Who owns your block
2700 block of S 78th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 91% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations and 5 homes behind $18,036 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 75% since 2016, now about $208K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% 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 $208K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and in line with 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 | $208K | $204K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 69% | 54% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 63 reported crimes (11 violent) and 82 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
- $208K typical home, up +75% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,246 to $1,629 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.8M assessed, $64,412/yr to the city, about $2,013 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +75% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +31% since 2016 · ~+2%/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 +5.2% 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 $175 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 31 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 29
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2700 S 78TH ST | Owner-occupied | $250K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 2701 S 78TH ST | Owner-occupied | $195K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2702 S 78TH ST | Absentee individual | $195K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 1 | rented |
| 2703 S 78TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $206K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 2704 S 78TH ST | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2705 S 78TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $195K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2706 S 78TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $161K in 2007 → $220K in 2021 (+37%). | Owner-occupied | $243K | 3/2 | 1,360 | 1965 | 4 | |
| 2707 S 78TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $130K in 2011 → $50K in 2025 (-62%). | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 3 | |
| 2708 S 78TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $119K in 2003 → $110K in 2011 (-8%). | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 2709 S 78TH ST | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | tax lien |
| 2710 S 78TH ST | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2711 S 78TH ST | Owner-occupied | $193K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2712 S 78TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $180K in 2008 → $295K in 2024 (+64%). | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 2713 S 78TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $65K in 2023, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2023, sold for $276K in 2024 (+324%). | Owner-occupied | $334K | 3/2 | 1,360 | 1965 | 3 | tax lien |
| 2714 S 78TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 1999. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 2715 S 78TH ST | Owner-occupied | $227K | 3/1 | 1,480 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2717 S 78TH ST History2 L&I violations (2022); 3 L&I violations (2024); 4 L&I violations (2025); 3 L&I violations (2026). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 2719 S 78TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $195K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2721 S 78TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2723 S 78TH ST Historysold $210K (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023); Appeal complete (2024). | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 1 | 2 viol |
| 2725 S 78TH ST | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 2727 S 78TH ST | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2729 S 78TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2731 S 78TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2013 → $158K in 2013 (+97%). | Owner-occupied | $229K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 2733 S 78TH ST | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 2735 S 78TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $195K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 2737 S 78TH ST | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2739 S 78TH ST | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 2741 S 78TH ST ImprovedBought for $169K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 2743 S 78TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $56K in 2001 → $82K in 2001 (+46%). | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 2745 S 78TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 2747 S 78TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $77K in 2001 → $275K in 2022 (+257%). | Owner-occupied | $216K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 2 | tax 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)