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Who owns your block

700 block of Smylie Rd

A mostly owner-occupied block: 70% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations and 5 homes behind $40,399 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 85% since 2016, now about $188K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$188K
$64K–$247K
ZIP median $170K
Price / sq ft
$150
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$125K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $188K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1947
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
70%
31 of 44
city 41%
Rentals
9%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
5
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$40K
5 of 44 behind
▲ block 11% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$196
5 years
+81%
value · tax +$486
10 years
+85%
value · tax +$508

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 $188K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19124 median of $170K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19124Philadelphia
Median home value$188K$170K$223K
Owner-occupied41%40%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 60 reported crimes (16 violent) and 196 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
60
16 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
196
50 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft12
Other Assaults12
Theft from Vehicle7
Thefts7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief6
All Other Offenses5

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle30
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection29
Street Light Outage29
Maintenance Complaint21
Illegal Dumping17
License Complaint13

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 & Middle
Universal Institute Charter School At Creighton
High · 9-12
Samuel Fels
5500 Langdon St · 1228 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$100K$200K$188K2016: $102K2017: $102K2018: $102K2019: $100K2020: $104K2021: $104K2022: $104K2023: $146K2024: $146K2025: $175K2026: $175K2027: $188K2016202020232027

▲ +85% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,9212016: $1,4102017: $1,4132018: $1,4102019: $1,3772020: $1,4352021: $1,4352022: $1,4352023: $1,6622024: $1,6622025: $1,8302026: $1,7252027: $1,9212016202020232027

▲ +36% since 2016 · ~+3%/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 +5.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 185 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $185 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+85%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.8 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 50 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K200020052010201520202025
50arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
13homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 44 parcels

Owner-occupied: 31Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 11Vacant: 1 44parcels
  • Owner-occupied 31
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 11
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels1 parcels3 parcels0 parcels39 parcels
$64K$189K+

The block's largest owner, Ez1 Investments Llc, carries 4 open violations across 3 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Ez1 Investments Llc13$728Kphila.gov ↗
L & S Towing & Recovery Llc11$64Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 44 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
731 SMYLIE RD Traded 2×: $65K in 2001 → $80K in 2008 (+23%). Absentee individual $138K —/— 2,081 1947 2
733 SMYLIE RD Traded 2×: $48K in 2001 → $55K in 2012 (+15%). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 2
735 SMYLIE RD Traded 2×: $58K in 2004 → $60K in 2011 (+4%). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 2
737 SMYLIE RD Absentee individual $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 1
739 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 1 tax lien
741 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 1
743 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 0
745 SMYLIE RD Traded 2×: $10K in 2004 → $15K in 2006 (+46%). Owner-occupied $197K 3/1 1,260 1947 2 rented
747 SMYLIE RD Absentee individual $188K 3/1 1,260 1947 1
749 SMYLIE RD Traded 2×: $32K in 2003 → $130K in 2023 (+306%). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 2
751 SMYLIE RD Traded 2×: $70K in 2004 → $60K in 2014 (-14%). Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 2
753 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 1
755 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,260 1947 1
757 SMYLIE RD Absentee individual $137K 3/1 1,260 1947 1
759 SMYLIE RD Absentee individual $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 1
760 SMYLIE RD Traded 3×: $58K in 2002 → $84K in 2017 (+43%). Absentee individual $185K —/— 1,230 1947 3
760R-86 SMYLIE RD Traded 2×: $25K in 2020 → $10K in 2025 (-60%). Vacant $64K —/— 2 tax lien
761 SMYLIE RD Investor / LLC $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 1 tax lien
762 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,230 1947 0
763 SMYLIE RD Absentee individual $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 0
764 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $186K 3/2 1,230 1947 1
765 SMYLIE RD Traded 2×: $91K in 2005 → $90K in 2018 (-1%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,260 1947 2
766 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,230 1947 0
767 SMYLIE RD Absentee individual $188K 3/1 1,260 1947 1
768 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,230 1947 1
769 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 1
770 SMYLIE RD Absentee individual $135K 3/1 1,230 1947 0 5 viol
771 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 1
772 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,230 1947 0
773 SMYLIE RD Traded 2×: $47K in 2000 → $60K in 2003 (+28%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,260 1947 2
774 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,230 1947 0
775 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 0
776 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,230 1947 0
777 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 0
778 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,230 1947 0
779 SMYLIE RD Traded 5×: $46K in 2000 → $55K in 2013 (+20%). Owner-occupied $137K 3/1 1,260 1947 5
780 SMYLIE RD Traded 2×: $60K in 2005 → $95K in 2016 (+58%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,230 1947 2
781 SMYLIE RD Traded 3×: $33K in 2002 → $130K in 2022 (+294%). Owner-occupied $188K 3/1 1,260 1947 3
782 SMYLIE RD Traded 2×: $63K in 2005 → $88K in 2016 (+40%). Absentee individual $186K 3/1 1,230 1947 2 rented
783 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 0
784 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $186K 3/1 1,230 1947 1 rented
785 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $189K 3/1 1,260 1947 0
786 SMYLIE RD Absentee individual $207K 3/1 1,468 1947 1
787 SMYLIE RD Owner-occupied $247K —/— 1,676 1947 1 rented

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

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