Who owns your block
600 block of N 17th St
A mixed-ownership block: 59% owner-occupied, 21% investor-held, with 6 open code violations and 1 home behind $7,109 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 82% since 2016, now about $515K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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 $515K — about 2.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19130 median of $457K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19130 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19130 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $515K | $457K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 14% | 37% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 98 reported crimes (22 violent) and 253 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
- $515K typical home, up +82% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,417 to $5,675 a year, +8%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $18M assessed, $210,312/yr to the city, about $7,252 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +82% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +135% since 2016 · ~+8%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
643 N 17th St is assessed at $845K but pays $5,675 a year — about 48% of the $11,824 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 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 30 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 29 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 8
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual) | 3 | 4773 | $1418M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Spring Garden Development | 1 | 2 | $764K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dirk Trauner (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mm Fairmount Ave Partners | 1 | 2 | $4.8M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 603 Properties Llc | 1 | 1 | $849K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 611 N 17th Llc | 1 | 1 | $506K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 615 N 17th Llc | 1 | 1 | $487K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Xata Llc | 1 | 1 | $206K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2009 permit. | Investor / LLC | $721K | —/— | 2,910 | 2009 | 0 | |
| 603 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $44K | —/— | 3,056 | 2009 | 0 | abated |
| 605 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $515K | —/— | 2,901 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 607 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $593K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $603K | 5/3 | 2,601 | 1870 | 1 | |
| 608 N 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 1999 → $675K in 2020 (+1250%). | Owner-occupied | $849K | —/— | 3,210 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 609 N 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $379K | 3/— | 2,530 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 609 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $274K | 2/— | 781 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 609 N 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $272K | 2/— | 775 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 610 N 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $972K | 7/— | 3,270 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 611 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $165K in 2004, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $400K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $506K | —/— | 2,700 | 1900 | 2 | |
| 613 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $145K in 2006, electrical permit in 2007, sold for $620K in 2020 (+328%). | Owner-occupied | $650K | 4/2 | 2,700 | 1900 | 2 | rented |
| 615 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2025 permit, sold for $390K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $487K | —/— | 2,601 | 1900 | 1 | |
| 617 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $536K | —/— | 2,550 | 1900 | 0 | abated |
| 619 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $3K in 2001. Owner pulled a use permit in 2013. | Vacant | $316K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 630-32 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016). | Investor / LLC | $206K | 1/1 | 744 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 630-32 N 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $316K | 2/1 | 899 | 1900 | 0 | rented |
| 630-32 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $308K | 2/1 | 1,020 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 630-32 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $296K | 2/1 | 1,016 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 630-32 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $238K | 1/1 | 750 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 630-32 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $291K | 2/1 | 907 | 1900 | 0 | |
| 634 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $768K | —/— | 2,700 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 642 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $675K in 2008. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | 3/3 | 2,715 | 2007 | 3 | |
| 643 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $550K in 2004, built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $625K in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $845K | —/2 | 2,583 | 2002 | 2 | abated |
| 644 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $10K in 2000, built new under a 2008 permit, sold for $1.3M in 2020. | Owner-occupied | $1.1M | 3/3 | 2,715 | 2008 | 3 | |
| 645 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $560K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2016, sold for $790K in 2017 (+41%). | Owner-occupied | $845K | 3/3 | 2,583 | 2002 | 3 | |
| 647 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $2.5M in 2014, built new under a 2014 permit. | Investor / LLC | $1.1M | —/— | 12,526 | 2016 | 1 | 6 violtax lien |
| 649 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $350K in 2014, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $1.2M in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $1.4M | —/— | 4,320 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 650 N 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2014 → $1.3M in 2020 (+1372%). | Vacant | $211K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 651 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $350K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $1.3M in 2017 (+259%). | Owner-occupied | $1.3M | 3/— | 4,320 | 1920 | 4 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)