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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

2600 block of S 17th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 92% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $14,231 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 53% since 2016, now about $259K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$259K
$252K–$499K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$208
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$285K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $259K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1920
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
92%
48 of 52
city 41%
Rentals
12%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$14K
1 of 52 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$159
5 years
+33%
value · tax +$110
10 years
+53%
value · tax +$271

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 $259K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$259K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied73%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 64 reported crimes (14 violent) and 440 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
64
14 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
440
48 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts14
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Theft from Vehicle10
Other Assaults8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
Aggravated Assault No Firearm3

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle115
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection72
Street Defect47
Salting39
Sanitation Violation24
Information Request16

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
F Amedee Bregy
1700 Bigler St · 244 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 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$250K$500K$259K2016: $169K2017: $169K2018: $169K2019: $181K2020: $195K2021: $195K2022: $195K2023: $234K2024: $234K2025: $248K2026: $248K2027: $259K2016202020232027

▲ +53% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,2242016: $1,9532017: $1,9532018: $1,9532019: $1,9912020: $2,1142021: $2,1142022: $2,1142023: $2,1542024: $2,1542025: $2,1972026: $2,0652027: $2,2242016202020232027

▲ +14% 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% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 153 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $153 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+53%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.5 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 64 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
64arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
17homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 52 parcels

Owner-occupied: 48Absentee individual: 4 52parcels
  • Owner-occupied 48
  • Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

33 parcels1 parcels4 parcels0 parcels4 parcels3 parcels7 parcels
$252K$341K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
John Mccusker (individual)22$584Kphila.gov ↗
Dung Phung (individual)22$524Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 52 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2600 S 17TH ST Bought for $115K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $346K —/— 1,792 1920 1
2601 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $324K —/— 1,680 1920 0
2602 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $259K 3/1 1,272 1920 0
2603 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $259K —/— 1,344 1920 0
2604 S 17TH ST Traded 3×: $60K in 2001 → $290K in 2018 (+383%). Owner-occupied $259K 3/1 1,272 1920 3
2605 S 17TH ST Bought for $135K in 2017, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $360K in 2026. Owner-occupied $405K —/1 1,272 1920 3 rented
2606 S 17TH ST Traded 2×: $80K in 2000 → $285K in 2021 (+256%). Owner-occupied $259K 3/1 1,272 1920 2
2607 S 17TH ST Traded 2×: $173K in 2015 → $285K in 2019 (+65%). Owner-occupied $324K 3/1 1,272 1920 2
2608 S 17TH ST Bought for $126K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $259K 3/1 1,272 1920 3
2609 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $280K 3/1 1,272 1920 1
2610 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $259K 3/1 1,272 1920 1
2611 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $259K 3/1 1,272 1920 1
2612 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $259K 3/1 1,272 1920 0
2613 S 17TH ST Traded 2×: $10K in 1999 → $320K in 2022 (+3037%). Owner-occupied $280K 3/1 1,272 1920 2
2614 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $259K 3/1 1,272 1920 0
2615 S 17TH ST Bought for $140K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $280K 3/2 1,272 1920 2
2616 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $259K 3/1 1,272 1920 0
2617 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $259K 3/1 1,272 1920 0
2618 S 17TH ST L&I violation (2015); sold $167K (2019). Absentee individual $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 1 rented
2619 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 0
2620 S 17TH ST Traded 3×: $70K in 2002 → $370K in 2023 (+429%). Owner-occupied $341K 3/2 1,212 1920 3
2621 S 17TH ST Absentee individual $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 1 rented
2622 S 17TH ST Traded 2×: $180K in 2024 → $378K in 2025 (+110%). Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 2
2623 S 17TH ST Traded 2×: $260K in 2009 → $265K in 2016 (+2%). Owner-occupied $315K 3/1 1,212 1920 2
2624 S 17TH ST Bought for $285K in 2024. Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $272K 3/1 1,212 1920 1 rented
2625 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $280K 3/1 1,492 1920 0
2626 S 17TH ST Bought for $150K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $285K in 2018 (+90%). Owner-occupied $315K 3/1 1,212 1920 2
2627 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 1
2628 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 1
2629 S 17TH ST Bought for $270K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $341K 3/1 1,212 1920 2
2630 S 17TH ST Bought for $85K in 2003, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $368K in 2020 (+336%). Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 2 rented
2631 S 17TH ST Traded 2×: $225K in 2021 → $285K in 2023 (+27%). Owner-occupied $252K 3/2 1,212 1920 2
2632 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 0
2633 S 17TH ST Traded 2×: $175K in 2006 → $286K in 2019 (+63%). Owner-occupied $341K 3/1 1,212 1920 2
2634 S 17TH ST Bought for $65K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2018, sold for $385K in 2024 (+492%). Owner-occupied $341K 3/1 1,212 1920 4
2635 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $315K 3/1 1,212 1920 1
2636 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 0
2637 S 17TH ST Bought for $205K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 1
2638 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 0 tax lien
2639 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 0
2640 S 17TH ST Bought for $220K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $350K in 2020 (+59%). Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 3
2641 S 17TH ST Bought for $120K in 2011, built new under a 2012 permit, sold for $435K in 2020. Owner-occupied $499K 3/2 2,260 1920 2
2642 S 17TH ST Traded 2×: $190K in 2013 → $280K in 2026 (+47%). Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 2 tax lien
2643 S 17TH ST Bought for $170K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 1
2644 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 0
2645 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 0
2646 S 17TH ST Bought for $137K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 1
2647 S 17TH ST Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 0
2648 S 17TH ST Traded 2×: $133K in 2013 → $270K in 2015 (+103%). Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 2
2649 S 17TH ST Bought for $240K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,212 1920 1
2650 S 17TH ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $310K —/— 1,472 1920 0
2651 S 17TH ST Bought for $125K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $219K in 2014 (+75%). Absentee individual $324K —/— 1,680 1920 3 rented

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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