10% 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
$142K
$21K–$178K
ZIP median $131K
Price / sq ft
$131
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 13
$4K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
31%
4 of 13
city 41%
Rentals
8%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
7
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Back taxes
$38K
5 of 13 behind
▲ block 38% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$179
5 years
+227%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+141%
value · tax +$1K

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 $142K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19142 median of $131K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19142 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19142Philadelphia
Median home value$142K$131K$223K
Owner-occupied23%34%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 47 reported crimes (12 violent) and 72 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
47
12 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
72
12 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts13
Other Assaults8
All Other Offenses5
Burglary Residential4
Fraud4
Aggravated Assault No Firearm3

Top 311 complaints

Illegal Dumping29
Maintenance Complaint12
Abandoned Vehicle10
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection5
License Complaint4
Other (Streets)2

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 · K-4
John M Patterson
7000 Buist Ave · 353 students
Middle · 5-8
William Tilden
6601 Elmwood Ave · 230 students
High · 9-12
John Bartram
2401 S 67th St · 594 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$100K$200K$142K2016: $59K2017: $59K2018: $59K2019: $40K2020: $43K2021: $43K2022: $43K2023: $69K2024: $69K2025: $130K2026: $130K2027: $142K2016202020232027

▲ +141% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,9322016: $6602017: $6602018: $5642019: $4122020: $4472021: $4472022: $4472023: $6012024: $4882025: $1,7532026: $1,7532027: $1,9322016202020232027

▲ +193% since 2016 · ~+10%/yr

1
1 property 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 $4,092 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%
$0pays now $1,292at the full rate

2342 S 72nd St is assessed at $92K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,292 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

6810025020162019202220252027This block 241 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $241 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+141%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+1.8 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 11 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K2004200820122016
11arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
6homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 13 parcels

Owner-occupied: 4Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 5Vacant: 3 13parcels
  • Owner-occupied 4
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 5
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

3 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels0 parcels6 parcels3 parcels
$21K$168K+

The block's largest owner, Plotz Llc, carries 3 open violations across 23 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Plotz Llc123$397Kphila.gov ↗
60th Street Property Hold14$135Kphila.gov ↗
S & S Property Management11$154Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 13 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$100K$200K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2325-33 S 72ND ST Bought for $220K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2022. Absentee individual $168K —/— 2,246 1920 1
2328 S 72ND ST Traded 2×: $6K in 2001 → $66K in 2017 (+1100%). Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,080 1920 2
2330 S 72ND ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $142K 3/1 1,080 1920 0
2332 S 72ND ST 4 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2025); 4 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $21K —/— 0 tax lien
2334 S 72ND ST 2 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations (2020); 2 L&I violations (2025); 4 L&I violations (2026). Vacant $21K —/— 0 tax lien
2335 S 72ND ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $138K 3/1 1,216 1920 0
2336 S 72ND ST 3 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2012). Absentee individual $142K 3/1 1,080 1920 0
2337 S 72ND ST sold $23K (2009); 3 L&I violations (2013). Absentee individual $178K 3/1 1,308 1920 1 tax lien
2338 S 72ND ST Traded 3×: $11K in 2002 → $19K in 2007 (+79%). Absentee individual $142K 3/1 1,080 1920 3 rented
2339 S 72ND ST Owner-occupied $144K 3/1 1,308 1920 1
2340 S 72ND ST Bought for $10K in 2013. Owner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2020. Vacant $24K —/— 2 tax lien
2341 S 72ND ST Bought for $45K in 2010. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. Investor / LLC $154K 3/2 1,306 1920 1
2342 S 72ND ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $92K 4/1 1,848 1920 0 abated7 violtax lien

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.