Who owns your block
3800 block of N 17th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 13 homes behind $135,383 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 132% since 2016, now about $117K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% 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 $117K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19140 median of $108K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19140 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19140 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $117K | $108K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 58% | 31% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 158 reported crimes (70 violent) and 326 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
- $117K typical home, up +132% since 2016
- Tax bill $323 to $244 a year, -3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $6.9M assessed, $49,746/yr to the city, about $843 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +132% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▼ -24% since 2016 · ~-3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
3828 N 17th St is assessed at $123K but pays $318 a year — about 19% of the $1,718 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +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 $232 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 34 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 32 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 59 parcels
- Owner-occupied 48
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 6
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sjt Property Llc | 1 | 3 | $325K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Wendell A Harrison (individual) | 2 | 2 | $235K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bbm Group Llc | 1 | 2 | $233K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mcafee Development Corporation | 1 | 1 | $117K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 215 Property Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $113K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bass Solutions Llc | 1 | 1 | $120K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3801 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $100K in 2021. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $125K | 3/2 | 1,518 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3803 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2007. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $117K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 3805 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated), sold for $125K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3806 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $65K in 2023, interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2023, sold for $205K in 2023 (+215%). | Owner-occupied | $105K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 3807 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3808 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2026 permit (tax-abated), sold for $20K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $100K | 3/1 | 1,226 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3809 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $121K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3810 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $100K | 3/1 | 1,220 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3811 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $118K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3812 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2014). | Owner-occupied | $100K | 3/1 | 1,224 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3813 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3814 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated), sold for $10K in 2004. | Owner-occupied | $103K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1940 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 3815 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3816 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $114K | —/— | 1,446 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3817 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $85K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3818 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3819 N 17TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2008); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014). | Vacant | $21K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 3820 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3821 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $90K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3822 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 3823 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3824 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2012 permit (tax-abated), sold for $53K in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 3825 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3826 N 17TH ST History5 L&I violations (2008); L&I violation (2011). | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3827 N 17TH ST Historysold $55K (2017); 6 L&I violations (2022). | Absentee individual | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3828 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $123K | —/— | 1,430 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3829 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $30K in 2019, built new (tax-abated), sold for $140K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 2 | abated |
| 3830 N 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $202K | 4/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3831 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $162K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3832 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3833 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $32K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $117K | 3/1 | 1,500 | 1940 | 2 | rented |
| 3834 N 17TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2015). | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3835 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3836 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $150K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $113K | 4/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3837 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3838 N 17TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2010). | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 0 | tax lien |
| 3839 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3840 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $95K in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Investor / LLC | $113K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3841 N 17TH ST History6 L&I violations (2010); sold $50K (2018); 7 L&I violations (2021). | Investor / LLC | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3842 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/2 | 1,430 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3843 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3844 N 17TH ST | Investor / LLC | $113K | 4/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3845 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $35K in 2001. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3846 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $47K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3847 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3848 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $113K | 4/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3849 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $53K in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 1 | abated |
| 3850 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 0 | |
| 3851 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3852 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 3853 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $73K in 2024. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 1 | tax lien |
| 3854 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3855 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $119K | 4/1 | 1,554 | 1940 | 1 | |
| 3856 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $113K | 3/1 | 1,430 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3857 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3858 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $46K in 2001, change of use permit in 2021, sold for $260K in 2024 (+465%). | Absentee individual | $250K | 4/2 | 1,430 | 1940 | 3 | tax lien |
| 3859 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $117K | 4/1 | 1,524 | 1940 | 0 | abated |
| 3860 N 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $19K in 2015 → $40K in 2016 (+108%). | Investor / LLC | $120K | 4/1 | 1,600 | 1940 | 2 | |
| 3861 N 17TH ST Historysold $120K (2024); Appeal filed (2026). | Owner-occupied | $126K | 4/1 | 1,728 | 1940 | 1 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)