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Who owns your block

9700 block of Susan Rd

A mostly owner-occupied block: 98% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations.

The typical home here is up 75% since 2016, now about $474K. 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
$474K
$386K–$543K
ZIP median $383K
Price / sq ft
$288
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
2.1×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$535K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $474K
Tax / yr
$5K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 42
$57K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
98%
41 of 42
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▲ block 5% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+6%
value · tax +$385
5 years
+65%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+75%
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 $474K — 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$474K$383K$223K
Owner-occupied88%66%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 9 reported crimes (1 violent) and 46 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
9
1 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
46
2 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft2
Theft from Vehicle2
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief2
Fraud1
Other Assaults1
Thefts1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection13
Salting8
Other (Streets)5
Shoveling4
Street Light Outage4
Information Request2

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$474K2016: $271K2017: $271K2018: $271K2019: $275K2020: $287K2021: $287K2022: $287K2023: $362K2024: $362K2025: $447K2026: $447K2027: $474K2016202020232027

▲ +75% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$5,000$10,000$5,2352016: $3,3742017: $3,3742018: $3,3742019: $3,2992020: $3,3902021: $3,3902022: $3,3902023: $3,9422024: $3,9422025: $4,8502026: $4,8502027: $5,2352016202020232027

▲ +55% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

1
1 property 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 $57,409 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%
$0pays now $5,616at the full rate

9729 Susan Rd is assessed at $401K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $5,616 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 +5.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 175 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $175 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+75%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.3 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 43 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 14 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M200020052010201520202025
43arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
14homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 42 parcels

Owner-occupied: 41Absentee individual: 1 42parcels
  • Owner-occupied 41
  • Absentee individual 1

Value distribution today

2 parcels1 parcels0 parcels1 parcels1 parcels23 parcels14 parcels
$386K$491K+

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

House by house

All 42 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
9726 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $474K —/— 1,644 1962 0 1 viol
9727 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $469K —/— 1,644 1962 0
9728 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $386K —/— 1,270 1962 1
9729 SUSAN RD Absentee individual $401K —/— 1,510 1962 0 abated1 viol
9730 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $463K —/— 1,509 1962 0
9731 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $472K 3/1 1,509 1962 1
9732 SUSAN RD Traded 3×: $268K in 2009 → $430K in 2023 (+60%). Owner-occupied $479K —/— 1,707 1962 3
9733 SUSAN RD Traded 2×: $305K in 2006 → $285K in 2015 (-7%). Owner-occupied $478K —/— 1,644 1962 2
9734 SUSAN RD Traded 3×: $154K in 2000 → $315K in 2017 (+105%). Owner-occupied $479K —/— 1,707 1962 3
9735 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $477K —/— 1,644 1962 0
9736 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $497K —/— 1,707 1962 1
9737 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $474K —/— 1,644 1962 1
9738 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $452K —/— 1,509 1962 1
9739 SUSAN RD Traded 2×: $255K in 2016 → $500K in 2022 (+96%). Owner-occupied $445K 3/2 1,270 1962 2
9740 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $470K —/— 1,644 1962 1
9741 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $474K —/— 1,644 1962 1
9742 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $464K —/— 1,644 1962 1
9743 SUSAN RD Traded 2×: $95K in 2003 → $285K in 2003 (+200%). Owner-occupied $479K —/— 1,707 1962 2
9744 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $464K —/— 1,644 1962 1
9745 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $474K —/— 1,644 1962 1
9746 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $474K —/— 1,644 1962 0
9747 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $388K —/— 1,270 1962 0
9748 SUSAN RD Traded 2×: $280K in 2017 → $350K in 2020 (+25%). Owner-occupied $543K 3/2 1,644 1962 2
9749 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $474K —/— 1,644 1962 0
9750 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $479K —/— 1,707 1962 0
9751 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $474K —/— 1,644 1962 1
9752 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $474K —/— 1,644 1962 0
9753 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $464K —/— 1,609 1962 1
9754 SUSAN RD Traded 3×: $195K in 2003 → $380K in 2019 (+95%). Owner-occupied $491K 3/2 1,640 1962 3
9755 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $467K —/— 1,644 1962 0
9756 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $479K —/— 1,707 1962 1
9757 SUSAN RD Traded 3×: $316K in 2004 → $375K in 2020 (+19%). Owner-occupied $495K 3/2 1,644 1962 3
9758 SUSAN RD Traded 3×: $282K in 2008 → $279K in 2013 (-1%). Owner-occupied $474K —/— 1,644 1962 3
9759 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $474K —/— 1,644 1962 0
9760 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $462K —/— 1,644 1962 1
9761 SUSAN RD Traded 2×: $232K in 2009 → $305K in 2015 (+31%). Owner-occupied $480K —/— 1,644 1962 2
9762 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $463K —/— 1,509 1962 0
9764 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $483K —/— 1,707 1962 0
9766 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $474K —/— 1,644 1962 1
9768 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $487K 3/2 1,644 1962 1
9770 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $476K —/— 1,707 1962 1
9772 SUSAN RD Owner-occupied $466K —/— 1,644 1962 1

Neighborhood

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

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