Who owns your block
300 block of Monroe St
A mixed-ownership block: 59% owner-occupied, 0% investor-held, with 1 home behind $1,741 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 73% since 2016, now about $514K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Appreciation
Block appreciation of 5.1% per year since 2016 trails the city rate of 6.5% by 1.4 percentage points annually despite a $514K median.
- 02Turnover
27 of 44 homes on the block have never sold since 2000, indicating sustained long-term ownership patterns.
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
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.
- 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 $514K — about 2.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $514K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 34% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 86 reported crimes (17 violent) and 357 resident 311 requests to the city.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
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.
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
- $514K typical home, up +73% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,918 to $5,997 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $25M assessed, $295,253/yr to the city, about $6,710 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +73% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +53% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
326-28 Monroe St is assessed at $1.1M but pays $8,226 a year — about 54% of the $15,122 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 +5.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.
Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $173 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.
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 45 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 27 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 44 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Absentee individual 18
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Schlein (individual) | 8 | 8 | $3.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 44 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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 MONROE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $355K in 2003 → $440K in 2013 (+24%). | Owner-occupied | $550K | 3/2 | 1,124 | 1960 | 3 | |
| 302 MONROE ST Renovated & sold onBought for $300K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $622K in 2021 (+107%). | Owner-occupied | $563K | 3/3 | 1,160 | 1960 | 6 | |
| 304 MONROE ST ImprovedBought for $500K in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $514K | 2/2 | 1,240 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 306 MONROE ST ImprovedBought for $125K in 2002. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $969K | 3/3 | 3,145 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 307 MONROE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $585K | 3/2 | 1,584 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 309 MONROE ST ImprovedBought for $226K in 2000. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $553K | —/— | 1,419 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 310 MONROE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $781K | —/— | 3,272 | 1920 | 0 | tax lien |
| 311 MONROE ST ImprovedBought for $332K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $891K | 4/2 | 2,124 | 1989 | 2 | |
| 312 MONROE ST New constructionBought for $856K in 2016, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $1.4M in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | 4/3 | 2,407 | 2014 | 3 | |
| 313 MONROE ST ImprovedBought for $525K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $891K | 4/2 | 2,124 | 1990 | 1 | |
| 314 MONROE ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $468K in 2007 → $630K in 2025 (+35%). | Owner-occupied | $669K | 3/2 | 1,683 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 315 MONROE ST | Owner-occupied | $310K | 2/1 | 1,003 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 315 MONROE ST | Owner-occupied | $471K | 2/1 | 1,628 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 315 MONROE ST | Absentee individual | $320K | 2/1 | 1,050 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 316 MONROE ST TradedTraded 2×: $219K in 2001 → $355K in 2006 (+62%). | Absentee individual | $749K | —/— | 1,722 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 317-19 MONROE ST | Absentee individual | $315K | 2/1 | 1,018 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 317-19 MONROE ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit. | Absentee individual | $535K | 2/1 | 1,644 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 317-19 MONROE ST | Owner-occupied | $315K | 1/1 | 1,025 | 1900 | 0 | tax lien |
| 317-19 MONROE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Absentee individual | $443K | 2/1 | 1,306 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 317-19 MONROE ST | Owner-occupied | $290K | 1/1 | 884 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 317-19 MONROE ST | Owner-occupied | $342K | 2/1 | 1,138 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 318-20 MONROE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $1.0M | —/— | 3,696 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 322 MONROE ST TradedTraded 2×: $525K in 2005 → $636K in 2022 (+21%). | Owner-occupied | $618K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 323 MONROE ST HistoryL&I violation (2015); L&I violation (2016); 4 L&I violations (2017). | Absentee individual | $936K | —/— | 3,021 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 324 MONROE ST Renovated & sold onBought for $185K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $692K in 2016 (+274%). | Owner-occupied | $678K | 3/2 | 1,728 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 325-33 MONROE ST | Absentee individual | $492K | 3/2 | 1,625 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 325-33 MONROE ST | Absentee individual | $492K | 3/2 | 1,625 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 325-33 MONROE ST | Absentee individual | $388K | 2/2 | 1,208 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 325-33 MONROE ST | Absentee individual | $388K | 2/2 | 1,207 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 325-33 MONROE ST | Absentee individual | $388K | 2/2 | 1,207 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 325-33 MONROE ST | Absentee individual | $388K | 2/2 | 1,208 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 325-33 MONROE ST | Absentee individual | $388K | 2/2 | 1,208 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 325-33 MONROE ST | Absentee individual | $388K | 2/2 | 1,207 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 326-28 MONROE ST New constructionBought for $650K in 2017, built new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $1.4M in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | 3/2 | 2,340 | 1920 | 2 | abated |
| 330 MONROE ST ImprovedBought for $290K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $385K | —/— | 1,080 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 330 1/2 MONROE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $413K | —/— | 1,125 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 332 MONROE ST New constructionBought for $350K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $675K in 2017. | Absentee individual | $514K | 3/3 | 1,110 | 1920 | 2 | rentedabated |
| 334 MONROE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $343K | 2/2 | 980 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 334 MONROE ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $414K | 2/2 | 1,150 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 336 MONROE ST | Absentee individual | $768K | 3/3 | 1,623 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 336 MONROE ST | Owner-occupied | $386K | 2/1 | 811 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 336 MONROE ST | Absentee individual | $712K | 3/3 | 1,697 | 2017 | 0 | abated |
| 338 MONROE ST ImprovedBought for $230K in 2009. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $526K | 3/1 | 1,044 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 340 MONROE ST Renovated & sold onBought for $172K in 2002, alterations permit in 2020, sold for $710K in 2022 (+313%). | Owner-occupied | $745K | 3/2 | 1,680 | 1960 | 5 |
Neighborhood
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)