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Who owns your block

2900 block of S 13th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 91% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $17,893 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 75% since 2016, now about $379K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year.

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
$379K
$225K–$485K
ZIP median $261K
Price / sq ft
$287
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$470K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $379K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 45
$56K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
91%
41 of 45
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$18K
1 of 45 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax +$43
5 years
+37%
value · tax +$841
10 years
+75%
value · tax +$2K

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 $379K — about 1.7× 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$379K$261K$223K
Owner-occupied76%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 33 reported crimes (7 violent) and 65 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
33
7 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
65
10 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle10
All Other Offenses5
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Other Assaults3
Aggravated Assault No Firearm2
Fraud2

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection20
Maintenance Complaint7
Abandoned Vehicle4
Construction Complaints4
Shoveling4
Dangerous Building Complaint3

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$379K2016: $217K2017: $217K2018: $217K2019: $256K2020: $277K2021: $277K2022: $277K2023: $333K2024: $333K2025: $370K2026: $370K2027: $379K2016202020232027

▲ +75% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,1282016: $2,6122017: $2,6122018: $2,6122019: $3,0332020: $3,4022021: $3,2492022: $3,2872023: $3,5372024: $3,5672025: $3,9632026: $4,0852027: $4,1282016202020232027

▲ +58% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

2
2 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $55,830 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$2,062pays now $6,783at the full rate

2905 S 13th St is assessed at $485K but pays $2,062 a year — about 30% of the $6,783 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 +5.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 175 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+5.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+75%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.3 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 59 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
59arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 45 parcels

Owner-occupied: 41Absentee individual: 4 45parcels
  • Owner-occupied 41
  • Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels9 parcels19 parcels8 parcels8 parcels
$225K$470K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Christine L Carosella (individual)22$849Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 45 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2901 S 13TH ST Traded 3×: $183K in 2003 → $460K in 2025 (+152%). Owner-occupied $379K 4/1 1,636 1950 3
2903 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $364K 4/1 1,512 1950 0
2905 S 13TH ST Bought for $200K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $552K in 2024. Owner-occupied $485K 3/2 1,512 1950 5 abated
2907 S 13TH ST Traded 2×: $95K in 2002 → $110K in 2004 (+16%). Owner-occupied $417K 4/1 1,568 1950 2
2909 S 13TH ST built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated), sold for $225K in 2024. Owner-occupied $485K 3/2 1,512 1950 1 abated
2911 S 13TH ST Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $364K 4/1 1,512 1950 0
2912 S 13TH ST Bought for $108K in 2002. Owner pulled a make safe permit for rp permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $225K 3/1 1,460 1950 1 tax lien
2913 S 13TH ST Bought for $250K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $364K 4/1 1,512 1950 1
2914 S 13TH ST Bought for $117K in 1999, alteration permit in 2013, sold for $420K in 2020 (+261%). Owner-occupied $444K 3/2 1,300 1950 4
2915 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $350K 3/1 1,384 1950 1
2916 S 13TH ST Traded 2×: $197K in 2003 → $200K in 2016 (+2%). Owner-occupied $383K 3/1 1,376 1950 2
2917 S 13TH ST Traded 2×: $320K in 2018 → $450K in 2020 (+41%). Owner-occupied $379K 3/1 1,384 1950 2
2918 S 13TH ST Traded 3×: $160K in 2002 → $312K in 2014 (+95%). Owner-occupied $406K 3/1 1,300 1950 3
2919 S 13TH ST Bought for $90K in 2005. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $364K 4/1 1,512 1950 2
2920 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $373K 3/1 1,300 1950 0
2921 S 13TH ST Bought for $310K in 2012. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $458K 3/2 1,408 1950 3
2922 S 13TH ST Traded 3×: $280K in 2008 → $351K in 2020 (+25%). Owner-occupied $441K 3/1 1,300 1950 3
2923 S 13TH ST Bought for $228K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $451K 4/1 1,392 1950 1
2924 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $481K 3/1 1,300 1950 1
2925 S 13TH ST Bought for $233K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $397K 4/1 1,512 1950 1
2926 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $373K 3/1 1,300 1950 0
2927 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $432K 4/1 1,512 1950 0
2928 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $406K 3/1 1,300 1950 1
2929 S 13TH ST Bought for $92K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $321K in 2012 (+248%). Owner-occupied $470K 4/2 1,512 1950 2
2930 S 13TH ST Traded 3×: $135K in 2001 → $167K in 2010 (+24%). Owner-occupied $375K 3/1 1,300 1950 3
2931 S 13TH ST Bought for $275K in 2014. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2014. Absentee individual $378K 3/1 1,512 1950 1
2932 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $373K 3/1 1,300 1950 0
2933 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $397K 4/1 1,512 1950 1
2934 S 13TH ST Absentee individual $373K 3/1 1,300 1950 0
2935 S 13TH ST Bought for $277K in 2011, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $520K in 2025 (+88%). Owner-occupied $434K 3/1 1,512 1950 4
2936 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $373K 3/1 1,300 1950 1
2937 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $365K 4/1 1,512 1950 0
2938 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $373K 3/1 1,300 1950 0
2939 S 13TH ST Bought for $360K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $365K 3/1 1,512 1950 1
2940 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $373K 3/1 1,300 1950 0
2941 S 13TH ST Traded 2×: $180K in 2004 → $233K in 2012 (+30%). Absentee individual $397K 3/1 1,512 1950 2
2942 S 13TH ST Bought for $387K in 2022. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $406K 3/1 1,300 1950 1
2943 S 13TH ST Bought for $430K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $365K 4/1 1,512 1950 1
2944 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $373K 3/1 1,300 1950 0
2945 S 13TH ST Absentee individual $412K 4/1 1,512 1950 1
2946 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $373K 3/1 1,300 1950 0
2947 S 13TH ST Bought for $180K in 2008. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $406K 4/1 1,512 1950 1
2948 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $373K 3/1 1,300 1950 1
2949 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $363K 3/2 1,585 1950 1
2950 S 13TH ST Owner-occupied $395K 3/1 1,460 1950 1

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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