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Who owns your block

6700 block of N Sydenham St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 77% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 3 homes behind $23,215 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 67% since 2016, now about $220K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.

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
$220K
$15K–$328K
ZIP median $219K
Price / sq ft
$134
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$51K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $220K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1920
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
77%
23 of 30
city 41%
Rentals
7%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$23K
3 of 30 behind
▲ block 10% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-1%
value · tax +$16
5 years
+59%
value · tax +$818
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 $220K — 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$220K$219K$223K
Owner-occupied50%60%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 111 reported crimes (31 violent) and 222 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
111
31 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
222
42 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft20
Other Assaults18
Thefts14
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief11
Fraud10
All Other Offenses8

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection69
Maintenance Complaint46
Illegal Dumping23
Abandoned Vehicle20
Salting10
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$250K$500K$220K2016: $131K2017: $131K2018: $131K2019: $144K2020: $138K2021: $138K2022: $138K2023: $190K2024: $190K2025: $223K2026: $223K2027: $220K2016202020232027

▲ +67% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,5152016: $1,4322017: $1,4322018: $1,4322019: $1,8692020: $1,6972021: $1,8202022: $1,6972023: $2,1562024: $2,1562025: $2,4992026: $2,4992027: $2,5152016202020232027

▲ +76% since 2016 · ~+5%/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 36 arm's-length sales since 1969. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K1980199220042016
36arm's-length sales since 1969
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 30 parcels

Owner-occupied: 23Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 5Vacant: 1 30parcels
  • Owner-occupied 23
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 5
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels17 parcels3 parcels8 parcels
$15K$323K+

The block's largest owner, Kraal Lp, carries 12 open violations across 6 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Kraal Lp16$1.5Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 30 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

Frequently traded
6731 N Sydenham St
$328K · Traded 4×: $81K in 2014 → $235K in 2019 (+191%).
Frequently traded
6725 N Sydenham St
$238K · Traded 4×: $40K in 2001 → $168K in 2023 (+321%).
Frequently traded
6721 N Sydenham St
$225K · Traded 3×: $29K in 2002 → $250K in 2021 (+777%).
Frequently traded
6735 N Sydenham St
$222K · Traded 4×: $21K in 2001 → $250K in 2020 (+1090%).
Traded
6717 N Sydenham St
$323K · Traded 2×: $98K in 2020 → $275K in 2021 (+181%).
Traded
6730 N Sydenham St
$323K · Traded 2×: $60K in 2016 → $225K in 2018 (+275%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
6707 N SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $99K —/— 1,789 1925 0
6708 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $217K 3/1 1,246 1920 0 tax lien
6710 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 1,650 1920 0
6711 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $222K 3/1 1,650 1920 0
6712 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $268K 3/1 1,650 1920 0
6713 N SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $218K 3/1 1,650 1920 1 tax lien
6714 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 1,650 1920 0 tax lien
6715 N SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $218K 3/1 1,650 1920 0 tax lien
6716 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $47K in 2015 → $149K in 2015 (+217%). Owner-occupied $268K 3/2 1,650 1920 2
6717 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $98K in 2020 → $275K in 2021 (+181%). Owner-occupied $323K 3/1 1,650 1920 2
6718 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,650 1920 0
6719 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $218K 3/1 1,650 1920 0
6720 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $73K in 2010 → $160K in 2010 (+118%). Owner-occupied $291K 4/2 1,650 1920 2
6721 N SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $29K in 2002 → $250K in 2021 (+777%). Owner-occupied $225K 4/2 1,650 1930 3
6722 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,650 1920 0
6723 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,650 1920 0
6724 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $218K 4/1 1,650 1920 0
6725 N SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $40K in 2001 → $168K in 2023 (+321%). Owner-occupied $238K 3/1 1,650 1920 4
6726 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $296K 5/2 1,650 1920 1
6727 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2003 → $40K in 2018 (+0%). Absentee individual $282K —/— 1,650 1920 2
6728 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $216K 4/1 1,650 1920 1
6729 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,650 1920 0
6730 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2016 → $225K in 2018 (+275%). Owner-occupied $323K 4/2 1,650 1920 2
6731 N SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $81K in 2014 → $235K in 2019 (+191%). Owner-occupied $328K 4/1 1,650 1920 4
6732 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2016 → $180K in 2020 (+300%). Owner-occupied $291K 4/1 1,650 1920 2
6733 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $220K 3/1 1,650 1920 0
6734 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $83K in 2017 → $170K in 2025 (+106%). Investor / LLC $282K 3/1 1,650 1920 2 rented1 violtax lien
6735 N SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $21K in 2001 → $250K in 2020 (+1090%). Owner-occupied $222K 3/1 1,650 1920 4
6736 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $25K in 2005 → $52K in 2005 (+106%). Absentee individual $218K 3/1 1,650 1920 2 rented
6737 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $9K in 2018 → $16K in 2026 (+82%). Vacant $15K —/— — — 2 tax lien

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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