Who owns your block
700 block of E Thompson St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 78% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 210% since 2016, now about $479K. Property taxes are climbing about 7% 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 $479K — about 2.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19125 median of $334K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19125 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19125 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $479K | $334K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 26% | 32% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 82 reported crimes (20 violent) and 291 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
- $479K typical home, up +210% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,925 to $3,935 a year, +7%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $108,233/yr to the city, about $4,009 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +210% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +104% since 2016 · ~+7%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
709 E Thompson St is assessed at $703K but pays $3,935 a year — about 40% of the $9,836 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +10.8% 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 $310 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 62 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 20
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 717 East Thompson Llc | 1 | 1 | $495K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700 E THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $37K in 2008 → $37K in 2008 (+0%). | Vacant | $154K | —/— | — | — | 2 | |
| 701 E THOMPSON ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $30K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $428K | 3/1 | 2,432 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 702 E THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $308K | 3/1 | 1,330 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 703 E THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2011 → $310K in 2016 (+520%). | Owner-occupied | $428K | 2/2 | 1,248 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 704-08 E THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $610K | —/— | 2,132 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 705 E THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $116K in 2004 → $225K in 2019 (+94%). | Owner-occupied | $258K | 3/1 | 894 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 707 E THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $264K | 2/1 | 969 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 709 E THOMPSON ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $130K in 2022, demolished in 2022, then sold for $685K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $703K | 3/3 | 1,920 | 2024 | 2 | abated |
| 710 E THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $80K in 2007 → $375K in 2023 (+369%). | Owner-occupied | $423K | 3/2 | 1,227 | 1920 | 5 | |
| 711 E THOMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $330K | —/— | 1,025 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 712 E THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $305K | —/— | 1,050 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 713 E THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 9×: $43K in 2000 → $415K in 2022 (+5088%). | Owner-occupied | $496K | 3/2 | 1,572 | 1925 | 10 | |
| 714 E THOMPSON ST New constructionBought for $55K in 2003, built new (tax-abated), sold for $138K in 2015. | Absentee individual | $507K | 3/2 | 1,455 | 1925 | 3 | abated |
| 715 E THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $225K in 2017 → $440K in 2018 (+96%). | Owner-occupied | $629K | 4/2 | 2,071 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 716 E THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $12K in 2001 → $119K in 2004 (+892%). | Absentee individual | $329K | 3/1 | 1,112 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 717 E THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $49K in 2002 → $290K in 2019 (+492%). | Investor / LLC | $495K | 3/2 | 1,792 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 718 E THOMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $292K | 2/1 | 998 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 719 E THOMPSON ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $70K in 2003, demolished in 2015, then sold for $600K in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $540K | 4/2 | 1,888 | 2016 | 5 | |
| 720 E THOMPSON ST TradedTraded 2×: $125K in 2005 → $268K in 2018 (+115%). | Owner-occupied | $292K | 3/1 | 925 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 721 E THOMPSON ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $45K in 2012 → $467K in 2024 (+938%). | Owner-occupied | $485K | 3/2 | 1,641 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 722 E THOMPSON ST New constructionBought for $308K in 2014, built new (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $689K | 4/2 | 2,031 | 2019 | 1 | abated |
| 723 E THOMPSON ST New constructionBought for $90K in 2014, built new (tax-abated), sold for $438K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $627K | 3/2 | 2,442 | 2016 | 2 | abatedtax lien |
| 724 E THOMPSON ST New constructionBought for $2K in 2015, built new (tax-abated), sold for $349K in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $479K | 3/3 | 1,354 | 2017 | 3 | rentedabatedtax lien |
| 725 E THOMPSON ST New constructionBought for $143K in 2016, built new (tax-abated), sold for $629K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $547K | 3/2 | 1,904 | 1925 | 3 | abated |
| 727 E THOMPSON ST Torn down & rebuiltdemolished in 2016, then sold for $508K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $554K | 4/2 | 2,048 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 729 E THOMPSON ST | Owner-occupied | $254K | 3/1 | 1,386 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 731 E THOMPSON ST | Absentee individual | $514K | 5/3 | 2,455 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)