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Who owns your block

2600 block of S 72nd St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners.

The typical home here is up 103% since 2016, now about $132K. Property taxes are climbing about 0% 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
$132K
$63K–$163K
ZIP median $204K
Price / sq ft
$131
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$145K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $132K
Tax / yr
$479
typical · up to $2K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1920
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
83%
19 of 23
city 41%
Rentals
4%
1 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
+9%
value · tax +$179
5 years
+67%
value · tax +$2
10 years
+103%
value · tax −$11

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 $132K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19153 median of $204K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19153 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19153Philadelphia
Median home value$132K$204K$223K
Owner-occupied56%54%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 82 reported crimes (22 violent) and 163 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
82
22 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
163
52 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft18
Other Assaults17
All Other Offenses16
Theft from Vehicle9
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
Thefts5

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint35
Abandoned Vehicle27
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection26
Illegal Dumping20
Salting11
Street Light Outage7

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$132K2016: $65K2017: $65K2018: $65K2019: $73K2020: $79K2021: $79K2022: $79K2023: $95K2024: $95K2025: $121K2026: $121K2027: $132K2016202020232027

▲ +103% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$4792016: $4902017: $4902018: $4902019: $4622020: $4772021: $4772022: $4772023: $2302024: $2302025: $8622026: $3002027: $4792016202020232027

▼ -2% since 2016 · ~0%/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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 203 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $203 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+6.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+103%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.1 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 29 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 6 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
29arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
6homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 23 parcels

Owner-occupied: 19Absentee individual: 2Vacant: 2 23parcels
  • Owner-occupied 19
  • Absentee individual 2
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels21 parcels
$63K$138K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
City Of Phila (individual)23871$6561Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 23 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

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2612 S 72ND ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $138K 3/1 1,056 1920 0
2614 S 72ND ST Traded 3×: $83K in 2005 → $276K in 2017 (+233%). Owner-occupied $134K 3/1 1,008 1920 3 rented
2616 S 72ND ST Traded 3×: $103K in 2005 → $50K in 2026 (-51%). Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,040 1920 3
2618 S 72ND ST L&I violation (2020); 2 L&I violations (2024). Vacant $63K —/— 0
2622 S 72ND ST Bought for $173K in 2021. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $134K 3/1 1,040 1920 1
2624 S 72ND ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,008 1920 0
2626 S 72ND ST Bought for $44K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,008 1920 1
2628 S 72ND ST built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $85K in 2004. Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,008 1920 1
2630 S 72ND ST Bought for $103K in 2005. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $133K 3/1 1,024 1920 1
2632 S 72ND ST Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,008 1920 1
2634 S 72ND ST Traded 3×: $73K in 2003 → $99K in 2006 (+36%). Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,008 1920 3
2636 S 72ND ST Traded 3×: $69K in 2019 → $240K in 2026 (+246%). Absentee individual $132K 3/1 1,008 1920 3
2638 S 72ND ST Owner-occupied $134K 3/1 1,040 1920 1
2640-42 S 72ND ST L&I violation (2020); 2 L&I violations (2021). Vacant $63K —/— 0
2644 S 72ND ST Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,008 1920 1
2646 S 72ND ST Owner-occupied $132K 3/1 1,008 1920 1
2648 S 72ND ST Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 960 1920 1
2650 S 72ND ST Bought for $40K in 2009, plumbing permit in 2009, sold for $95K in 2010 (+138%). Absentee individual $128K 3/1 960 1920 2
2652 S 72ND ST Traded 4×: $42K in 1999 → $117K in 2007 (+179%). Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 960 1920 4
2654 S 72ND ST Bought for $99K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 960 1920 1
2656 S 72ND ST built new under a 2018 permit. Owner-occupied $128K 3/1 960 1920 0
2658 S 72ND ST Owner-occupied $134K 3/1 1,008 1920 0
2660 S 72ND ST Owner-occupied $134K 3/1 1,008 1920 1

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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