House report

2347 Dickinson St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,398 sqft · RSA5 · built 1923

Absentee individual · assessed $266K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $290K · sold 3×. On the 2300 block of Dickinson St.

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The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.

BlockReport can calculate the annual tax from the City’s taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and a current amount due live separately in Philadelphia Tax Center.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$3,722/year

2026 taxable assessment $265,900 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $290,300; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit—or an amount due—is not automatically “back taxes.”

OPA 364031300
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

What stands out

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What to do with this

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If you’re buying

Built 1923: lead rules apply

Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.

Zoned RSA5: one household by right

Single-family rowhouse (the classic Philly row). Converting to a duplex or apartments needs a use variance the zoning board rarely grants — Pennsylvania courts require a physical hardship of the lot itself, and economics alone do not qualify.

If you’re the landlord

If it is rented, verify the Rental License

The fetched license records do not show an active Rental License. Ownership type or a tax mailing address does not prove that tenants occupy the property; if it is rented, verify the current license and legal occupancy in eCLIPSE.

Derived from the fetched property records and linked City guidance as of 2026. Assessment treatment is not a substitute for an exemption approval, live balance, title report, license, occupancy certificate, or inspection. Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.

The investment read

How this house has moved and where it's pointed: the city's assessed value (not a listing price) over 12 years, charted against its block; appreciation is that history's pace, and the 5-year figure simply extends it. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$265,900
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $290,300 · built 1923
Price / sq ft
$208
block $162 · above block
Appreciation
+205%
+12%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$292K
+12%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$3,722
1.28% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
7.5%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
3

Assessment vs. the block · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$250K$500K$266K2005200920132017202120252026
Assessment lineBlock median & rangeAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspectionLicense

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Every dated record12 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseRental
  2. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $189K
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. L&I violationPLUMBING SYSTEMS-HAZARDS
  6. L&I violationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)
  7. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. L&I violationEXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE
  10. LicenseRental
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $80K
  12. Deed / saleDeed / sale $32K

The paper trail

Traded 3×: $32K in 2005 → $189K in 2018 (+490%).

  1. 2005 $32KSold
  2. 2007 $80KSold
  3. 2012 L&I violationL&IL&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  4. 2017 3 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 3 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  5. 2018 $189KSoldInspection passedL&I visit

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Browse 16 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. LicenseRental

    License 809040 · Inactive

    Joshua David Howe · Expires 2020-04-10 · Inactive 2020-06-09

  2. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 600216 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. Recorded transfer$189K transfer

    2018

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 600213 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 600216 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 600216 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  7. ViolationPLUMBING SYSTEMS-HAZARDS

    Case 600213 · Violation 4426163 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  8. ViolationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)

    Case 600216 · Violation 4536270 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  9. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE

    Case 600216 · Violation 4536271 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 600213 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 353300 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 353300 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  13. ViolationEXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE

    Case 353300 · Violation 2631963 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  14. LicenseRental

    License 433679 · Inactive

    SOUTH COVENTRY PROPERTIES LLC · Expires 2013-02-28 · Inactive 2012-12-22

  15. Recorded transfer$80K transfer

    2007

  16. Recorded transfer$32K transfer

    2005

What this record suggests

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The property, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,398 sqft
livable area
Lot
990 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 2347 Dickinson St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$290K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2018) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.54% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
year-1 return on cash in

Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

2347 Dickinson St sits on the 2300 block of Dickinson St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 4:13 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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