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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

2900 block of Tulip St

A mixed-ownership block: 54% owner-occupied, 26% investor-held, with 12 open code violations and 4 homes behind $31,217 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 103% since 2016, now about $168K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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
$168K
$51K–$251K
ZIP median $113K
Price / sq ft
$156
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$113K
6 sold in 2yr
assessed $168K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1920
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
54%
21 of 39
city 41%
Rentals
33%
13 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
12
L&I code
▲ block 10% · city 5%
Back taxes
$31K
4 of 39 behind
▲ block 10% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
4 homes · ZBA & boards
block 10% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+11%
value · tax +$240
5 years
+85%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+103%
value · tax +$1K

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 $168K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19134 median of $113K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19134 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19134Philadelphia
Median home value$168K$113K$223K
Owner-occupied23%29%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 83 reported crimes (34 violent) and 212 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
83
34 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
212
35 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults18
Thefts13
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief12
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Aggravated Assault No Firearm8
All Other Offenses4

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint41
Illegal Dumping30
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection22
Graffiti Removal16
Street Defect16
Abandoned Vehicle13

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 · K-5
Richmond
2944 Belgrade St · 332 students
Middle
Memphis St Charter At Jp Jones
High
Kensington Campus

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$100K$200K$168K2016: $83K2017: $83K2018: $83K2019: $84K2020: $91K2021: $91K2022: $91K2023: $135K2024: $135K2025: $151K2026: $151K2027: $168K2016202020232027

▲ +103% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,3542016: $1,1582017: $1,1582018: $1,1582019: $1,1812020: $1,2722021: $1,2722022: $1,2722023: $1,8912024: $1,8912025: $2,1142026: $2,1142027: $2,3542016202020232027

▲ +103% since 2016 · ~+7%/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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 203 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $203 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+6.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+103%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.2 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 80 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
80arm's-length sales since 1999
2times the typical home has sold
6most sales for a single property
3homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 39 parcels

Owner-occupied: 21Investor / LLC: 7Absentee individual: 10Vacant: 1 39parcels
  • Owner-occupied 21
  • Investor / LLC 7
  • Absentee individual 10
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels1 parcels1 parcels28 parcels4 parcels3 parcels
$51K$251K

The block's largest owner, Wilmington Savings Fund Society Fsb, carries 16 open violations across 12 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Wilmington Savings Fund Society Fsb112$2.4Mphila.gov ↗
Ten Prop Llc110$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
Charicon Enterprises Llc15$1.2Mphila.gov ↗
Rky Llc15$755Kphila.gov ↗
Teco Properties Llc13$402Kphila.gov ↗
Apex Re Properties Llc13$604Kphila.gov ↗
Pennington 189 Management12$347Kphila.gov ↗
Easy Home Buyer 2 Llc12$281Kphila.gov ↗
Real Deal Estate Llc11$168Kphila.gov ↗
C S 101 Associates Llc11$168Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 39 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
2911 TULIP ST Appeal moot (2015). Absentee individual $179K 3/1 1,036 1920 0 rented
2913 TULIP ST Traded 2×: $35K in 2002 → $20K in 2011 (-42%). Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,036 1920 2
2915 TULIP ST Traded 2×: $5K in 2020 → $38K in 2024 (+660%). Vacant $51K —/— 2 tax lien
2916 TULIP ST Owner-occupied $143K —/— 1,440 1920 1
2917 TULIP ST Absentee individual $179K 3/1 1,036 1920 1 rented
2918 TULIP ST Traded 2×: $10K in 2010 → $30K in 2010 (+200%). Investor / LLC $116K 3/1 1,076 1920 2 rented
2919 TULIP ST Traded 2×: $74K in 2007 → $75K in 2018 (+1%). Investor / LLC $179K 3/1 1,036 1920 2
2920 TULIP ST Investor / LLC $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2921 TULIP ST Traded 6×: $27K in 2005 → $200K in 2022 (+640%). Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 1,036 1920 6
2922 TULIP ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2924 TULIP ST Absentee individual $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 0 rented2 violtax lien
2926 TULIP ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2928 TULIP ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2930 TULIP ST Traded 2×: $36K in 2008 → $34K in 2016 (-6%). Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 2
2932 TULIP ST Traded 2×: $40K in 2001 → $52K in 2020 (+29%). Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 2 7 viol
2934 TULIP ST Traded 2×: $48K in 2006 → $81K in 2007 (+68%). Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 2 rented
2936 TULIP ST Traded 3×: $50K in 2004 → $60K in 2025 (+21%). Investor / LLC $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 3 rented
2938 TULIP ST Traded 3×: $40K in 2003 → $90K in 2019 (+125%). Absentee individual $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 3
2940 TULIP ST Traded 3×: $22K in 2002 → $40K in 2017 (+79%). Investor / LLC $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 3 rented
2942 TULIP ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 1 rented1 viol
2944 TULIP ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2946 TULIP ST Traded 5×: $33K in 2000 → $150K in 2023 (+355%). Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 5
2948 TULIP ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 0 rented
2950 TULIP ST Traded 3×: $53K in 2005 → $203K in 2023 (+287%). Owner-occupied $205K 3/1 1,076 1920 3
2952 TULIP ST Traded 3×: $35K in 2003 → $165K in 2025 (+373%). Absentee individual $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 3
2954 TULIP ST Traded 3×: $42K in 2003 → $230K in 2023 (+449%). Owner-occupied $251K 3/1 1,076 1920 3
2956 TULIP ST Traded 2×: $15K in 2002 → $80K in 2023 (+433%). Absentee individual $77K 3/1 1,076 1920 2 2 viol
2958 TULIP ST Traded 5×: $33K in 2006 → $270K in 2025 (+730%). Owner-occupied $251K 3/2 1,076 1920 5
2960 TULIP ST Traded 2×: $33K in 2010 → $25K in 2014 (-23%). Absentee individual $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 2 rented
2962 TULIP ST Traded 3×: $56K in 2007 → $40K in 2013 (-29%). Absentee individual $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 3 rented
2964 TULIP ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2966 TULIP ST Traded 2×: $9K in 2006 → $11K in 2006 (+29%). Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 2 tax lien
2968 TULIP ST Traded 3×: $24K in 2003 → $190K in 2024 (+709%). Investor / LLC $251K 3/2 1,076 1920 3
2970 TULIP ST Traded 3×: $40K in 2000 → $80K in 2009 (+99%). Owner-occupied $205K 3/1 1,076 1920 3
2972 TULIP ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 1
2974 TULIP ST Absentee individual $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 1 rented
2976 TULIP ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 1 tax lien
2978 TULIP ST Traded 2×: $38K in 2008 → $145K in 2010 (+282%). Investor / LLC $168K 3/1 1,076 1920 2 rented
2980 TULIP ST Traded 3×: $37K in 1999 → $40K in 2017 (+8%). Absentee individual $197K 4/1 1,576 1920 3 tax lien

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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