Who owns your block
3000 block of S 70th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 91% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $29,652 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 63% since 2016, now about $203K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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 $203K — about 0.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19142 median of $131K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19142 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19142 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $203K | $131K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 59% | 34% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 15 reported crimes (6 violent) and 126 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
- $203K typical home, up +63% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,354 to $1,848 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.7M assessed, $67,595/yr to the city, about $2,112 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +63% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +36% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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 24 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 29
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Sofia (individual) | 2 | 7 | $1.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3000 S 70TH ST | Owner-occupied | $217K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3001 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $199K in 2019. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $232K | 4/2 | 1,710 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3002 S 70TH ST | Owner-occupied | $195K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3003 S 70TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2013); 3 L&I violations (2016); 4 L&I violations (2017); L&I violation (2019). | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3004 S 70TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $61K in 2001 → $122K in 2008 (+99%). | Owner-occupied | $199K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 3005 S 70TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $179K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3006 S 70TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3007 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $128K in 2013. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $207K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3008 S 70TH ST | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3009 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $115K in 2006. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 3010 S 70TH ST | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3011 S 70TH ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3012 S 70TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $93K in 2005 → $188K in 2007 (+102%). | Owner-occupied | $198K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 3013 S 70TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 3014 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $230K in 2020. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3015 S 70TH ST | Owner-occupied | $233K | 3/1 | 1,494 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3016 S 70TH ST History3 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2013); sold $155K (2014); 2 L&I violations (2014); 4 L&I violations (2015). | Absentee individual | $243K | —/— | 1,964 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 3017 S 70TH ST | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,494 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3018 S 70TH ST | Absentee individual | $232K | —/— | 1,900 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3019 S 70TH ST | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3020 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $289K in 2002. Owner pulled a use permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $232K | —/— | 1,900 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 3021 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $180K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3022 S 70TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2004 → $179K in 2007 (+258%). | Owner-occupied | $232K | —/— | 1,900 | 1925 | 3 | rented |
| 3023 S 70TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3024 S 70TH ST | Owner-occupied | $232K | —/— | 1,900 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3025 S 70TH ST | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3026 S 70TH ST | Owner-occupied | $232K | —/— | 1,900 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3027 S 70TH ST | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 3028 S 70TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $232K | —/— | 1,900 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 3029 S 70TH ST History2 L&I violations (2022). | Owner-occupied | $184K | 3/1 | 1,296 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 3030 S 70TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $249K | —/— | 1,940 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 3031 S 70TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $140K in 2023, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $273K in 2024 (+95%). | Owner-occupied | $233K | 3/1 | 1,494 | 1925 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)