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Who owns your block

9700 block of Beacon Rd

A mostly owner-occupied block: 100% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation.

The typical home here is up 82% since 2016, now about $473K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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
$473K
$391K–$522K
ZIP median $383K
Price / sq ft
$288
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.1×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1962
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
100%
23 of 23
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$479
5 years
+60%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+82%
value · tax +$2K

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 $473K — about 2.1× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19115 median of $383K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19115 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19115Philadelphia
Median home value$473K$383K$223K
Owner-occupied87%66%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 5 reported crimes (1 violent) and 61 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
5
1 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
61
8 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft4
Other Assaults1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection28
Hydrant Request7
Maintenance Complaint7
Other (Streets)4
Abandoned Vehicle3
Salting3

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-8
Anne Frank
8025 Thouron Ave · 376 students
Middle · 6-8
Cca Baldi
8801 Verree Rd · 1424 students
High · 9-12
George Washington
10175 Bustleton Ave · 1795 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$473K2016: $260K2017: $260K2018: $260K2019: $284K2020: $297K2021: $297K2022: $297K2023: $362K2024: $362K2025: $447K2026: $447K2027: $473K2016202020232027

▲ +82% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,3352016: $3,2522017: $3,2522018: $3,2522019: $3,4312020: $3,5722021: $3,5722022: $3,5722023: $3,9422024: $3,9422025: $4,9722026: $4,8562027: $5,3352016202020232027

▲ +64% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

3 homes pay the full 1.40%20 pay less

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 182 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $182 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+82%
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 24 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2005201020152020
24arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
7homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 23 parcels

Owner-occupied: 23 23parcels
  • Owner-occupied 23

Value distribution today

2 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels7 parcels8 parcels6 parcels
$391K$499K+

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

House by house

All 23 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
9712 BEACON RD Bought for $345K in 2020. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $402K 3/2 1,270 1962 1
9714 BEACON RD Bought for $440K in 2021. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $522K 4/2 1,509 1962 1
9716 BEACON RD Owner-occupied $391K —/— 1,270 1962 0
9717 BEACON RD Bought for $295K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $487K 3/2 1,640 1962 2
9718 BEACON RD Owner-occupied $468K —/— 1,644 1962 0
9719 BEACON RD Traded 2×: $298K in 2004 → $310K in 2005 (+4%). Owner-occupied $466K —/— 1,644 1962 2
9720 BEACON RD Owner-occupied $499K 3/2 1,844 1962 1
9721 BEACON RD Owner-occupied $478K —/— 1,707 1962 0
9722 BEACON RD Owner-occupied $455K 3/— 1,509 1962 1
9723 BEACON RD Owner-occupied $466K —/— 1,644 1962 1
9724 BEACON RD Owner-occupied $481K —/— 1,844 1962 1
9725 BEACON RD Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $455K —/— 1,509 1962 0 1 viol
9726 BEACON RD Bought for $300K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $473K 4/— 1,644 1962 2
9727 BEACON RD Traded 2×: $260K in 2012 → $445K in 2022 (+71%). Owner-occupied $473K —/— 1,644 1962 2
9728 BEACON RD Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $455K —/— 1,509 1962 0
9729 BEACON RD Traded 2×: $285K in 2007 → $350K in 2020 (+23%). Owner-occupied $491K 4/2 1,744 1962 2
9730 BEACON RD Bought for $305K in 2018. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $455K —/— 1,509 1962 1
9731 BEACON RD Owner-occupied $482K 3/2 1,509 1962 1
9732 BEACON RD Owner-occupied $455K —/— 1,509 1962 0
9733 BEACON RD Traded 2×: $200K in 2017 → $485K in 2024 (+143%). Owner-occupied $490K 4/2 1,736 1962 2
9734 BEACON RD Traded 3×: $255K in 2004 → $348K in 2017 (+36%). Owner-occupied $519K —/— 1,644 1962 3
9735 BEACON RD Bought for $170K in 2001. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $481K —/— 1,844 1962 1
9736 BEACON RD Owner-occupied $473K —/— 1,644 1962 0

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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