3700 block of Genesee Dr

How the block compares

The typical home here is $307K — about 1.3× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19154 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19154 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 25 reported crimes (about 2 a month, 24% of them violent) and 120 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.

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

• $307K typical home, up +82% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,946 to $3,026 a year through 2027, +4%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $290,818/yr from taxable assessments, or $3,681 per home — not live account balances

Who really pays

Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.

• 3725 Genesee Drmajor assessment exemption0.00%$0/yr on $293K
• 3739 Genesee Drlower taxable assessment0.89%$2,415/yr on $273K
• 3737 Genesee Drlower taxable assessment0.91%$2,584/yr on $285K
• 3706 Genesee Drlower taxable assessment0.91%$2,599/yr on $286K
• 3702 Genesee Drlower taxable assessment0.91%$2,609/yr on $286K
• …and 42 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

One large gap: 3725 Genesee Dr has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $293K assessed value — about 0% of the $4,104 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.6% 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 $182 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 105 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 24 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

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 79 homes on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — or download the roster (CSV).

Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home

Worth a look

Renovated & sold on

3754 Genesee Dr

$349K · Bought for $196K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $251K in 2020 (+28%).

Renovated & sold on

3755 Genesee Dr

$349K · Bought for $150K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $233K in 2017 (+55%).

Renovated & sold on

3785 Genesee Dr

$320K · Bought for $215K in 2006, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $350K in 2025 (+63%).

Renovated & sold on

3729 Genesee Dr

$316K · Bought for $185K in 2014, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $255K in 2021 (+38%).

Improved

3728 Genesee Dr

$433K · Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022.

Improved

3779 Genesee Dr

$407K · Bought for $185K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026.

Neighborhood