Who owns your block
700 block of S Smedley St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 75% since 2016, now about $432K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $432K — about 1.9× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $432K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 33% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 83 reported crimes (16 violent) and 397 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
- $432K typical home, up +75% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,130 to $5,449 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $12M assessed, $147,431/yr to the city, about $5,460 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +75% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +74% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
721 S Smedley St is assessed at $734K but pays $8,219 a year — about 80% of the $10,273 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 +5.2% 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 $175 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 41 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 27 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 9
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kater Enterprises L P | 1 | 2 | $1.1M | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 707 S SMEDLEY ST | Absentee individual | $384K | 2/1 | 840 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 708 S SMEDLEY ST Historysold $228K (2010); Appeal granted (2011). | Owner-occupied | $462K | 2/1 | 840 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 709 S SMEDLEY ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $145K in 2012 → $805K in 2022 (+455%). | Owner-occupied | $645K | 3/2 | 1,428 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 710 S SMEDLEY ST HistoryAppeal moot (2010). | Owner-occupied | $386K | 3/1 | 840 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 711 S SMEDLEY ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $110K in 2011 → $763K in 2023 (+593%). | Owner-occupied | $663K | 3/2 | 1,428 | 2011 | 4 | |
| 712 S SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $386K | 2/1 | 840 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 713 S SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $440K | 3/1 | 1,104 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 714 S SMEDLEY ST TradedTraded 2×: $250K in 2007 → $410K in 2022 (+64%). | Owner-occupied | $386K | 2/1 | 840 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 715 S SMEDLEY ST | Absentee individual | $510K | 3/1 | 1,036 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 716 S SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $395K | 3/1 | 1,060 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 717 S SMEDLEY ST | Absentee individual | $432K | 2/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 718 S SMEDLEY ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $260K in 2010 → $490K in 2025 (+88%). | Owner-occupied | $406K | 2/1 | 762 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 719 S SMEDLEY ST TradedTraded 2×: $270K in 2010 → $400K in 2016 (+48%). | Owner-occupied | $517K | 3/1 | 1,064 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 720 S SMEDLEY ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $152K in 2007 → $457K in 2022 (+201%). | Owner-occupied | $488K | 2/1 | 916 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 721 S SMEDLEY ST Torn down & rebuiltOld house bought for $500 in 2008, demolished in 2016, then sold for $785K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $734K | 3/3 | 1,663 | 2016 | 4 | abatedtax lien |
| 722 S SMEDLEY ST | Absentee individual | $324K | 2/1 | 714 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 723 S SMEDLEY ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $290K in 2009 → $435K in 2023 (+50%). | Owner-occupied | $489K | 2/1 | 952 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 724 S SMEDLEY ST | Absentee individual | $388K | 2/1 | 714 | 1920 | 0 | rented |
| 725 S SMEDLEY ST | Absentee individual | $350K | 3/1 | 840 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 726 S SMEDLEY ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $20K in 2006 → $364K in 2018 (+1720%). | Owner-occupied | $510K | 2/1 | 1,027 | 1920 | 3 | rented |
| 727 S SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $374K | 3/1 | 948 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 728 S SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $467K | 2/1 | 1,230 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 729 S SMEDLEY ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2002 → $345K in 2026 (+1625%). | Investor / LLC | $399K | 3/1 | 1,084 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 730 S SMEDLEY ST | Owner-occupied | $462K | 3/1 | 840 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 731 S SMEDLEY ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $110K in 2006 → $408K in 2024 (+271%). | Absentee individual | $524K | 2/1 | 1,084 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 732 S SMEDLEY ST | Absentee individual | $430K | 3/1 | 728 | 1925 | 0 | rented |
| 733 S SMEDLEY ST | Absentee individual | $352K | 3/1 | 840 | 1920 | 0 | 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)