Who owns your block
3700 block of Academy Rd
A mostly owner-occupied block: 76% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 86% since 2016, now about $302K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $302K — about 1.4× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19154 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19154 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19154 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $302K | $330K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 59% | 73% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 23 reported crimes (7 violent) and 87 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
- $302K typical home, up +86% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,957 to $2,914 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $10M assessed, $117,037/yr to the city, about $3,442 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +86% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +49% since 2016 · ~+4%/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:
- 3704 Academy Rdexemption0.92%$2,725/yr on $295K
- 3714 Academy Rdexemption0.92%$2,725/yr on $295K
- 3715 Academy Rdexemption0.93%$2,745/yr on $296K
- 3722 Academy Rdexemption0.93%$2,748/yr on $296K
- 3724 Academy Rdexemption0.93%$2,748/yr on $296K
- …and 15 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.8% 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 $186 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 41 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 34 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 7
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M B L 168 LLC | 1 | 2 | $481K | phila.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 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3700 ACADEMY RD TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2019 → $85K in 2023 (-43%). | Owner-occupied | $330K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 3701 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $120K in 2018. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2011. | Investor / LLC | $305K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1965 | 1 | rented |
| 3702 ACADEMY RD | Owner-occupied | $305K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3703 ACADEMY RD | Owner-occupied | $305K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 3704 ACADEMY RD | Owner-occupied | $295K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 3705 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $285K in 2024. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Absentee individual | $303K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1965 | 1 | rented |
| 3706 ACADEMY RD | Absentee individual | $298K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1965 | 1 | rented |
| 3707 ACADEMY RD | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 3708 ACADEMY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $298K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3709 ACADEMY RD Historysold $92K (2019); 4 L&I violations (2019). | Absentee individual | $305K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 3710 ACADEMY RD | Owner-occupied | $298K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3711 ACADEMY RD History2 L&I violations (2017); 4 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2021). | Owner-occupied | $305K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3712 ACADEMY RD TradedTraded 2×: $160K in 2019 → $280K in 2021 (+75%). | Owner-occupied | $309K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 3713 ACADEMY RD | Owner-occupied | $305K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3714 ACADEMY RD HistoryL&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $295K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3715 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $177K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 3716 ACADEMY RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $77K in 2000 → $276K in 2020 (+258%). | Owner-occupied | $356K | 3/2 | 1,368 | 1965 | 3 | |
| 3717 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $75K in 1999. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $305K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 3718 ACADEMY RD TradedTraded 2×: $184K in 2005 → $193K in 2009 (+5%). | Owner-occupied | $305K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 3719 ACADEMY RD TradedTraded 2×: $195K in 2010 → $320K in 2025 (+64%). | Absentee individual | $305K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1965 | 2 | rented1 viol |
| 3720 ACADEMY RD TradedTraded 2×: $76K in 2000 → $350K in 2024 (+361%). | Absentee individual | $317K | 3/1 | 1,324 | 1965 | 2 | rented |
| 3721 ACADEMY RD History3 L&I violations (2015); 3 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2026). | Owner-occupied | $305K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1965 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3722 ACADEMY RD | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 3723 ACADEMY RD Renovated & sold onBought for $157K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $305K in 2023 (+94%). | Owner-occupied | $301K | 3/1 | 1,212 | 1965 | 2 | 1 viol |
| 3724 ACADEMY RD HistoryL&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3725 ACADEMY RD TradedTraded 2×: $155K in 2005 → $230K in 2024 (+48%). | Absentee individual | $293K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1965 | 2 | 2 viol |
| 3726 ACADEMY RD TradedTraded 2×: $150K in 2005 → $170K in 2007 (+13%). | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 3727 ACADEMY RD | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3728 ACADEMY RD HistoryL&I violation (2024). | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 3730 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $233K in 2019. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $307K | 3/2 | 1,224 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 3732 ACADEMY RD TradedTraded 2×: $103K in 2003 → $145K in 2016 (+41%). | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 3734 ACADEMY RD ImprovedBought for $182K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1965 | 3 | |
| 3736 ACADEMY RD Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $180K in 2005 → $294K in 2020 (+63%). | Owner-occupied | $351K | 3/2 | 1,224 | 1965 | 4 | |
| 3738 ACADEMY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $296K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1965 | 0 |
Neighborhood
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