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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

Who owns your block

2400 block of Benson St

A mixed-ownership block: 0% owner-occupied, 0% investor-held.

The typical home here is up 87% since 2016, now about $6.4M. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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.
The readAI analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Appreciation

    This block gained 87% in value since 2016, but its 5.9% annual pace trails the city average of 6.5%.

  2. 02
    Ownership

    Zero owner-occupied and zero investor-tagged units sit alongside 100% rental share, indicating institutional or LLC ownership.

  3. 03
    Taxes

    A 6% annual tax increase coincides with zero open violations, suggesting the assessed value may outpace actual improvements.

By the Numbers

Median value
$6.4M
$4.5M–$8.2M
ZIP median $330K
Price / sq ft
$119
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
28.6×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$115K
typical · up to $115K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1963
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
0%
0 of 2
city 41%
Rentals
100%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+52%
value · tax +$30K
5 years
+65%
value · tax +$35K
10 years
+87%
value · tax +$42K

Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.

How the block compares

The typical home here is $6.4M — about 28.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19152 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19152 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19152Philadelphia
Median home value$6.4M$330K$223K
Owner-occupied0%59%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 94 reported crimes (21 violent) and 50 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
94
21 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
50
19 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts46
Other Assaults19
Theft from Vehicle7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief5
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Burglary Residential2

Top 311 complaints

Street Defect17
Maintenance Complaint8
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection5
Abandoned Vehicle4
Information Request3
Graffiti Removal2

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
Louis H Farrell
8300 Castor Ave · 1255 students
High · 9-12
Northeast High
1601 Cottman Ave · 185 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$5.0M$10M$6.4M2016: $3.4M2017: $3.4M2018: $3.7M2019: $3.8M2020: $3.9M2021: $3.9M2022: $3.9M2023: $4.1M2024: $4.1M2025: $4.2M2026: $4.2M2027: $6.4M2016202020232027

▲ +87% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$50,000$100,000$89,1442016: $47,5882017: $47,5882018: $52,0142019: $53,5732020: $53,9742021: $53,9742022: $53,9742023: $56,8322024: $56,8322025: $58,7922026: $58,7922027: $89,1442016202020232027

▲ +87% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 187 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $187 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+87%
since 2016
Net rental yield
-1.1%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.6 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.

Who owns it

Ownership of 2 parcels

Absentee individual: 2 2parcels
  • Absentee individual 2

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels
$4.5M$4.5M+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Longwood Manor Apts Ltd (individual)22$13Mphila.gov ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 2 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$5.0M$10M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median
AddressOwnershipValue & trendSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2400 BENSON ST Owner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2025. Absentee individual $8.2M 72,480 1963 0 rented
2401 BENSON ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Absentee individual $4.5M 38,112 1963 0 rented

Neighborhood

Median income
$95K
household
Own vs. rent
20%
owner-occupied
Median age
30.3
residents
Median rent
$2K
gross monthly

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.