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Who owns your block

2800 block of S 13th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 88% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $350 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 58% since 2016, now about $343K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$343K
$333K–$502K
ZIP median $261K
Price / sq ft
$222
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.5×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1960
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
88%
15 of 17
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$350
1 of 17 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-6%
value · tax −$317
5 years
+23%
value · tax +$123
10 years
+58%
value · tax +$780

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 $343K — about 1.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19148Philadelphia
Median home value$343K$261K$223K
Owner-occupied82%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 54 reported crimes (10 violent) and 148 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
54
10 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
148
24 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle14
Fraud13
All Other Offenses5
Motor Vehicle Theft5
Other Assaults5
Robbery No Firearm3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection39
Salting20
Maintenance Complaint11
Parks and Rec Safety and Maintenance11
Street Defect6
Street Light Outage6

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 & Middle · K-8
D Newlin Fell
900 W Oregon Ave · 519 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 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$250K$500K$343K2016: $218K2017: $218K2018: $218K2019: $258K2020: $280K2021: $280K2022: $280K2023: $345K2024: $345K2025: $366K2026: $366K2027: $343K2016202020232027

▲ +58% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,4062016: $2,6262017: $2,6262018: $2,6262019: $3,0502020: $3,2832021: $3,2832022: $3,2832023: $3,7072024: $3,7072025: $3,7232026: $3,7232027: $3,4062016202020232027

▲ +30% since 2016 · ~+2%/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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 158 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+4.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+58%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.3 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 22 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
22arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
4homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 17 parcels

Owner-occupied: 15Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 1 17parcels
  • Owner-occupied 15
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 1

Value distribution today

12 parcels0 parcels2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$333K$443K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
2839 13th Street Llc11$377Kphila.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

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2807 S 13TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $428K 4/1 2,340 1960 0
2809 S 13TH ST Traded 3×: $380K in 2006 → $310K in 2013 (-18%). Owner-occupied $502K 4/2 2,340 1960 3
2811 S 13TH ST Bought for $126K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $343K 4/1 1,546 1960 2
2813 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $374K 3/1 1,546 1960 1
2815 S 13TH ST Bought for $138K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $343K 4/1 1,546 1960 1
2817 S 13TH ST Bought for $75K in 2005, alteration permit in 2007, sold for $420K in 2022 (+460%). Absentee individual $443K 3/2 1,546 1960 4
2819 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $343K 4/1 1,546 1960 0
2821 S 13TH ST Bought for $400K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $343K 4/2 1,546 1960 1
2823 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $343K 4/1 1,546 1960 1
2825 S 13TH ST Bought for $254K in 2017. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $343K 4/1 1,546 1960 1
2827 S 13TH ST sold $70K (2000); 2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2011). Owner-occupied $343K 4/1 1,546 1960 1 tax lien
2829 S 13TH ST built new under a 2024 permit. Owner-occupied $343K 4/1 1,546 1960 0
2831 S 13TH ST Traded 2×: $72K in 2007 → $205K in 2014 (+185%). Owner-occupied $333K 4/1 1,546 1960 2
2833 S 13TH ST Bought for $250K in 2010. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $333K 4/1 1,546 1960 1
2835 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $343K 4/1 1,546 1960 0
2837 S 13TH ST built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $225K in 2025. Owner-occupied $343K 4/1 1,546 1960 1
2839 S 13TH ST Traded 3×: $230K in 2015 → $270K in 2024 (+17%). Investor / LLC $377K —/— 1,546 1960 3

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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