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Who owns your block

6800 block of N 17th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 73% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 20 open code violations and 7 homes behind $189,562 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 81% since 2016, now about $182K. Property taxes are climbing about 8% 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
$182K
$176K–$668K
ZIP median $219K
Price / sq ft
$151
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$265K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $182K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $9K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
73%
16 of 22
city 41%
Rentals
5%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
20
L&I code
▲ block 14% · city 5%
Back taxes
$190K
7 of 22 behind
▲ block 32% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+1%
value · tax −$133
5 years
+65%
value · tax +$944
10 years
+81%
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 $182K — 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 blockZIP 19126Philadelphia
Median home value$182K$219K$223K
Owner-occupied59%60%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 49 reported crimes (11 violent) and 124 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
49
11 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
124
24 still open

Most reported crimes

Vandalism/Criminal Mischief8
Motor Vehicle Theft7
All Other Offenses6
Other Assaults6
Theft from Vehicle6
Thefts5

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection43
Maintenance Complaint26
Abandoned Vehicle10
Illegal Dumping5
Construction Complaints4
Dangerous Building Complaint4

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
William Rowen
6841 N 19th St · 272 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$182K2016: $101K2017: $101K2018: $101K2019: $115K2020: $110K2021: $110K2022: $110K2023: $148K2024: $148K2025: $180K2026: $180K2027: $182K2016202020232027

▲ +81% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,2772016: $9882017: $9882018: $9882019: $1,0562020: $1,0792021: $1,0792022: $1,3332023: $2,0352024: $2,0352025: $2,3252026: $2,4102027: $2,2772016202020232027

▲ +130% since 2016 · ~+8%/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 +5.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 181 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $181 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+81%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1 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 24 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K20052010201520202025
24arm's-length sales since 2002
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
8homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 22 parcels

Owner-occupied: 16Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 2 22parcels
  • Owner-occupied 16
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 2

Value distribution today

14 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels1 parcels5 parcels
$176K$269K+

The block's largest owner, Kadimah Development Llc, carries 2 open violations across 16 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Kadimah Development Llc116$5.3Mphila.gov ↗
Raise Of Hope Inc14$911Kphila.gov ↗
Drp Financial Services Llc14$882Kphila.gov ↗
Wanda Walker Real State Llc11$668Kphila.gov ↗
M&M Suites Llc Ii Collin Avenue11$185Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 22 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
6801 N 17TH ST Bought for $300K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. Investor / LLC $668K —/— 4,700 1924 1 10 violtax lien
6813 N 17TH ST Bought for $42K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Absentee individual $182K 3/1 1,224 1925 1 rented
6814 N 17TH ST Owner-occupied $178K 3/1 1,170 1925 0
6815 N 17TH ST Traded 3×: $45K in 2004 → $56K in 2010 (+25%). Investor / LLC $182K 3/1 1,224 1925 3
6816 N 17TH ST Bought for $75K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,170 1925 1
6817 N 17TH ST 3 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2017); sold $50K (2020); L&I violation (2021). Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,224 1925 1
6818 N 17TH ST 4 L&I violations (2019); 16 L&I violations (2022); 4 L&I violations (2026). Investor / LLC $176K 3/1 1,170 1925 0 6 violtax lien
6819 N 17TH ST L&I violation (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2021); L&I violation (2025). Absentee individual $187K 3/1 1,224 1925 0
6820 N 17TH ST L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,170 1925 0
6821 N 17TH ST Traded 2×: $40K in 2018 → $190K in 2018 (+375%). Owner-occupied $269K 3/2 1,224 1925 2 tax lien
6822 N 17TH ST Traded 2×: $123K in 2022 → $270K in 2023 (+120%). Owner-occupied $253K 3/3 1,170 1925 2
6823 N 17TH ST Traded 2×: $46K in 2006 → $114K in 2006 (+149%). Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,224 1925 2
6824 N 17TH ST Traded 3×: $30K in 2002 → $45K in 2021 (+50%). Investor / LLC $176K 3/1 1,170 1925 3
6825 N 17TH ST Traded 2×: $44K in 2015 → $150K in 2016 (+240%). Owner-occupied $239K 4/1 1,224 1925 2
6826 N 17TH ST 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2022); L&I violation (2024); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $178K 3/1 1,170 1925 0 tax lien
6827 N 17TH ST Bought for $105K in 2022. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $257K 3/3 1,224 1925 2
6828 N 17TH ST Bought for $140K in 2021. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,170 1925 1
6829 N 17TH ST Bought for $160K in 2020. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $257K 3/1 1,224 1925 1
6830 N 17TH ST 3 L&I violations (2015); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2020); L&I violation (2026). Owner-occupied $176K 3/1 1,170 1925 0
6831 N 17TH ST Traded 2×: $113K in 2022 → $300K in 2023 (+167%). Owner-occupied $270K 3/3 1,224 1925 2
6832 N 17TH ST 2 L&I violations (2015); 5 L&I violations (2016). Owner-occupied $178K 3/1 1,170 1925 0
6834 N 17TH ST Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $197K 3/1 1,360 1925 0 4 violtax lien

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.