Who owns your block
2700 block of S 71st St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 71% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $956 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 61% since 2016, now about $143K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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 $143K — 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 | $143K | $204K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 53% | 54% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 102 reported crimes (29 violent) and 133 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
- $143K typical home, up +61% since 2016
- Tax bill $824 to $756 a year, -1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $2.5M assessed, $20,900/yr to the city, about $1,229 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +61% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -8% since 2016 · ~-1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.4% 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 $161 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed 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 25 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 17 parcels
- Owner-occupied 12
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 2
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Sw Philly Properties Llc, carries 6 open violations across 14 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sw Philly Properties Llc | 2 | 14 | $2.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2717 S 71ST ST | Owner-occupied | $154K | 3/1 | 992 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2719 S 71ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $143K | 3/1 | 992 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2721 S 71ST ST | Investor / LLC | $140K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 2723 S 71ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2725 S 71ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $48K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $115K in 2022 (+142%). | Absentee individual | $178K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 2727 S 71ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2002 → $41K in 2017 (-41%). | Absentee individual | $140K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2729 S 71ST ST | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2731 S 71ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 2733 S 71ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $51K in 2000 → $38K in 2016 (-26%). | Investor / LLC | $143K | 3/1 | 992 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2735 S 71ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $65K in 2001 → $94K in 2006 (+46%). | Owner-occupied | $143K | 3/1 | 992 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2737 S 71ST ST ImprovedBought for $72K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $143K | 3/1 | 992 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2739 S 71ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $43K in 2007 → $140K in 2019 (+226%). | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,025 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2741 S 71ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $33K in 2004 → $75K in 2004 (+127%). | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2743 S 71ST ST ImprovedBought for $57K in 2013. Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $140K | 3/1 | 960 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 2745 S 71ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $103K in 2006 → $52K in 2025 (-49%). | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 2747 S 71ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $89K in 2010 → $95K in 2017 (+7%). | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 2749 S 71ST ST History2 L&I violations (2008); 2 L&I violations (2014). | Vacant | $65K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)