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Who owns your block

9700 block of Hoff St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 94% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation.

The typical home here is up 93% since 2016, now about $362K. 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.
The readAI analysis · from the figures below
  1. 01
    Appreciation

    The block trades at 1.6x the city median but appreciation has trailed citywide gains by 0.3 pts per year since 2016.

  2. 02
    Turnover

    8 of 32 homes have never sold since 2000, indicating long-term holders on a quarter of the block.

  3. 03
    Rentals

    9% of homes are rentals but only 3 are licensed, suggesting a gap between actual and registered rental units.

By the Numbers

Median value
$362K
$343K–$420K
ZIP median $383K
Price / sq ft
$295
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.6×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1960
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
94%
30 of 32
city 41%
Rentals
9%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$478
5 years
+61%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+93%
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 $362K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and below 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$362K$383K$223K
Owner-occupied78%66%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 17 reported crimes (3 violent) and 48 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
17
3 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
48
7 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults3
Theft from Vehicle3
Thefts3
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief3
Fraud2
All Other Offenses1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection21
Other (Streets)5
Sanitation Violation5
Maintenance Complaint4
Abandoned Vehicle2
Shoveling2

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$362K2016: $188K2017: $188K2018: $188K2019: $212K2020: $225K2021: $225K2022: $225K2023: $272K2024: $272K2025: $336K2026: $336K2027: $362K2016202020232027

▲ +93% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,9242016: $2,3692017: $2,3262018: $2,3262019: $2,4562020: $2,6852021: $2,6852022: $2,6982023: $2,8042024: $2,8042025: $3,4462026: $3,4462027: $3,9242016202020232027

▲ +66% since 2016 · ~+5%/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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 193 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $193 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+93%
since 2016
Net rental yield
3.4%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+9.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+6.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.3 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 42 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
42arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
8homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 32 parcels

Owner-occupied: 30Absentee individual: 2 32parcels
  • Owner-occupied 30
  • Absentee individual 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels13 parcels3 parcels2 parcels8 parcels1 parcels3 parcels
$343K$407K+

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

House by house

All 32 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
9700 HOFF ST Owner-occupied $384K —/— 1,530 1960 0
9702 HOFF ST Bought for $253K in 2006. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $343K —/— 1,080 1960 1
9704 HOFF ST Traded 2×: $155K in 2002 → $205K in 2016 (+33%). Owner-occupied $383K 4/1 1,664 1960 2
9706 HOFF ST Owner-occupied $355K —/— 1,332 1960 1
9708 HOFF ST Bought for $200K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $387K 4/1 1,728 1960 1
9710 HOFF ST Bought for $185K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $280K in 2020 (+51%). Owner-occupied $387K 4/2 1,728 1960 2
9712 HOFF ST Traded 3×: $121K in 2000 → $235K in 2012 (+94%). Owner-occupied $387K 4/1 1,728 1960 3
9714 HOFF ST Traded 2×: $200K in 2013 → $285K in 2020 (+42%). Owner-occupied $355K —/— 1,332 1960 2
9716 HOFF ST Owner-occupied $360K —/— 1,332 1960 1
9718 HOFF ST Bought for $255K in 2008. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. Absentee individual $359K —/— 1,332 1960 2 rented
9720 HOFF ST Bought for $160K in 2004. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $378K 4/1 1,664 1960 3
9722 HOFF ST Traded 2×: $187K in 2018 → $270K in 2019 (+45%). Absentee individual $383K 4/1 1,728 1960 2 rented
9724 HOFF ST Owner-occupied $383K 4/1 1,728 1960 0
9726 HOFF ST Owner-occupied $387K —/— 1,728 1960 0
9729 HOFF ST Traded 2×: $300K in 2023 → $400K in 2025 (+33%). Owner-occupied $362K —/— 1,201 1960 2
9731 HOFF ST Owner-occupied $358K —/— 1,201 1960 0
9733 HOFF ST sold $320K (2025); L&I violation (2026); Inspection failed (2026). Owner-occupied $352K —/— 1,201 1960 1 rented1 viol
9735 HOFF ST Owner-occupied $363K —/— 1,201 1960 0
9737 HOFF ST Traded 2×: $215K in 2021 → $353K in 2021 (+64%). Owner-occupied $420K 3/2 1,201 1960 2
9739 HOFF ST Owner-occupied $363K —/— 1,201 1960 1
9741 HOFF ST Traded 3×: $135K in 2019 → $308K in 2021 (+128%). Owner-occupied $407K 3/2 1,201 1960 3
9743 HOFF ST Owner-occupied $354K —/— 1,201 1960 0
9745 HOFF ST Bought for $135K in 2016, plumbing permit in 2020, sold for $355K in 2023 (+163%). Owner-occupied $371K 3/2 1,201 1960 3
9747 HOFF ST Bought for $135K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $358K —/— 1,201 1960 2
9749 HOFF ST Owner-occupied $409K —/— 1,920 1960 1
9751 HOFF ST Traded 2×: $235K in 2005 → $185K in 2013 (-21%). Owner-occupied $358K —/— 1,201 1960 2
9753 HOFF ST Traded 2×: $170K in 2004 → $210K in 2015 (+24%). Owner-occupied $356K —/— 1,201 1960 2
9755 HOFF ST Owner-occupied $356K —/— 1,201 1960 1
9757 HOFF ST Owner-occupied $395K —/— 1,664 1960 0
9759 HOFF ST Owner-occupied $356K —/— 1,201 1960 1
9761 HOFF ST Owner-occupied $356K —/— 1,201 1960 0
9763 HOFF ST Bought for $208K in 2009. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $356K —/— 1,201 1960 1

Neighborhood

Median income
$57K
household
Own vs. rent
56%
owner-occupied
Median age
37.2
residents
Median rent
$1K
gross monthly

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

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.