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Who owns your block

100 block of Sparks St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 15 open code violations and 5 homes behind $18,650 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 78% since 2016, now about $162K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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
$162K
$55K–$218K
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$149
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$188K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $162K
Tax / yr
$1K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 100
$80K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
83%
83 of 100
city 41%
Rentals
9%
9 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
15
L&I code
▲ block 9% · city 5%
Back taxes
$19K
5 of 100 behind
▼ block 5% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 2% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+0%
value · tax +$42
5 years
+61%
value · tax +$300
10 years
+78%
value · tax +$161

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 $162K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19120Philadelphia
Median home value$162K$171K$223K
Owner-occupied57%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 96 reported crimes (31 violent) and 248 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
96
31 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
248
52 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults19
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief15
Thefts13
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Theft from Vehicle8
All Other Offenses7

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection66
Abandoned Vehicle36
Maintenance Complaint30
Salting21
Street Defect17
Shoveling12

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 & Middle · K-8
Thomas K Finletter
6100 N Front St · 577 students
High · 9-12
Samuel Fels
5500 Langdon St · 1228 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$100K$200K$162K2016: $91K2017: $91K2018: $91K2019: $94K2020: $101K2021: $101K2022: $101K2023: $130K2024: $130K2025: $162K2026: $162K2027: $162K2016202020232027

▲ +78% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,1552016: $9942017: $9942018: $9942019: $8202020: $8552021: $8552022: $8552023: $7632024: $7632025: $1,1132026: $1,1132027: $1,1552016202020232027

▲ +16% since 2016 · ~+1%/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 $79,789 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%
$167pays now $1,566at the full rate

124 Sparks St is assessed at $112K but pays $167 a year — about 11% of the $1,566 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 +5.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 178 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $178 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+78%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.1 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 91 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 38 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K19982004201020162022
91arm's-length sales since 1998
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
38homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 100 parcels

Owner-occupied: 83Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 15 100parcels
  • Owner-occupied 83
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 15

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels3 parcels0 parcels4 parcels56 parcels36 parcels
$55K$193K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Bella Bungalow Llc13$684Kphila.gov ↗
Surya Holdings Llc11$158Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 100 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
124 Sparks St
$112K · built new (tax-abated), sold for $78K in 2012.
Frequently traded
133 Sparks St
$197K · Traded 3×: $10K in 2013 → $160K in 2020 (+1500%).
Frequently traded
184 Sparks St
$193K · Traded 5×: $49K in 2002 → $180K in 2025 (+268%).
Frequently traded
191 Sparks St
$162K · Traded 4×: $63K in 2004 → $135K in 2021 (+114%).
Frequently traded
136 Sparks St
$158K · Traded 3×: $50K in 2001 → $93K in 2012 (+86%).
Frequently traded
162 Sparks St
$158K · Traded 4×: $23K in 2000 → $97K in 2007 (+331%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
100 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1940 1 1 viol
101 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1955 0
102 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1940 0
103 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1955 0
104 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1940 0
105 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1955 0
106 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $71K in 2004 → $66K in 2016 (-7%). Absentee individual $112K 3/1 1,224 1940 3
107 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1955 1
108 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1940 1
109 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $183K 3/1 1,224 1955 1
110 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1940 0 tax lien
111 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1955 0
112 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1940 1 rented
113 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1955 0
114 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1940 1
115 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1955 1
116 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1940 0
117 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1955 0
118 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1940 0
119 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $183K 3/1 1,224 1955 1
120 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $183K 3/1 1,224 1940 0
121 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1955 0
122 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1940 0 1 violtax lien
123 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1955 1
124 SPARKS ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $78K in 2012. Owner-occupied $112K 3/1 1,224 1940 1 abated
125 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1955 1
126 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1940 0
127 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $92K in 2006 → $120K in 2007 (+30%). Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1955 2
128 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $171K 3/1 1,224 1940 1 1 viol
129 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1955 1
130 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1940 1
131 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $183K 3/1 1,224 1955 0
132 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,216 1940 1 1 viol
133 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $10K in 2013 → $160K in 2020 (+1500%). Absentee individual $197K 3/1 1,178 1925 3
134 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $150K 3/1 1,080 1940 1 rented
135 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,128 1925 1
136 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $50K in 2001 → $93K in 2012 (+86%). Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 3
137 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1928 1
138 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 1
139 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 0
140 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 0
141 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 0
142 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $150K 3/1 1,080 1940 1
143 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 1
144 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 0
145 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2005 → $65K in 2015 (+7%). Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 2
146 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 0 1 viol
147 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 0
148 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 1
149 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 1
150 SPARKS ST Investor / LLC $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 1 rented
151 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $98K in 2009 → $160K in 2021 (+63%). Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,080 1925 2
152 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 1
153 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 0
154 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $205K 3/1 1,080 1940 1
155 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 1
156 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 1
157 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 1 tax lien
158 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 1
159 SPARKS ST Investor / LLC $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 1 rented
160 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 0
161 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 1
162 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $23K in 2000 → $97K in 2007 (+331%). Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 4
163 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 1
164 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $42K in 2008 → $42K in 2008 (+0%). Absentee individual $150K 3/1 1,080 1940 2 tax lien
165 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 0
166 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,080 1940 1
167 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 1
168 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $73K in 2014 → $145K in 2023 (+99%). Absentee individual $158K 3/2 1,080 1940 2 rented
169 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 0
170 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 0
171 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 0
172 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $190K in 2022 → $190K in 2022 (+0%). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,080 1940 2
173 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,080 1925 0
174 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 0 3 viol
175 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 1
176 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $172K 3/1 1,080 1940 1 rented
177 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 1
178 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 0 3 viol
179 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $51K in 2014 → $96K in 2015 (+88%). Owner-occupied $197K 3/1 1,080 1925 2
180 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $218K 3/2 1,080 1940 1 1 viol
181 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 0
182 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 0
183 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $48K in 2009 → $80K in 2014 (+68%). Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 2 rented
184 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $49K in 2002 → $180K in 2025 (+268%). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,080 1940 5
185 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 1
186 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $78K in 2006 → $30K in 2011 (-61%). Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 2 rented
187 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 1
188 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 0
189 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 1 3 viol
190 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 0
191 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $63K in 2004 → $135K in 2021 (+114%). Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 4
192 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $98K 3/1 1,080 1940 1 rented
193 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 0
194 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 1
195 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,080 1925 1
196 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2012 → $100K in 2021 (+67%). Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,080 1940 2 tax lien
197 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $154K 3/1 1,080 1928 0
198 SPARKS ST HistoryAppeal granted (2024). Owner-occupied $55K 3/1 1,280 1940 0 tax lien
199 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $60K in 2001 → $250K in 2024 (+317%). Absentee individual $140K —/— 1,645 1928 4

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

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