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Who owns your block

6700 block of Charles St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 86% of homes are lived in by their owners.

The typical home here is up 70% since 2016, now about $260K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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
$260K
$67K–$342K
ZIP median $207K
Price / sq ft
$193
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$255K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $260K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1950
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
86%
6 of 7
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 14% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+3%
value · tax +$440
5 years
+55%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+70%
value · tax +$2K

Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.

How the block compares

The typical home here is $260K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19135 median of $207K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19135 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19135Philadelphia
Median home value$260K$207K$223K
Owner-occupied29%44%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 40 reported crimes (15 violent) and 80 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
40
15 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
80
25 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts9
Other Assaults8
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Theft from Vehicle3
Aggravated Assault Firearm2
Aggravated Assault No Firearm2

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint16
Parks and Rec Safety and Maintenance7
Shoveling7
Hydrant Request6
Abandoned Vehicle5
Information Request5

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 · K-8
Hamilton Disston
6801 Cottage St · 686 students
High · 9-12
Abraham Lincoln
3201 Ryan Ave · 2332 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$260K2016: $153K2017: $153K2018: $153K2019: $161K2020: $167K2021: $167K2022: $167K2023: $217K2024: $217K2025: $253K2026: $253K2027: $260K2016202020232027

▲ +70% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,5012016: $1,8312017: $1,8312018: $1,8312019: $1,8412020: $1,8722021: $1,8722022: $1,8722023: $2,0942024: $2,0942025: $2,2822026: $3,0612027: $3,5012016202020232027

▲ +91% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 170 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $170 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+70%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.9%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.9%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.6 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 5 arm's-length sales since 2011. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20132016201920222025
5arm's-length sales since 2011
1times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
3homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 7 parcels

Owner-occupied: 6Vacant: 1 7parcels
  • Owner-occupied 6
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels6 parcels
$67K$275K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 7 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
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
6701 CHARLES ST Bought for $180K in 2011, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $255K in 2025. Owner-occupied $275K —/— 1,020 1950 2
6707 CHARLES ST Owner-occupied $272K —/1 1,584 1950 0
6707R CHARLES ST Vacant $67K —/— 0 tax lien
6708 CHARLES ST Owner-occupied $253K —/— 1,344 1950 0 tax lien
6709 CHARLES ST Bought for $275K in 2025. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $250K —/1 1,584 1950 1
6710 CHARLES ST Owner-occupied $260K —/— 1,344 1950 1
6711 CHARLES ST Owner-occupied $342K —/— 1,440 1950 1

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.