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.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
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.
- 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 block | ZIP 19153 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $132K | $204K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 56% | 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.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
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.
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
- $132K typical home, up +103% since 2016
- Tax bill $490 to $479 a year, 0%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.0M assessed, $21,439/yr to the city, about $932 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +103% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -2% since 2016 · ~0%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 23 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Phila (individual) | 2 | 3871 | $6561M | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2612 S 72ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,056 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2614 S 72ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $83K in 2005 → $276K in 2017 (+233%). | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 2616 S 72ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $103K in 2005 → $50K in 2026 (-51%). | Owner-occupied | $158K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2618 S 72ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2020); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $63K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 2622 S 72ND ST ImprovedBought for $173K in 2021. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $134K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2624 S 72ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $132K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2626 S 72ND ST ImprovedBought for $44K in 2002. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $132K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2628 S 72ND ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit, sold for $85K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $132K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2630 S 72ND ST ImprovedBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $73K in 2003 → $99K in 2006 (+36%). | Owner-occupied | $132K | 3/1 | 1,008 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2636 S 72ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 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 HistoryL&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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $42K in 1999 → $117K in 2007 (+179%). | Owner-occupied | $128K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 2654 S 72ND ST ImprovedBought for $99K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $163K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2656 S 72ND ST New constructionbuilt 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)