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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

Who owns your block

3600 block of Essex Ln

A mostly owner-occupied block: 88% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 13 open code violations and 1 home behind $549 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 90% since 2016, now about $313K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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
$313K
$304K–$363K
ZIP median $326K
Price / sq ft
$248
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.4×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$347K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $313K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1964
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
88%
46 of 52
city 41%
Rentals
2%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
13
L&I code
▲ block 10% · city 5%
Back taxes
$549
1 of 52 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$380
5 years
+60%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+90%
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 $313K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19114 median of $326K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19114 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19114Philadelphia
Median home value$313K$326K$223K
Owner-occupied73%66%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 39 reported crimes (20 violent) and 79 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
39
20 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
79
28 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults18
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief6
Aggravated Assault No Firearm2
Fraud2
Thefts2

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle21
Maintenance Complaint16
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection12
Street Trees6
Traffic (Other)5
Information Request3

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
Hancock-Labrum
High · 9-12
George Washington
10175 Bustleton Ave · 1795 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$313K2016: $165K2017: $165K2018: $165K2019: $184K2020: $195K2021: $195K2022: $195K2023: $237K2024: $237K2025: $292K2026: $292K2027: $313K2016202020232027

▲ +90% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,1762016: $1,9192017: $1,9142018: $1,9192019: $2,0312020: $2,1222021: $2,1222022: $2,1222023: $2,2662024: $2,2562025: $2,8212026: $2,7962027: $3,1762016202020232027

▲ +66% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

14 homes pay the full 1.40%38 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 190 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $190 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+90%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.5 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 72 arm's-length sales since 2001. 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$500K20052010201520202025
72arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
11homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 52 parcels

Owner-occupied: 46Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 4 52parcels
  • Owner-occupied 46
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 4

Value distribution today

23 parcels10 parcels6 parcels4 parcels1 parcels2 parcels6 parcels
$304K$359K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
House Plus INC15$1.2Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Hpa II Borrower 2020-1 LLC13$977Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 52 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
3600 ESSEX LN Owner-occupied $320K 3/1 1,260 1964 1
3601 ESSEX LN Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $327K 3/1 1,260 1964 0
3602 ESSEX LN Owner-occupied $310K 3/1 1,260 1964 1
3603 ESSEX LN Bought for $102K in 2016, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $225K in 2017 (+122%). Owner-occupied $310K 3/1 1,260 1964 2
3604 ESSEX LN Bought for $185K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Absentee individual $315K 3/1 1,368 1964 1
3605 ESSEX LN built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $365K in 2025. Owner-occupied $363K 3/2 1,260 1964 1
3606 ESSEX LN sold $85K (2001); 2 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,260 1964 1
3607 ESSEX LN Traded 5×: $105K in 2004 → $289K in 2021 (+175%). Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,260 1964 5
3608 ESSEX LN Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,260 1964 0
3609 ESSEX LN Bought for $210K in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,260 1964 1 7 viol
3610 ESSEX LN Bought for $228K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $331K 3/1 1,260 1964 1
3611 ESSEX LN 4 L&I violations (2011); sold $159K (2014). Owner-occupied $330K 3/1 1,260 1964 1
3612 ESSEX LN Owner-occupied $347K 3/1 1,476 1964 1
3613 ESSEX LN Traded 2×: $133K in 2014 → $231K in 2019 (+74%). Owner-occupied $331K 3/2 1,260 1964 2
3614 ESSEX LN Traded 2×: $172K in 2005 → $160K in 2014 (-7%). Owner-occupied $313K 3/1 1,260 1964 2
3615 ESSEX LN Bought for $180K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Absentee individual $318K 3/1 1,260 1964 1
3616 ESSEX LN Traded 2×: $157K in 2016 → $230K in 2021 (+46%). Owner-occupied $314K 3/1 1,260 1964 2
3617 ESSEX LN Traded 2×: $170K in 2006 → $193K in 2018 (+14%). Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,260 1964 2
3618 ESSEX LN Traded 2×: $160K in 2019 → $345K in 2025 (+116%). Owner-occupied $353K 3/1 1,260 1964 2
3619 ESSEX LN Traded 2×: $165K in 2015 → $230K in 2019 (+39%). Investor / LLC $310K 3/1 1,260 1964 2
3620 ESSEX LN Owner-occupied $312K 3/1 1,260 1964 0
3621 ESSEX LN Bought for $171K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $310K 3/1 1,260 1964 2
3622 ESSEX LN Traded 2×: $230K in 2024 → $350K in 2025 (+52%). Absentee individual $363K 3/2 1,260 1964 2
3623 ESSEX LN Owner-occupied $310K 3/1 1,260 1964 0
3624 ESSEX LN Traded 3×: $62K in 2005 → $205K in 2011 (+231%). Owner-occupied $316K 3/1 1,260 1964 3
3625 ESSEX LN Bought for $115K in 2012, electrical permit in 2012, sold for $224K in 2013 (+95%). Owner-occupied $340K 3/1 1,260 1964 2
3626 ESSEX LN Traded 3×: $175K in 2006 → $278K in 2023 (+59%). Investor / LLC $359K 3/1 1,260 1964 3 rented
3628 ESSEX LN Owner-occupied $323K 3/1 1,260 1964 0
3630 ESSEX LN Owner-occupied $317K 3/1 1,260 1964 1
3632 ESSEX LN Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,260 1964 0
3634 ESSEX LN sold $155K (2015); 2 L&I violations (2026). Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,260 1964 1 2 viol
3636 ESSEX LN Bought for $167K in 2005. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,260 1964 1 1 viol
3638 ESSEX LN 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2022); 2 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2025). Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,260 1964 0 2 viol
3640 ESSEX LN sold $218K (2018); 3 L&I violations (2021); 4 L&I violations (2022); 5 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $310K 3/1 1,260 1964 1
3642 ESSEX LN Owner-occupied $353K 3/1 1,260 1964 1
3644 ESSEX LN Traded 2×: $190K in 2005 → $235K in 2020 (+24%). Owner-occupied $349K 3/1 1,260 1964 2
3646 ESSEX LN Owner-occupied $304K 3/1 1,260 1964 1
3648 ESSEX LN Traded 3×: $97K in 2003 → $265K in 2020 (+173%). Owner-occupied $322K 3/1 1,260 1964 3
3650 ESSEX LN Bought for $105K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $332K in 2025 (+216%). Owner-occupied $361K 3/1 1,260 1964 4
3652 ESSEX LN Traded 2×: $150K in 2006 → $220K in 2018 (+47%). Owner-occupied $310K 3/1 1,260 1964 2
3654 ESSEX LN sold $181K (2021); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $307K 3/1 1,260 1964 1
3656 ESSEX LN Traded 3×: $97K in 2001 → $295K in 2022 (+206%). Owner-occupied $319K 3/1 1,260 1964 3
3658 ESSEX LN built new under a 2019 permit. Absentee individual $304K 3/1 1,260 1964 0
3660 ESSEX LN sold $109K (2002); 2 L&I violations (2008). Owner-occupied $313K 3/1 1,260 1964 1
3662 ESSEX LN Traded 2×: $192K in 2006 → $240K in 2019 (+25%). Owner-occupied $329K 3/1 1,260 1964 2
3664 ESSEX LN Traded 3×: $82K in 2002 → $295K in 2022 (+258%). Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,260 1964 3
3666 ESSEX LN Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,260 1964 0
3668 ESSEX LN Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $308K 3/1 1,260 1964 0
3670 ESSEX LN Bought for $275K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $310K 3/1 1,260 1964 1
3672 ESSEX LN Bought for $230K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $320K 3/2 1,260 1964 2
3674 ESSEX LN Owner-occupied $312K 3/1 1,260 1964 0
3676 ESSEX LN Bought for $206K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $327K 3/1 1,260 1964 1 1 viol

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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