Who owns your block
2700 block of S 9th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 74% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 17 open code violations and 1 home behind $988 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 58% since 2016, now about $231K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $231K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $231K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 52% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 100 reported crimes (23 violent) and 212 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
- $231K typical home, up +58% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,884 to $2,619 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $14M assessed, $57,954/yr to the city, about $2,520 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +58% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +39% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
2746 S 9th St is assessed at $8.8M but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $122,800 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.2% 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 $158 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 32 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 23 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Y Ho (individual) | 2 | 3 | $715K | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2701 S 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $119K in 2003 → $240K in 2016 (+102%). | Owner-occupied | $287K | 3/1 | 1,116 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 2703 S 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $165K in 2006 → $100K in 2010 (-39%). | Absentee individual | $230K | 3/1 | 960 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 2705 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 960 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 2707 S 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $122K in 2005 → $190K in 2008 (+56%). | Absentee individual | $241K | 3/1 | 1,048 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 2709 S 9TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $100K in 2011 → $140K in 2018 (+40%). | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 960 | 1930 | 3 | rented |
| 2711 S 9TH ST New constructionBought for $170K in 2017, built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $220K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $332K | 2/1 | 960 | 1930 | 2 | abated |
| 2713 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $356K | 3/2 | 1,146 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 2717 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $272K | 3/1 | 1,116 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 2719 S 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $53K in 2000 → $93K in 2005 (+75%). | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 960 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 2721 S 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2003 → $150K in 2010 (+100%). | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 960 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 2723 S 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 2005 → $215K in 2005 (+231%). | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 960 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 2725 S 9TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $150K in 2005 → $195K in 2012 (+30%). | Owner-occupied | $251K | 2/1 | 960 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 2727 S 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $231K | 3/1 | 960 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 2729 S 9TH ST | Absentee individual | $230K | 3/1 | 960 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 2731 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $272K | 3/1 | 1,116 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 2735 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $272K | 3/1 | 1,116 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 2737 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $211K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $297K | 3/1 | 960 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 2739 S 9TH ST ImprovedBought for $66K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 960 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
| 2741 S 9TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2025). | Vacant | $105K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 2743 S 9TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $230K | 3/1 | 960 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 2745 S 9TH ST | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 960 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 2746 S 9TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $8.8M | —/— | 100,234 | 1920 | 0 | abated17 viol |
| 2747 S 9TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2000 → $75K in 2001 (+7%). | Owner-occupied | $263K | 3/1 | 1,116 | 1930 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)