Who owns your block
6700 block of N 17th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 84% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 8 open code violations and 6 homes behind $18,048 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 76% since 2016, now about $181K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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 $181K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19126 median of $219K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19126 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19126 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $181K | $219K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 63% | 60% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 97 reported crimes (26 violent) and 262 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
- $181K typical home, up +76% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,020 to $1,152 a year, +1%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $7.2M assessed, $64,280/yr to the city, about $1,692 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +76% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +13% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
6746 N 17th St is assessed at $186K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,601 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 +5.3% 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 $176 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 41 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 38 parcels
- Owner-occupied 32
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beatles Homes Llc | 1 | 4 | $610K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6711 N 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $53K in 2014 → $150K in 2015 (+183%). | Owner-occupied | $247K | 3/2 | 1,230 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 6713 N 17TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $85K in 2004 → $75K in 2009 (-12%). | Absentee individual | $182K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 4 | tax lien |
| 6714 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,162 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6715 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6716 N 17TH ST Historysold $77K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2017). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,162 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6717 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6718 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2014); 3 L&I violations (2017). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,162 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6719 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $155K in 2023. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $178K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6720 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,162 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6721 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017). | Owner-occupied | $185K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6722 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $86K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,162 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6723 N 17TH ST History4 L&I violations (2017). | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6724 N 17TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $40K in 2003 → $150K in 2018 (+275%). | Owner-occupied | $241K | 3/1 | 1,162 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 6725 N 17TH ST History3 L&I violations (2019); sold $190K (2023). | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/2 | 1,230 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6726 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $56K in 2018, electrical permit in 2018, sold for $160K in 2020 (+184%). | Owner-occupied | $237K | 3/1 | 1,162 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 6727 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $280K in 2023. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $263K | 4/3 | 1,230 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6728 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,162 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 6729 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6730 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,162 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6731 N 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6732 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2017); sold $66K (2019). | Absentee individual | $180K | 3/1 | 1,162 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 6733 N 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $50K in 2006 → $115K in 2006 (+129%). | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 6734 N 17TH ST New constructionBought for $28K in 2001, built new under a 2017 permit, sold for $130K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,162 | 1925 | 5 | rented |
| 6735 N 17TH ST History3 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); 2 L&I violations (2022); sold $120K (2023); 5 L&I violations (2023); Appeal complete (2024). | Investor / LLC | $182K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 6736 N 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,162 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 6737 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6738 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $20K in 2004, electrical permit in 2016, sold for $145K in 2017 (+629%). | Absentee individual | $177K | 3/1 | 1,162 | 1925 | 3 | 1 viol |
| 6739 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 3 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6740 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2014). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,162 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6741 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2016); 3 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2023). | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 6742 N 17TH ST History2 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2018). | Owner-occupied | $177K | 3/1 | 1,162 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 6743 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $86K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 0 | abated3 violtax lien |
| 6744 N 17TH ST Historysold $62K (2001); L&I: UNSAFE CONDITION ALUM (2018). | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,162 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6745 N 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $80K in 2004, make safe permit for rp permit in 2024, sold for $233K in 2024 (+191%). | Owner-occupied | $260K | 3/2 | 1,230 | 1925 | 3 | 2 viol |
| 6746 N 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $186K | 3/1 | 1,156 | 1925 | 0 | abated2 viol |
| 6747 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $182K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 6749 N 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $128K in 2022 → $275K in 2023 (+116%). | Owner-occupied | $180K | 3/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 6751 N 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $48K in 2016. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $247K | 3/3 | 1,312 | 1925 | 3 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)