Who owns your block
9700 block of Berea St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 100% of homes are lived in by their owners.
The typical home here is up 80% since 2016, now about $520K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $520K — about 2.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19114 median of $326K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19114 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19114 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $520K | $326K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 86% | 66% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 3 reported crimes (0 violent) and 35 resident 311 requests to the city.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
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.
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
- $520K typical home, up +80% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,616 to $5,886 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.7M assessed, $42,961/yr to the city, about $6,137 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +80% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +63% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.
Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $180 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.
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 10 arm's-length sales since 1996. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 7 parcels
- Owner-occupied 7
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 7 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9701 BEREA ST | Owner-occupied | $520K | —/— | 2,100 | 1995 | 1 | |
| 9705 BEREA ST TradedTraded 2×: $250K in 2002 → $386K in 2006 (+54%). | Owner-occupied | $516K | —/— | 2,100 | 1997 | 2 | |
| 9709 BEREA ST ImprovedBought for $190K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $516K | —/2 | 2,100 | 1995 | 1 | |
| 9713 BEREA ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2018. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $548K | —/— | 2,600 | 1997 | 1 | |
| 9717 BEREA ST LandVacant land, last sold for $35K in 1996. | Owner-occupied | $518K | —/— | 2,100 | 1996 | 2 | |
| 9721 BEREA ST New constructionBought for $32K in 1997, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $320K in 2005. | Owner-occupied | $532K | —/— | 2,100 | 1997 | 2 | |
| 9725 BEREA ST ImprovedBought for $250K in 2015. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $521K | 3/2 | 2,100 | 1998 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
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This is the 9700 block of Berea St,
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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)