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Who owns your block

2400 block of S 61st St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 61% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 homes behind $40,088 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 145% since 2016, now about $143K. Property taxes are climbing about 11% 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
$143K
$21K–$295K
ZIP median $131K
Price / sq ft
$104
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
61%
17 of 28
city 41%
Rentals
25%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$40K
5 of 28 behind
▲ block 18% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+11%
value · tax +$192
5 years
+127%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+145%
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 $143K — 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$143K$131K$223K
Owner-occupied32%34%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 141 reported crimes (55 violent) and 275 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
141
55 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
275
78 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults39
Thefts18
All Other Offenses16
Motor Vehicle Theft16
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief16
Aggravated Assault Firearm6

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint77
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection39
Abandoned Vehicle33
Street Defect29
Illegal Dumping23
Sanitation Violation18

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-5
Thomas G Morton
2501 S 63rd St · 363 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$143K2016: $58K2017: $58K2018: $58K2019: $58K2020: $63K2021: $63K2022: $63K2023: $82K2024: $82K2025: $129K2026: $129K2027: $143K2016202020232027

▲ +145% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,9962016: $6312017: $6312018: $5122019: $6102020: $6492021: $6492022: $6492023: $6872024: $1,1442025: $1,8042026: $1,8042027: $1,9962016202020232027

▲ +216% since 2016 · ~+11%/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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +8.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 245 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $245 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+8.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+145%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+8.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+5.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+2 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 34 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K2005201020152020
34arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
8homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 28 parcels

Owner-occupied: 17Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 5Vacant: 1 28parcels
  • Owner-occupied 17
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 5
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels21 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$21K$193K+

The block's largest owner, Rky Investments Llc, carries 2 open violations across 5 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Rky Investments Llc15$560Kphila.gov ↗
Club Emerald Llc13$51Kphila.gov ↗
Xyz Properties Llc23$700Kphila.gov ↗
Miriam Sanon (individual)22$243Kphila.gov ↗
Blessings Investment Llc11$143Kphila.gov ↗
Flip It Investing Llc11$143Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 28 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
2401 S 61ST ST Bought for $70K in 2004. Owner pulled a certificate of occupancy (co) (may inclu… permit in 2025. Absentee individual $116K —/— 1,467 1925 3
2403 S 61ST ST Traded 3×: $70K in 2004 → $105K in 2006 (+50%). Absentee individual $127K —/— 1,605 1925 3
2405 S 61ST ST Traded 2×: $60K in 2002 → $65K in 2005 (+8%). Owner-occupied $143K 4/1 1,368 1925 2
2407 S 61ST ST Owner-occupied $143K 3/1 1,368 1925 0 tax lien
2409 S 61ST ST Bought for $36K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $190K in 2023 (+428%). Owner-occupied $295K 2/2 1,368 1916 2 rented
2411 S 61ST ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $143K 3/1 1,368 1925 0
2413 S 61ST ST Vacant $21K —/— 0 tax lien
2415 S 61ST ST Owner-occupied $143K 3/1 1,368 1925 0 tax lien
2417 S 61ST ST Bought for $103K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Absentee individual $143K 4/1 1,368 1925 3
2419 S 61ST ST Bought for $50K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $211K 2/2 1,368 1925 1 rentedtax lien
2421 S 61ST ST Bought for $32K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Absentee individual $143K 3/1 1,368 1925 1 rentedtax lien
2423 S 61ST ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $143K 3/1 1,368 1925 0
2425 S 61ST ST Owner-occupied $143K 3/1 1,368 1925 1
2427 S 61ST ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $143K 3/1 1,368 1925 0
2429 S 61ST ST Investor / LLC $143K 3/1 1,368 1925 1
2431 S 61ST ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Absentee individual $193K —/— 1,368 1920 0
2433 S 61ST ST sold $65K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2023). Owner-occupied $143K 3/1 1,368 1925 1
2435 S 61ST ST Bought for $69K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $143K 3/1 1,368 1916 1
2437 S 61ST ST built new under a 2024 permit, sold for $105K in 2024. Owner-occupied $143K 3/1 1,368 1925 1 rented
2439 S 61ST ST Traded 2×: $47K in 2001 → $36K in 2023 (-23%). Investor / LLC $143K 3/1 1,368 1925 2
2441 S 61ST ST Traded 2×: $6K in 2002 → $50K in 2011 (+726%). Owner-occupied $143K 4/1 1,368 1925 2
2443 S 61ST ST Owner-occupied $143K 3/1 1,368 1925 0
2445 S 61ST ST Traded 2×: $16K in 2013 → $70K in 2020 (+338%). Investor / LLC $143K 3/1 1,368 1925 2 rented
2447 S 61ST ST Traded 2×: $46K in 2001 → $155K in 2020 (+241%). Owner-occupied $181K 3/2 1,368 1925 2
2449 S 61ST ST Bought for $60K in 2021. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $143K 3/1 1,368 1925 1 rented
2451 S 61ST ST Traded 2×: $98K in 2005 → $42K in 2005 (-57%). Owner-occupied $143K 3/1 1,368 1925 2
2453 S 61ST ST Owner-occupied $143K 3/1 1,368 1925 1 tax lien
2455 S 61ST ST Bought for $34K in 2001. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $193K —/— 1,368 1920 2 rentedtax 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

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