Who owns your block
700 block of S 13th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 72% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 105% since 2016, now about $623K. Property taxes are climbing about 25% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
- 01Appreciation
Block value grew 105% since 2016 yet outpaced city gains by only 0.3 percentage points per year at 6.8%.
- 02Taxes
Two homes receive $39K in annual tax abatements while the block absorbed a 25% tax per-year rise.
- 03Rentals
39% of homes are rentals but only 24 of those are licensed, leaving 15 rentals operating without city registration.
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 $623K — about 2.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $623K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 41% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 92 reported crimes (21 violent) and 193 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
- $623K typical home, up +105% since 2016
- Tax bill $630 to $7,343 a year, +25%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $31M assessed, $393,516/yr to the city, about $6,451 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +105% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +1066% since 2016 · ~+25%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
720 S 13th St is assessed at $895K but pays $8,691 a year — about 69% of the $12,528 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.8% 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 $205 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 66 arm's-length sales since 2006. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 61 parcels
- Owner-occupied 44
- Investor / LLC 2
- Absentee individual 15
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uni Penn Housing (individual) | 11 | 82 | $3.0M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 726 S 13th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $623K | phila.gov ↗ |
| B & J Investment Llc | 1 | 1 | $683K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 61 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 S 13TH ST New constructionBought for $260K in 2006, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $645K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $674K | 4/2 | 1,551 | 2006 | 2 | rented |
| 702 S 13TH ST New constructionBought for $210K in 2006, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $546K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $623K | 3/— | 1,381 | 2006 | 2 | rented |
| 704 S 13TH ST New constructionBought for $210K in 2006, built new under a 2015 permit, sold for $490K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $623K | 3/1 | 1,381 | 2006 | 2 | |
| 706 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $623K | —/1 | 1,381 | 2006 | 1 | rented |
| 708 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $623K | —/1 | 1,381 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 710 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $623K | —/1 | 1,381 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 712 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $623K | —/1 | 1,381 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 714 S 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $210K in 2006 → $445K in 2017 (+112%). | Owner-occupied | $623K | 3/1 | 1,381 | 2006 | 2 | |
| 715 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $670K | 4/2 | 1,536 | 2006 | 1 | rented |
| 716 S 13TH ST New constructionBought for $210K in 2006, built new under a 2016 permit, sold for $482K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $623K | 3/— | 1,381 | 2006 | 2 | rented |
| 717 S 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $260K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $618K | 3/1 | 1,377 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 718 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $623K | —/1 | 1,381 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 719 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $481K | 3/1 | 1,377 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 720 S 13TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $210K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $895K | —/1 | 2,676 | 2006 | 1 | abated |
| 721 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $625K | 3/1 | 1,377 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 722 S 13TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $210K in 2006. | Owner-occupied | $623K | —/1 | 1,381 | 2006 | 1 | rented |
| 723 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $625K | 3/1 | 1,377 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 724 S 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $210K in 2006. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $623K | —/1 | 1,381 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 725 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $625K | 3/1 | 1,377 | 2006 | 1 | rented |
| 726 S 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $210K in 2006 → $434K in 2017 (+107%). | Investor / LLC | $623K | 3/1 | 1,381 | 2006 | 2 | |
| 727 S 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $226K in 2007 → $285K in 2012 (+26%). | Owner-occupied | $565K | 3/1 | 1,377 | 2006 | 2 | |
| 728 S 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $210K in 2006. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2020. | Absentee individual | $623K | —/1 | 1,381 | 2006 | 1 | rented |
| 729 S 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $308K in 2013 → $515K in 2020 (+67%). | Owner-occupied | $625K | 3/2 | 1,377 | 2006 | 3 | |
| 730 S 13TH ST | Absentee individual | $623K | —/1 | 1,381 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 731 S 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $226K in 2007 → $285K in 2011 (+26%). | Owner-occupied | $625K | 3/1 | 1,377 | 2006 | 2 | |
| 732 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $623K | —/1 | 1,381 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 733 S 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $226K in 2007 → $400K in 2024 (+77%). | Absentee individual | $625K | 3/1 | 1,377 | 2006 | 2 | |
| 734 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $623K | —/1 | 1,381 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 735-37 S 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $675K | 4/2 | 1,536 | 2006 | 0 | |
| 736 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $673K | —/2 | 1,546 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 739 S 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning admin review permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $573K | 3/— | 1,288 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 739 S 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $541K | 3/2 | 1,288 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 739 S 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $541K | 3/— | 1,288 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 740 S 13TH ST History3 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $25K | 4/2 | 2,400 | 2003 | 0 | rented |
| 741 S 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $541K | 3/2 | 1,288 | 2011 | 1 | |
| 742 S 13TH ST | Absentee individual | $25K | 4/2 | 1,536 | 2002 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 743 S 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $541K | 3/— | 1,288 | 2011 | 1 | rented |
| 744 S 13TH ST | Absentee individual | $49K | 4/2 | 1,554 | 2002 | 0 | rented |
| 745 S 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $541K | 3/— | 1,288 | 2011 | 0 | |
| 746 S 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $49K | 4/2 | 1,554 | 2002 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 747 S 13TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $541K | 3/— | 1,288 | 2011 | 0 | rented |
| 748 S 13TH ST History4 L&I violations (2025). | Absentee individual | $25K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 2002 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 749 S 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $541K | 3/2 | 1,288 | 2011 | 2 | |
| 750 S 13TH ST | Absentee individual | $25K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 2002 | 0 | rented |
| 751 S 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $574K | 3/— | 1,288 | 2011 | 1 | |
| 752 S 13TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2015). | Absentee individual | $49K | 4/2 | 1,554 | 2002 | 0 | rented |
| 753 S 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $260K in 2006 → $439K in 2018 (+69%). | Owner-occupied | $581K | 2/2 | 1,320 | 2006 | 2 | |
| 754 S 13TH ST | Absentee individual | $25K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 2002 | 0 | rented |
| 755 S 13TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $260K in 2006 → $508K in 2023 (+95%). | Owner-occupied | $576K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 2006 | 3 | |
| 756 S 13TH ST | Absentee individual | $25K | 3/1 | 1,424 | 2002 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 757 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $576K | 2/2 | 1,320 | 2006 | 1 | rented |
| 758 S 13TH ST | Absentee individual | $25K | 3/1 | 1,457 | 2002 | 0 | rented |
| 759 S 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $260K in 2006 → $260K in 2011 (+0%). | Owner-occupied | $576K | 2/2 | 1,320 | 2006 | 2 | |
| 760 S 13TH ST | Absentee individual | $25K | 3/1 | 1,863 | 2005 | 0 | abated |
| 761 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $576K | 2/2 | 1,320 | 2006 | 1 | |
| 762 S 13TH ST | Owner-occupied | $653K | —/— | 1,472 | 2006 | 1 | rented |
| 763 S 13TH ST ImprovedBought for $570K in 2017. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2018. | Investor / LLC | $683K | 2/2 | 2,352 | 2006 | 2 | rented |
| 764 S 13TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $260K in 2006 → $293K in 2009 (+13%). | Owner-occupied | $642K | —/— | 1,469 | 2006 | 2 | rented |
| 766 S 13TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $260K in 2006 → $550K in 2021 (+112%). | Owner-occupied | $642K | 3/2 | 1,469 | 2006 | 3 | |
| 768 S 13TH ST New constructionBought for $260K in 2006, built new under a 2022 permit, sold for $600K in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $636K | 3/1 | 1,469 | 2006 | 2 | |
| 770 S 13TH ST New constructionBought for $260K in 2006, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $642K in 2019. | Absentee individual | $528K | —/— | 2,412 | 2006 | 2 |
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)