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Who owns your block

6700 block of N 15th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 78% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 4 homes behind $32,015 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 67% since 2016, now about $215K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$215K
$14K–$318K
ZIP median $219K
Price / sq ft
$141
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$278K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $215K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
78%
25 of 32
city 41%
Rentals
6%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$32K
4 of 32 behind
▲ block 13% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-1%
value · tax −$46
5 years
+62%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+67%
value · tax +$1K

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.

2027
  • 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 $215K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19126 median of $219K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19126 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19126Philadelphia
Median home value$215K$219K$223K
Owner-occupied41%60%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 113 reported crimes (33 violent) and 192 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
113
33 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
192
29 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft25
Other Assaults22
Thefts12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
All Other Offenses8
Fraud8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection49
Maintenance Complaint43
Illegal Dumping19
Abandoned Vehicle14
Salting9
Other (Streets)8

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 · K-5
Ellwood
6701 N 13th St · 252 students
Middle · 6-8
General Louis Wagner
1701 Chelten Ave · 294 students
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 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$125K$250K$215K2016: $129K2017: $129K2018: $129K2019: $139K2020: $133K2021: $133K2022: $133K2023: $178K2024: $178K2025: $217K2026: $217K2027: $215K2016202020232027

▲ +67% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,6622016: $1,3792017: $1,3792018: $1,4802019: $1,8512020: $1,7732021: $1,4822022: $1,4822023: $2,2682024: $2,2682025: $2,7082026: $2,7082027: $2,6622016202020232027

▲ +93% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 167 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $167 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+67%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.7 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 29 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
29arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
15homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 32 parcels

Owner-occupied: 25Absentee individual: 5Vacant: 2 32parcels
  • Owner-occupied 25
  • Absentee individual 5
  • Vacant 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels5 parcels18 parcels7 parcels
$14K$287K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Symbol Lai (individual)22$236Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 32 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

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
6702 N 15TH ST Traded 2×: $63K in 2014 → $130K in 2015 (+106%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,302 1925 2
6703 N 15TH ST sold $35K (1999); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2023). Absentee individual $195K 3/1 1,306 1925 1 tax lien
6704 N 15TH ST L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,350 1925 0
6705 N 15TH ST Traded 4×: $70K in 2000 → $265K in 2025 (+279%). Owner-occupied $256K 3/2 1,306 1925 4
6706 N 15TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $192K 3/1 1,396 1925 0 tax lien
6707 N 15TH ST Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,306 1925 0
6708 N 15TH ST Bought for $85K in 2022, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $291K in 2024. Owner-occupied $280K 4/3 1,396 1925 2 tax lien
6709 N 15TH ST Vacant $14K —/— 1 tax lien
6710 N 15TH ST Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,530 1925 0
6711 N 15TH ST Bought for $255K in 2021. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $214K 4/2 1,530 1925 1
6712 N 15TH ST L&I violation (2024). Absentee individual $215K 3/1 1,530 1925 0 rented
6713 N 15TH ST Owner-occupied $250K 3/2 1,530 1925 1 rented
6714 N 15TH ST Traded 3×: $70K in 2000 → $220K in 2017 (+214%). Owner-occupied $264K 4/3 1,530 1925 3
6715 N 15TH ST 2 L&I violations (2019); sold $205K (2021). Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,530 1925 1
6716 N 15TH ST sold $50K (2005); L&I violation (2023). Absentee individual $215K 3/1 1,530 1925 1
6717 N 15TH ST sold $36K (2006); 2 L&I violations (2007); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2014). Vacant $21K —/— 1 tax lien
6718 N 15TH ST Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,530 1925 0
6719 N 15TH ST Bought for $85K in 2016, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $304K in 2021. Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,530 1925 3
6720 N 15TH ST Traded 2×: $43K in 2016 → $199K in 2016 (+368%). Owner-occupied $287K 4/2 1,530 1925 2
6721 N 15TH ST Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,530 1925 0
6722 N 15TH ST Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,530 1925 0 tax lien
6723 N 15TH ST Owner-occupied $287K 5/2 1,530 1925 1
6724 N 15TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,530 1925 0
6725 N 15TH ST Bought for $138K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,530 1925 1 tax lien
6726 N 15TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,530 1925 0
6727 N 15TH ST Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,530 1925 0
6728 N 15TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Absentee individual $215K 3/1 1,530 1925 0 2 viol
6729 N 15TH ST Traded 2×: $90K in 2021 → $300K in 2022 (+233%). Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,530 1917 2
6730 N 15TH ST L&I violation (2024). Owner-occupied $215K 3/1 1,530 1925 0
6731 N 15TH ST Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,530 1925 0
6732 N 15TH ST Bought for $70K in 2017, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $230K in 2018 (+229%). Absentee individual $318K 4/2 1,530 1925 2
6733 N 15TH ST Owner-occupied $215K 4/1 1,530 1925 0

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-08 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.