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Who owns your block

900 block of Unruh Ave

A mostly owner-occupied block: 75% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 3 open code violations.

The typical home here is up 83% since 2016, now about $340K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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
$340K
$313K–$420K
ZIP median $293K
Price / sq ft
$250
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.5×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1960
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
75%
15 of 20
city 41%
Rentals
5%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
3
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$338
5 years
+75%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+83%
value · tax +$1K

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 $340K — about 1.5× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19111 median of $293K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19111 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19111Philadelphia
Median home value$340K$293K$223K
Owner-occupied65%57%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 21 reported crimes (5 violent) and 57 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
21
5 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
57
13 still open

Most reported crimes

All Other Offenses5
Other Assaults5
Theft from Vehicle5
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Fraud1
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief1

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle10
Maintenance Complaint10
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection7
License Complaint5
Illegal Dumping3
Information Request3

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 · K-5
J Hampton Moore
6900 Summerdale Ave · 1162 students
Middle · 6-8
Castor Gardens
1800 Cottman Ave · 1340 students
High · 9-12
Northeast High
1601 Cottman Ave · 185 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$250K$500K$340K2016: $186K2017: $186K2018: $186K2019: $194K2020: $194K2021: $194K2022: $194K2023: $194K2024: $194K2025: $318K2026: $318K2027: $340K2016202020232027

▲ +83% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,6212016: $2,4122017: $2,3102018: $2,4122019: $2,2912020: $2,2282021: $2,2282022: $2,2282023: $2,1522024: $1,6412025: $3,1472026: $3,2832027: $3,6212016202020232027

▲ +50% since 2016 · ~+4%/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 +5.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 183 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $183 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+83%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.9 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 25 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
25arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
3homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 20 parcels

Owner-occupied: 15Absentee individual: 5 20parcels
  • Owner-occupied 15
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

1 parcels1 parcels12 parcels1 parcels2 parcels1 parcels2 parcels
$313K$394K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 20 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
900 UNRUH AVE Absentee individual $335K 3/1 1,360 1960 1
901 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $364K 3/1 1,560 1960 1
904 UNRUH AVE Absentee individual $340K 3/1 1,360 1960 1
905 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $340K 3/1 1,360 1960 0
908 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $250K in 2008 → $190K in 2013 (-24%). Owner-occupied $340K 3/1 1,360 1960 2
909 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $340K 3/1 1,360 1960 1
912 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $340K 3/1 1,360 1960 1
913 UNRUH AVE Absentee individual $379K 3/1 1,560 1960 1
916 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $313K 3/1 1,160 1960 1
917 UNRUH AVE Traded 3×: $216K in 2010 → $400K in 2023 (+85%). Owner-occupied $420K 3/2 1,418 1960 3
920 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $394K 3/1 1,302 1960 1
921 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $200K in 2025 → $411K in 2025 (+106%). Owner-occupied $353K 3/1 1,360 1960 2
924 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $160K in 2003 → $220K in 2005 (+38%). Owner-occupied $340K 3/1 1,360 1960 2
925 UNRUH AVE Absentee individual $340K 3/1 1,360 1960 1 rented
928 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $130K in 2000 → $87K in 2014 (-33%). Owner-occupied $340K 3/1 1,360 1960 2
929 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $340K 3/1 1,360 1960 0
932 UNRUH AVE Owner-occupied $340K 3/1 1,360 1960 0 3 violtax lien
933 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $130K in 2002 → $255K in 2007 (+96%). Owner-occupied $340K 3/1 1,360 1960 2
936 UNRUH AVE Traded 2×: $200K in 2005 → $191K in 2013 (-4%). Owner-occupied $340K 3/1 1,360 1960 2
937 UNRUH AVE Absentee individual $364K 3/1 1,560 1960 1

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

Where this comes from

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