Who owns your block
1000 block of S 8th St
A mixed-ownership block: 44% owner-occupied, 13% investor-held.
The typical home here is up 93% since 2016, now about $416K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.
- 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.
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.
- 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 $416K — about 1.9× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $416K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 13% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 63 reported crimes (19 violent) and 390 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
- $416K typical home, up +93% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,620 to $4,418 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $16M assessed, $170,385/yr to the city, about $4,369 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +93% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +69% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1016 S 8th St is assessed at $651K but pays $2,364 a year — about 26% of the $9,118 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.2% 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 $193 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 29 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 21 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 39 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 17
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Slc Properties Llc, carries 1 open violation across 3 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slc Properties Llc | 1 | 3 | $967K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1009 South 08th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $227K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Igoe All In Llc | 1 | 1 | $234K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Lim & Lee Lp | 1 | 1 | $374K | phila.gov ↗ |
| H & P Property Llc | 1 | 1 | $416K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 39 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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $377K | —/— | 1,840 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1001 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2004. Owner pulled a use permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $492K | —/— | 2,400 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1002 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $470K in 2023. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $470K | 3/2 | 1,485 | 1915 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1003 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $455K | —/— | 1,920 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1004 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $166K in 2004 → $268K in 2010 (+61%). | Owner-occupied | $388K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1005 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $206K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $717K | —/3 | 2,917 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1006 S 8TH ST New constructionBought for $280K in 2005, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $459K in 2024. | Absentee individual | $515K | 4/— | 1,656 | 1920 | 6 | abated |
| 1007 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $493K | —/— | 2,176 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1008 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $240K in 2007, zoning/use permit in 2008, sold for $400K in 2017 (+67%). | Owner-occupied | $416K | —/— | 1,224 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1009 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $209K | 1/1 | 495 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1009 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $259K | 1/1 | 709 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1009 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $228K | 1/1 | 556 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1009 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $227K | 1/1 | 554 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1009 S 8TH ST | Investor / LLC | $234K | —/— | 777 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1009 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $235K | 1/1 | 574 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1010 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $495K | —/— | 1,942 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1012 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $250K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $455K | —/— | 2,220 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1014 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $110K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Absentee individual | $307K | —/— | 1,497 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1016 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $651K | —/— | 2,388 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1018 S 8TH ST | Vacant | $316K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1019-21 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $880K | —/— | 4,512 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1020 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $497K | 3/2 | 1,788 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 1020 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $438K | 3/3 | 1,623 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 1022 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $496K | 3/2 | 1,785 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 1022 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $437K | 3/3 | 1,620 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 1023 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $78K in 1999. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $514K | —/— | 2,196 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1024 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $425K | 3/3 | 1,533 | 2019 | 0 | rentedabated |
| 1024 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $486K | 3/2 | 1,701 | 2019 | 0 | abated |
| 1025 S 8TH ST | Investor / LLC | $439K | —/— | 2,142 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1026 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2000 → $151K in 2022 (+116%). | Owner-occupied | $221K | —/— | 1,077 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1027 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $371K | —/— | 1,812 | 1915 | 0 | abatedtax lien |
| 1028 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $225K in 2024 → $287K in 2024 (+28%). | Absentee individual | $322K | 3/1 | 864 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1029 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $303K | —/— | 1,896 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1030 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $136K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $374K | —/— | 1,824 | 1915 | 3 | rented |
| 1031 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2004. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $445K | —/— | 2,172 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1033 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2020. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $416K | —/— | 2,028 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1035 S 8TH ST Historysold $70K (2001); 3 L&I violations (2007); 3 L&I violations (2008); 4 L&I violations (2009). | Absentee individual | $416K | —/— | 2,028 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1037 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $416K | —/— | 2,028 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1039 S 8TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2012). | Owner-occupied | $321K | —/— | 1,933 | 1915 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)