Who owns your block
700 block of N 27th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 86% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 54% since 2016, now about $550K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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 $550K — about 2.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19130 median of $457K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19130 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19130 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $550K | $457K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 32% | 37% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 49 reported crimes (6 violent) and 122 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
- $550K typical home, up +54% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,891 to $6,198 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $139,223/yr to the city, about $6,328 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +54% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +59% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
781 N 27th St is assessed at $636K but pays $4,405 a year — about 49% of the $8,904 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 +4% 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 $154 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 26 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 22 parcels
- Owner-occupied 19
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James N Pappas (individual) | 2 | 2 | $1.0M | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 761 N 27TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $252K in 2014, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $720K in 2020 (+186%). | Owner-occupied | $816K | 7/2 | 2,172 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 763 N 27TH ST | Absentee individual | $607K | —/— | 2,172 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 765 N 27TH ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2010. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $816K | 4/2 | 2,172 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 767 N 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $550K | 4/2 | 1,810 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 769 N 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $600K | 4/1 | 1,810 | 1920 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 771 N 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $550K | 3/1 | 1,810 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 773 N 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $550K | 3/1 | 1,810 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 775 N 27TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $180K in 2004, fast form building permit in 2007, sold for $350K in 2013 (+94%). | Owner-occupied | $548K | 3/1 | 1,800 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 777 N 27TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $122K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $634K | 3/1 | 1,800 | 1920 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 779 N 27TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2019); sold $430K (2020). | Owner-occupied | $511K | 2/2 | 1,870 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 780 N 27TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $53K in 2003 → $272K in 2013 (+413%). | Absentee individual | $364K | 3/1 | 856 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 781 N 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $636K | 3/1 | 1,810 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 782 N 27TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $169K in 2010, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $375K in 2018 (+122%). | Owner-occupied | $422K | 3/2 | 1,020 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 783 N 27TH ST ImprovedBought for $405K in 2013. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $707K | 3/2 | 1,864 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 784 N 27TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $389K | —/— | 1,204 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 785 N 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $570K | 3/1 | 1,920 | 1920 | 0 | abated |
| 786 N 27TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $277K in 2004 → $345K in 2022 (+25%). | Owner-occupied | $438K | 4/2 | 1,302 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 787 N 27TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $418K | 3/2 | 1,820 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 788 N 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $382K | —/— | 1,206 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 789 N 27TH ST | Owner-occupied | $621K | —/— | 1,910 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 790 N 27TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $261K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $426K in 2023 (+64%). | Owner-occupied | $471K | 3/2 | 1,206 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 791 N 27TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $330K in 2018, change of use permit in 2023, sold for $620K in 2025 (+88%). | Owner-occupied | $620K | 3/2 | 1,737 | 1920 | 2 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)