Who owns your block
3000 block of S 72nd St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 91% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 homes behind $25,840 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 59% since 2016, now about $228K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $228K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19153 median of $204K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19153 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19153 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $228K | $204K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 59% | 54% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 33 reported crimes (10 violent) and 97 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
- $228K typical home, up +59% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,730 to $1,956 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.6M assessed, $79,216/yr to the city, about $2,476 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +59% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +13% since 2016 · ~+1%/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 +4.3% 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 $159 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 31 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 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
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
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 72ND ST | Absentee individual | $269K | —/— | 1,720 | 1965 | 1 | rented |
| 3001 S 72ND ST | Owner-occupied | $269K | —/— | 1,720 | 1965 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3002 S 72ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $226K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3003 S 72ND ST | Absentee individual | $226K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 1 | rented |
| 3004 S 72ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $158K in 2007 → $152K in 2010 (-3%). | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 3005 S 72ND ST | Owner-occupied | $243K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 3006 S 72ND ST History3 L&I violations (2009); sold $150K (2017). | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 3007 S 72ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $90K in 2001 → $285K in 2026 (+217%). | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 3 | |
| 3008 S 72ND ST ImprovedBought for $79K in 1999. Owner pulled a use permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $217K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3009 S 72ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $120K in 2007 → $165K in 2008 (+38%). | Owner-occupied | $230K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 3010 S 72ND ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $217K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 3011 S 72ND ST ImprovedBought for $140K in 2021. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $218K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 3012 S 72ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $215K in 2023 → $270K in 2023 (+26%). | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 3013 S 72ND ST | Owner-occupied | $214K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3014 S 72ND ST | Owner-occupied | $270K | —/— | 1,720 | 1965 | 1 | rented |
| 3015 S 72ND ST | Owner-occupied | $270K | —/— | 1,720 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 3016 S 72ND ST | Owner-occupied | $233K | 4/1 | 1,660 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3017 S 72ND ST TradedTraded 2×: $86K in 2000 → $150K in 2006 (+74%). | Absentee individual | $268K | —/— | 1,720 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 3018 S 72ND ST | Owner-occupied | $220K | 4/1 | 1,660 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3019 S 72ND ST | Owner-occupied | $217K | —/— | 1,720 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3020 S 72ND ST HistoryL&I violation (2014); sold $155K (2015). | Owner-occupied | $223K | 4/1 | 1,660 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 3021 S 72ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $261K | —/— | 1,720 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3022 S 72ND ST ImprovedBought for $101K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $224K | 4/1 | 1,660 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 3023 S 72ND ST ImprovedBought for $82K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $259K | 4/2 | 1,720 | 1965 | 3 | |
| 3024 S 72ND ST | Owner-occupied | $224K | 4/1 | 1,660 | 1965 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3025 S 72ND ST | Owner-occupied | $260K | —/— | 1,720 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3026 S 72ND ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $95K in 2000 → $148K in 2010 (+56%). | Owner-occupied | $222K | 4/1 | 1,660 | 1965 | 4 | |
| 3027 S 72ND ST | Owner-occupied | $273K | —/— | 1,720 | 1965 | 0 | rented |
| 3028 S 72ND ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2020. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $224K | 3/1 | 1,660 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 3030 S 72ND ST | Owner-occupied | $237K | 4/1 | 1,660 | 1965 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3032 S 72ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $224K | 4/1 | 1,660 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3034 S 72ND ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $221K | 4/1 | 1,660 | 1965 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)