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Who owns your block

800 block of N 47th St

A mixed-ownership block: 35% owner-occupied, 23% investor-held, with 3 open code violations and 5 homes behind $30,640 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 193% since 2016, now about $101K. Property taxes are climbing about 14% 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
$101K
$42K–$304K
ZIP median $133K
Price / sq ft
$98
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$100K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $101K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
18 of 48
$31K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
35%
16 of 48
city 41%
Rentals
10%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$31K
5 of 48 behind
▲ block 10% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-2%
value · tax −$136
5 years
+122%
value · tax +$226
10 years
+193%
value · tax +$240

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 $101K — about 0.5× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19139 median of $133K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19139 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19139Philadelphia
Median home value$101K$133K$223K
Owner-occupied27%32%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 174 reported crimes (54 violent) and 146 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
174
54 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
146
30 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts77
Other Assaults39
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief12
Fraud11
Aggravated Assault No Firearm7
All Other Offenses7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection54
Maintenance Complaint25
Illegal Dumping16
Salting9
Abandoned Vehicle8
Other (Streets)6

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 · K-8
James Rhoads
4901 Parrish St · 415 students
High · 9-12
Overbrook High
5898 Lancaster Ave · 466 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$101K2016: $35K2017: $35K2018: $35K2019: $43K2020: $46K2021: $46K2022: $46K2023: $68K2024: $68K2025: $104K2026: $104K2027: $101K2016202020232027

▲ +193% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$250$500$3462016: $852017: $1062018: $1062019: $1392020: $1202021: $1202022: $1202023: $1692024: $1692025: $4822026: $4822027: $3462016202020232027

▲ +307% since 2016 · ~+14%/yr

18
18 properties on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $31,043 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $2,370at the full rate

879 N 47th St is assessed at $169K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $2,370 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 +10.3% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510050020162019202220252027This block 293 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $293 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+10.3%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+193%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+10.3%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+7.3%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+3.8 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 26 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 27 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$100K$200K2004201020162022
26arm's-length sales since 1999
0times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
27homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 48 parcels

Owner-occupied: 16Investor / LLC: 5Absentee individual: 16Vacant: 11 48parcels
  • Owner-occupied 16
  • Investor / LLC 5
  • Absentee individual 16
  • Vacant 11

Value distribution today

8 parcels3 parcels2 parcels0 parcels3 parcels18 parcels14 parcels
$42K$120K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)74773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Redevelopment Authority O (individual)4164$9.6Mphila.gov ↗
Habana Holding Corp328$4.4Mphila.gov ↗
Fadeyibi Properties Inc16$1.1Mphila.gov ↗
John M Mcpeak (individual)25$939Kphila.gov ↗
Tam Properties Inc14$437Kphila.gov ↗
Brown Street Associates L33$125Kphila.gov ↗
Yd22 Llc13$305Kphila.gov ↗
Standing Moai Investment11$117Kphila.gov ↗
Jps Homes Llc11$107Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 48 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
806 N 47TH ST 2 L&I violations (2011). Vacant $42K —/— 0 tax lien
808 N 47TH ST Vacant $42K —/— 0
810 N 47TH ST Vacant $42K —/— 0
812 N 47TH ST Vacant $42K —/— 0
814 N 47TH ST Vacant $42K —/— 0
816 N 47TH ST Vacant $42K —/— 0
818 N 47TH ST sold $4K (2010); 2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012). Vacant $42K —/— 1
820 N 47TH ST sold $34K (2009); 2 L&I violations (2012). Vacant $42K —/— 1
845 N 47TH ST built new under a 2007 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $68K 3/1 1,360 1925 0 abated
847 N 47TH ST Bought for $80K in 2022. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Absentee individual $98K 3/1 960 1925 1
849 N 47TH ST sold $26K (2007); L&I violation (2012). Absentee individual $98K 3/1 960 1925 1 rented
851 N 47TH ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $50K in 2017. Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 960 1925 1 abated
853 N 47TH ST Traded 2×: $33K in 2016 → $26K in 2016 (-23%). Investor / LLC $117K 3/1 1,070 1925 2
854 N 47TH ST Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 988 1925 0 abated
855 N 47TH ST Bought for $47K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Absentee individual $108K 3/1 1,070 1925 1
856 N 47TH ST Absentee individual $98K 3/1 988 1925 1 rented
857 N 47TH ST built new under a 2011 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $105K 3/1 1,070 1925 0 abated
858 N 47TH ST Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 988 1925 0 abated
859 N 47TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $105K 3/1 1,070 1925 0
860 N 47TH ST Absentee individual $101K 3/1 1,038 1925 0 abated
861 N 47TH ST built new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $108K 3/1 1,148 1920 0 abated
862 N 47TH ST Traded 2×: $3K in 1999 → $55K in 2020 (+1733%). Absentee individual $101K 3/1 1,038 1925 2 tax lien
863 N 47TH ST Bought for $35K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $304K 3/2 1,500 1925 3
864 N 47TH ST Absentee individual $101K 3/1 1,038 1925 0 abated
865 N 47TH ST Bought for $100K in 2026. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $107K 3/1 1,112 1925 1
866 N 47TH ST Absentee individual $62K 3/1 1,038 1925 1
867 N 47TH ST Absentee individual $110K 3/1 1,112 1925 0
868 N 47TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $101K 3/1 1,038 1925 0 abated
869 N 47TH ST 6 L&I violations (2009); sold $22K (2014). Absentee individual $110K 3/1 1,112 1925 1
870 N 47TH ST built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $37K in 2019. Investor / LLC $101K 3/1 1,038 1925 1 tax lien
871 N 47TH ST 2 L&I violations (2011); 4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014). Vacant $70K —/— 0 tax lien
872 N 47TH ST Bought for $85K in 2017. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $129K 3/1 1,038 1925 1
873 N 47TH ST Owner-occupied $114K 3/1 1,112 1925 0 abated
874 N 47TH ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $19K in 2012. Owner-occupied $101K 3/1 1,038 1925 1 abatedtax lien
875 N 47TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $114K 3/1 1,112 1925 0 abatedtax lien
876 N 47TH ST built new (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $101K 3/1 1,038 1925 0 abated3 violtax lien
877 N 47TH ST Owner-occupied $114K 3/1 1,112 1925 0 abated
878 N 47TH ST 8 L&I violations (2010); L&I violation (2012). Investor / LLC $114K —/— 1,038 1920 0 rented
879 N 47TH ST Absentee individual $169K 4/1 1,560 1925 0 abated
880 N 47TH ST sold $25K (2006); 2 L&I violations (2012). Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,038 1925 1 rented
881 N 47TH ST Traded 2×: $23K in 2018 → $35K in 2019 (+52%). Absentee individual $118K 3/1 1,376 1925 2
882 N 47TH ST Bought for $20K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Absentee individual $98K 3/1 1,038 1925 1
883 N 47TH ST 2 L&I violations (2011); 4 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014). Vacant $54K —/— 0
884 N 47TH ST Absentee individual $100K 3/1 992 1925 0 abated
885 N 47TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $120K 3/1 1,296 1925 0 abated
887 N 47TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $40K in 2005. Owner-occupied $120K 3/1 1,296 1925 1 abated
889 N 47TH ST L&I violation (2012); 4 L&I violations (2013); 3 L&I violations (2016); sold $24K (2018); 2 L&I violations (2022); Appeal complete (2025). Owner-occupied $120K 3/1 1,296 1925 1 rented
891 N 47TH ST 2 L&I violations (2012); 2 L&I violations (2013); 2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2018). Vacant $56K —/— 0 tax lien

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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