Who owns your block
1200 block of S 19th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 63% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 4 open code violations and 13 homes behind $129,269 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 178% since 2016, now about $357K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- 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 $357K — about 1.6× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19146 median of $364K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19146 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19146 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $357K | $364K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 31% | 29% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 133 reported crimes (22 violent) and 393 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
- $357K typical home, up +178% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,509 to $3,938 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $18M assessed, $195,081/yr to the city, about $3,825 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +178% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +161% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1226 S 19th St is assessed at $662K but pays $2,955 a year — about 32% of the $9,264 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9.7% 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 $278 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced 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 100 arm's-length sales since 2002. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 51 parcels
- Owner-occupied 32
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 10
- Vacant 5
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Properties Of Phi | 1 | 22 | $5.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Ben Investment Property L | 1 | 5 | $1.2M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Dorothy Perrine (individual) | 3 | 4 | $702K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1229 S 19th St Llc | 1 | 1 | $250K | phila.gov ↗ |
| P&M Creative Homes Llc | 1 | 1 | $287K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1237 Mms Llc | 1 | 1 | $375K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 S 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $420K | —/— | 2,712 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1203 S 19TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $11K in 2005 → $146K in 2006 (+1227%). | Owner-occupied | $273K | 3/1 | 1,318 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1205 S 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $293K | 3/1 | 1,574 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1207 S 19TH ST New constructionBought for $46K in 2002, built new under a 2014 permit, sold for $49K in 2011. | Investor / LLC | $187K | 3/1 | 1,268 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1208 S 19TH ST | Vacant | $170K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1209 S 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $252K | 3/1 | 1,196 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1210 S 19TH ST | Vacant | $161K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1211 S 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $14K in 2003. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $267K | 3/1 | 1,352 | 1925 | 1 | rented |
| 1212 S 19TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2017). | Vacant | $161K | —/— | — | — | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 1213 S 19TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $47K in 2002 → $430K in 2022 (+815%). | Owner-occupied | $375K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 1214 S 19TH ST New constructionBought for $72K in 2011, built new under a 2011 permit, sold for $125K in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $225K | 3/2 | 1,584 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1215 S 19TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $48K in 2002, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $401K in 2021 (+735%). | Owner-occupied | $366K | 3/1 | 1,444 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 1216 S 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $256K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1217 S 19TH ST New constructionBought for $41K in 2009, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $650K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $478K | 3/2 | 2,062 | 2011 | 5 | |
| 1218 S 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $256K | 3/1 | 1,260 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1220 S 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $273K | 3/1 | 1,312 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1221 S 19TH ST New constructionBought for $240K in 2013, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $274K in 2015. | Absentee individual | $431K | 3/3 | 2,280 | 1915 | 3 | 3 viol |
| 1222 S 19TH ST New constructionBought for $512K in 2017, built new under a 2014 permit (tax-abated), sold for $605K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $504K | 4/2 | 1,934 | 1925 | 5 | abated |
| 1223 S 19TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $42K in 2004 → $326K in 2021 (+676%). | Absentee individual | $326K | 3/2 | 1,176 | 1925 | 4 | rented |
| 1224 S 19TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $75K in 2008, alteration permit in 2008, sold for $345K in 2017 (+2200%). | Owner-occupied | $406K | 3/2 | 1,752 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 1225 S 19TH ST New constructionBought for $10K in 2007, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $480K in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $436K | 3/2 | 1,668 | 2011 | 4 | |
| 1226 S 19TH ST New constructionBought for $166K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $575K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $662K | 4/4 | 2,499 | 1925 | 3 | abatedtax lien |
| 1227 S 19TH ST New constructionBought for $120K in 2010, built new under a 2010 permit, sold for $490K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $436K | 3/2 | 1,668 | 2011 | 5 | |
| 1228 S 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $307K | 4/1 | 1,984 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1229 S 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $120K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $250K | 3/1 | 1,226 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1230 S 19TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $38K in 2006, major alteration permit in 2010, sold for $375K in 2023 (+37400%). | Owner-occupied | $394K | 4/2 | 1,728 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 1231 S 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $240K | 3/1 | 1,176 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1232 S 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $160K in 2019. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Investor / LLC | $287K | 3/1 | 1,572 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1233 S 19TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $18K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2014, sold for $480K in 2022 (+2523%). | Owner-occupied | $482K | 5/2 | 1,824 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1234 S 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $281K | 3/1 | 1,416 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1235 S 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $357K | 4/1 | 2,178 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1236 S 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $381K | 3/1 | 1,416 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1237 S 19TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2008 permit. | Investor / LLC | $375K | 3/1 | 1,778 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1238 S 19TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $15K in 2005, electrical permit in 2015, sold for $340K in 2016 (+2167%). | Owner-occupied | $399K | 3/2 | 1,586 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 1239 S 19TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $9K in 2006, demolition permit in 2007, sold for $310K in 2026 (+3360%). | Owner-occupied | $414K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1240 S 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a minor demolition permit in 2022. | Vacant | $161K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1241 S 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $10K in 2006. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $442K | 3/2 | 1,800 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1242 S 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $296K | 4/1 | 1,806 | 1925 | 0 | rentedtax lien |
| 1243 S 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $329K | 4/1 | 1,752 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1244 S 19TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2003 → $15K in 2010 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $387K | 6/2 | 2,048 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1245 S 19TH ST | Owner-occupied | $312K | —/— | 1,622 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1246 S 19TH ST Historysold $15K (2003); L&I violation (2017). | Owner-occupied | $308K | —/— | 2,214 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1247 S 19TH ST New constructionBought for $20K in 2006, built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $225K in 2011. | Absentee individual | $476K | 3/2 | 2,096 | 2009 | 5 | rentedtax lien |
| 1248 S 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $85K in 2009. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $391K | 5/2 | 2,046 | 1925 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1249-53 S 19TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Vacant | $64K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1250 S 19TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $110K in 2015, major alteration permit in 2015, sold for $305K in 2021 (+177%). | Owner-occupied | $387K | 3/2 | 1,404 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1252 S 19TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $41K in 2011, major alteration permit in 2011, sold for $340K in 2024 (+871%). | Owner-occupied | $380K | 3/2 | 1,376 | 1925 | 7 | |
| 1254 S 19TH ST New constructionBought for $40K in 2014, built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $550K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $542K | 4/3 | 2,456 | 2017 | 3 | abated |
| 1255 S 19TH ST ImprovedBought for $253K in 2014. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $441K | 3/2 | 1,787 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1257 S 19TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $24K in 2009, major alteration permit in 2009, sold for $198K in 2018 (+725%). | Absentee individual | $269K | 3/1 | 1,266 | 1925 | 2 | rented |
| 1259 S 19TH ST New constructionBought for $160K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $540K in 2019. | Absentee individual | $590K | 3/2 | 1,964 | 2018 | 2 | abated |
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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)