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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

2900 block of S 15th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 88% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $16,120 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 63% since 2016, now about $279K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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
$279K
$245K–$497K
ZIP median $242K
Price / sq ft
$220
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$113K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $279K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1920
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
88%
46 of 52
city 41%
Rentals
12%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$16K
2 of 52 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 6% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
0%
value · tax −$145
5 years
+29%
value · tax +$364
10 years
+63%
value · tax +$758

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 $279K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19145Philadelphia
Median home value$279K$242K$223K
Owner-occupied71%46%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 37 reported crimes (8 violent) and 132 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
37
8 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
132
15 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft9
Theft from Vehicle9
Other Assaults7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief5
Fraud2
Thefts2

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection43
Salting18
Shoveling12
Other (Streets)10
Information Request9
Maintenance Complaint7

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
F Amedee Bregy
1700 Bigler St · 244 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$279K2016: $172K2017: $172K2018: $172K2019: $206K2020: $217K2021: $217K2022: $217K2023: $267K2024: $267K2025: $280K2026: $280K2027: $279K2016202020232027

▲ +63% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,7882016: $2,0302017: $2,0302018: $2,0302019: $2,3252020: $2,4172021: $2,4172022: $2,4242023: $2,9502024: $3,0032025: $2,9332026: $2,9332027: $2,7882016202020232027

▲ +37% since 2016 · ~+3%/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 +4.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 163 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $163 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+63%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2 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 39 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 22 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20002005201020152020
39arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
22homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 52 parcels

Owner-occupied: 46Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 4 52parcels
  • Owner-occupied 46
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

20 parcels5 parcels10 parcels6 parcels3 parcels3 parcels5 parcels
$245K$353K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Cca Llc13$726Kphila.gov ↗
Maaap Inc11$378Kphila.gov ↗
Redrebel Llc11$497Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 52 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
2900 S 15TH ST Bought for $265K in 2018. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $304K —/— 1,600 1920 1
2901 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $378K —/— 2,496 1920 0
2902 S 15TH ST Bought for $136K in 2014, zoning permit in 2014, sold for $555K in 2024 (+307%). Investor / LLC $497K 3/3 2,002 1920 3
2903 S 15TH ST Bought for $270K in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $286K 3/1 1,344 1920 1 rented
2904 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,180 1920 0
2905 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,226 1920 0
2906 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,180 1920 1
2907 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $282K 3/1 1,226 1920 0
2908 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,180 1920 0
2909 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,226 1920 1
2910 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $248K 3/1 1,180 1920 0
2911 S 15TH ST Traded 3×: $82K in 2001 → $240K in 2016 (+193%). Owner-occupied $353K 3/1 1,226 1920 3
2912 S 15TH ST Traded 2×: $90K in 2003 → $308K in 2019 (+242%). Owner-occupied $337K 3/2 1,180 1920 2
2913 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $296K 3/1 1,307 1920 0
2914 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $248K 3/1 1,180 1920 1 tax lien
2915 S 15TH ST Bought for $35K in 1999. Owner pulled a addition permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $301K 3/1 1,358 1920 3
2916 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,310 1920 0
2917 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $282K 3/1 1,226 1920 1
2918 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a addition permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $312K 3/1 1,440 1920 0
2919 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,226 1920 1
2920 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $312K 3/1 1,440 1920 0
2921 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $249K 3/1 1,226 1920 1
2922 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $300K 3/1 1,310 1920 1
2923 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $249K 3/1 1,226 1920 0
2924 S 15TH ST Bought for $80K in 2016, demolition permit in 2016, sold for $280K in 2017 (+250%). Owner-occupied $325K 3/1 1,180 1920 2
2925 S 15TH ST Bought for $79K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $249K 3/1 1,226 1920 1
2926 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $269K 3/1 1,180 1920 0 rented
2927 S 15TH ST Bought for $143K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $301K 3/1 1,358 1920 1
2928 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $269K 3/1 1,180 1920 0
2929 S 15TH ST Absentee individual $245K 3/1 1,226 1920 1 rented
2930 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $269K 3/1 1,180 1920 0
2931 S 15TH ST Bought for $260K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,226 1920 1
2932 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $298K 3/1 1,440 1920 1
2933 S 15TH ST Absentee individual $282K 3/1 1,226 1920 1 rented
2934 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,180 1920 0
2935 S 15TH ST Bought for $170K in 2008. Owner pulled a addition permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $269K 3/1 1,226 1920 1
2936 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $248K 3/1 1,180 1920 0
2937 S 15TH ST Bought for $45K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $249K 3/1 1,226 1920 1
2938 S 15TH ST Bought for $162K in 2010. Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $281K 3/1 1,180 1920 1
2939 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $353K 3/1 1,226 1920 1
2940 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,180 1920 1
2941 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $249K 3/1 1,226 1920 0
2942 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $281K 3/1 1,180 1920 1
2943 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $291K 3/1 1,400 1920 0
2944 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,180 1920 0
2945 S 15TH ST Owner-occupied $275K 3/1 1,322 1920 1
2946 S 15TH ST Investor / LLC $260K 3/2 1,180 1920 1 rented
2947 S 15TH ST Bought for $144K in 2014, alteration permit in 2014, sold for $372K in 2020 (+158%). Owner-occupied $410K 3/1 1,226 1920 2
2948 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $314K 3/1 1,466 1920 0
2949 S 15TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $282K 3/1 1,226 1920 0
2950 S 15TH ST Bought for $175K in 2016. Owner pulled a use permit in 2017. Absentee individual $277K 3/2 1,280 1920 1
2951 S 15TH ST L&I violation (2013). Absentee individual $323K —/— 1,472 1920 0 rented

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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