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Who owns your block

2900 block of Tyson Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 60% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 1 home behind $21 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 91% since 2016, now about $263K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$263K
$248K–$337K
ZIP median $234K
Price / sq ft
$230
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$238K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $263K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
60%
33 of 55
city 41%
Rentals
25%
14 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
4
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$21
1 of 55 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-5%
value · tax −$222
5 years
+63%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+91%
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 $263K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19149 median of $234K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19149 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19149Philadelphia
Median home value$263K$234K$223K
Owner-occupied44%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 68 reported crimes (18 violent) and 94 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
68
18 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
94
21 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft12
Other Assaults11
Thefts11
All Other Offenses10
Theft from Vehicle7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief4

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint15
Abandoned Vehicle12
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection11
Construction Complaints9
Information Request9
Salting5

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
Mayfair
3001 Princeton Ave · 1746 students
High · 9-12
Abraham Lincoln
3201 Ryan Ave · 2332 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$263K2016: $137K2017: $137K2018: $137K2019: $155K2020: $162K2021: $162K2022: $162K2023: $227K2024: $227K2025: $277K2026: $277K2027: $263K2016202020232027

▲ +91% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,5012016: $1,5272017: $1,6082018: $1,6452019: $1,6412020: $1,6642021: $1,6632022: $1,6642023: $2,2962024: $2,2902025: $2,7722026: $3,7232027: $3,5012016202020232027

▲ +129% since 2016 · ~+8%/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 +6.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 191 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $191 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+91%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.4 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 63 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
63arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 55 parcels

Owner-occupied: 33Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 21 55parcels
  • Owner-occupied 33
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 21

Value distribution today

12 parcels3 parcels17 parcels18 parcels0 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$248K$286K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Xb Pa25 Llc13$823Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 55 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 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $337K 4/2 1,246 1950 1 rented
2901 TYSON AVE Absentee individual $286K 3/1 1,224 1950 1
2902 TYSON AVE Absentee individual $254K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
2903 TYSON AVE Absentee individual $269K 3/1 1,224 1950 1
2904 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $264K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
2905 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $269K 3/1 1,224 1950 1 rented
2906 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $250K 3/1 1,088 1950 1 3 viol
2907 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $263K 3/1 1,224 1950 1
2908 TYSON AVE Traded 2×: $75K in 2000 → $248K in 2021 (+231%). Absentee individual $260K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
2909 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $265K 3/1 1,224 1950 1
2910 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $258K 3/1 1,062 1950 1
2911 TYSON AVE Absentee individual $263K 3/1 1,224 1950 1 rented
2912 TYSON AVE Traded 3×: $78K in 2004 → $285K in 2023 (+265%). Owner-occupied $305K 3/1 1,088 1950 3
2913 TYSON AVE Absentee individual $265K 3/1 1,224 1950 1 rented
2914 TYSON AVE Traded 2×: $53K in 2003 → $151K in 2019 (+188%). Absentee individual $260K 3/1 1,088 1950 2 1 viol
2915 TYSON AVE Traded 3×: $88K in 2004 → $125K in 2013 (+42%). Owner-occupied $265K 3/1 1,224 1950 3
2916 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,088 1950 1 rented
2917 TYSON AVE Absentee individual $263K 3/1 1,224 1950 1
2918 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
2919 TYSON AVE Absentee individual $265K 3/1 1,224 1950 1
2920 TYSON AVE Traded 2×: $57K in 2001 → $125K in 2016 (+118%). Absentee individual $260K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
2921 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $265K 3/1 1,224 1950 0
2922 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $250K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
2923 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $265K 3/1 1,224 1950 0
2924 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
2925 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $265K 3/1 1,224 1950 1
2926 TYSON AVE Traded 2×: $110K in 2011 → $215K in 2022 (+95%). Absentee individual $250K 3/1 1,088 1950 2 rented
2927 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $265K 3/1 1,224 1950 0
2928 TYSON AVE Absentee individual $250K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
2929 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $265K 3/1 1,224 1950 1
2930 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $250K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
2931 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $265K 3/1 1,224 1950 0
2932 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $248K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
2933 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $265K 3/1 1,224 1950 1
2934 TYSON AVE Traded 2×: $60K in 2004 → $135K in 2004 (+125%). Owner-occupied $250K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
2935 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $263K 3/1 1,224 1950 1 tax lien
2936 TYSON AVE Traded 2×: $128K in 2004 → $140K in 2019 (+9%). Absentee individual $250K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
2937 TYSON AVE Traded 2×: $100K in 2014 → $178K in 2020 (+79%). Owner-occupied $265K 3/1 1,224 1950 2
2938 TYSON AVE Traded 3×: $45K in 2008 → $200K in 2025 (+344%). Investor / LLC $250K 3/1 1,088 1950 3 rented
2939 TYSON AVE Traded 2×: $120K in 2014 → $250K in 2025 (+108%). Absentee individual $263K 3/1 1,224 1950 2 rented
2940 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $250K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
2941 TYSON AVE Traded 2×: $110K in 2006 → $156K in 2006 (+42%). Absentee individual $265K 3/1 1,224 1950 2 rented
2942 TYSON AVE Absentee individual $260K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
2943 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $263K 3/1 1,224 1950 1
2944 TYSON AVE Absentee individual $250K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
2945 TYSON AVE Absentee individual $269K 3/1 1,224 1950 1 rented
2946 TYSON AVE Traded 2×: $85K in 2014 → $170K in 2017 (+100%). Absentee individual $250K 3/1 1,088 1950 2 rented
2947 TYSON AVE Traded 3×: $105K in 2014 → $238K in 2026 (+126%). Absentee individual $267K 3/1 1,224 1950 3 rented
2948 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,088 1950 1
2949 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $267K 3/1 1,224 1950 1 rented
2950 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $264K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
2951 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $283K 3/1 1,224 1950 1
2952 TYSON AVE Traded 2×: $159K in 2007 → $165K in 2017 (+4%). Owner-occupied $254K 3/1 1,088 1950 2
2954 TYSON AVE Owner-occupied $264K 3/1 1,088 1950 0
2956 TYSON AVE Absentee individual $337K —/— 1,246 1950 1 rented

Neighborhood

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

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.