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Who owns your block

800 block of S 48th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 77% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $37,744 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 66% since 2016, now about $584K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$584K
$431K–$842K
ZIP median $152K
Price / sq ft
$177
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$955K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $584K
Tax / yr
$8K
typical · up to $10K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 26
$28K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
77%
20 of 26
city 41%
Rentals
27%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$38K
1 of 26 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+2%
value · tax +$152
5 years
+34%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+66%
value · tax +$3K

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 $584K — about 2.6× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19143Philadelphia
Median home value$584K$152K$223K
Owner-occupied54%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 69 reported crimes (12 violent) and 273 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
69
12 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
273
34 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle14
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Thefts12
Other Assaults11
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
All Other Offenses5

Top 311 complaints

Graffiti Removal102
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection48
Abandoned Vehicle17
Maintenance Complaint16
Salting12
Information Request10

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
Avery Harrington
5300 Baltimore Ave · 259 students
High · 9-12
William Sayre
5800 Walnut St · 439 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$500K$1.0M$584K2016: $352K2017: $352K2018: $352K2019: $419K2020: $435K2021: $435K2022: $435K2023: $495K2024: $495K2025: $575K2026: $575K2027: $584K2016202020232027

▲ +66% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$7,3012016: $4,5882017: $4,5882018: $4,5882019: $5,1952020: $5,5782021: $5,5162022: $5,5162023: $6,5072024: $6,5072025: $7,1492026: $7,1492027: $7,3012016202020232027

▲ +59% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

2
2 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 $28,009 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%
$3,926pays now $8,453at the full rate

808 S 48th St is assessed at $604K but pays $3,926 a year — about 46% of the $8,453 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 +4.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 166 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $166 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+66%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.8 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 29 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M20002005201020152020
29arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
7homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 26 parcels

Owner-occupied: 20Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 5 26parcels
  • Owner-occupied 20
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels8 parcels10 parcels3 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$431K$769K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Buda-Levin Holdings Llc18$5.4Mphila.gov ↗
Philly 48th Llc11$445Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 26 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
800 S 48TH ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $640K —/— 4,444 1895 0
802 S 48TH ST Bought for $4K in 2003. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $604K —/— 3,600 1895 1
804 S 48TH ST Bought for $370K in 2008. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $604K —/— 3,600 1895 2
806 S 48TH ST Absentee individual $578K —/— 3,600 1895 0 rented
808 S 48TH ST Owner-occupied $604K —/— 3,600 1895 0 abated
810 S 48TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $4K in 2003. Owner-occupied $592K —/— 3,600 1895 1 abated
812 S 48TH ST Bought for $375K in 2013. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $584K —/— 3,600 1895 1
814 S 48TH ST Bought for $400K in 2003. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $563K —/— 3,636 1895 1
815 S 48TH ST Owner pulled a administrative permit in 2016. Absentee individual $539K —/— 3,402 1895 0
816 S 48TH ST Bought for $445K in 2014. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $798K —/— 3,460 1895 1
817 S 48TH ST Bought for $180K in 2001. Owner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $661K 7/2 3,402 1895 2
818 S 48TH ST Bought for $175K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $477K in 2014 (+173%). Owner-occupied $769K —/— 3,000 1895 2
819 S 48TH ST Traded 4×: $285K in 2003 → $955K in 2024 (+235%). Owner-occupied $666K —/— 3,402 1895 4
820 S 48TH ST built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $685K in 2018. Owner-occupied $549K 5/2 3,000 1895 1
821 S 48TH ST Bought for $230K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $730K in 2024 (+217%). Owner-occupied $601K —/— 3,402 1895 2
822 S 48TH ST Owner-occupied $568K —/— 3,000 1895 0 tax lien
823 S 48TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $539K —/— 3,402 1895 0
824 S 48TH ST Traded 2×: $140K in 2002 → $565K in 2020 (+304%). Owner-occupied $583K 6/3 3,000 1895 2 rented
825 S 48TH ST Owner-occupied $583K 5/4 3,402 1895 1 rented
826 S 48TH ST Absentee individual $565K —/— 3,147 1895 1 rented
827 S 48TH ST 7 L&I violations (2014); sold $485K (2018). Investor / LLC $445K —/— 3,402 1900 1 rentedtax lien
828 S 48TH ST 2 L&I violations (2014); L&I violation (2016); sold $460K (2018); 2 L&I violations (2021); 6 L&I violations (2023). Absentee individual $554K —/3 3,000 1895 1 rented
829 S 48TH ST Traded 3×: $224K in 2002 → $1.0M in 2024 (+346%). Owner-occupied $842K 7/3 3,402 1895 3
830 S 48TH ST Bought for $796K in 2022. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $552K 5/2 3,000 1895 1
831 S 48TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $601K —/— 3,402 1895 0
833 S 48TH ST Bought for $148K in 2002. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2011. Absentee individual $431K —/— 3,402 1900 1 rented

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

Where this comes from

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