Who owns your block
1200 block of S 61st St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 91% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $3,148 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 114% since 2016, now about $149K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $149K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19143 median of $152K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19143 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19143 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $149K | $152K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 70% | 41% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 37 reported crimes (12 violent) and 174 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
- $149K typical home, up +114% since 2016
- Tax bill $556 to $692 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $3.4M assessed, $25,264/yr to the city, about $1,098 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +114% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +24% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +7.2% 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 $214 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 12 arm's-length sales since 2003. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 23 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Investor / LLC 1
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Agl Capital Investments L, carries 4 open violations across 35 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agl Capital Investments L | 1 | 35 | $4.9M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Cgb 2001 Llc | 1 | 8 | $215K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 23 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 61ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $160K | 3/1 | 1,306 | 1916 | 0 | |
| 1203 S 61ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $147K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 0 | |
| 1205 S 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 0 | |
| 1207 S 61ST ST History2 L&I violations (2008). | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 0 | |
| 1209 S 61ST ST TradedTraded 2×: $75K in 2022 → $109K in 2022 (+45%). | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 2 | |
| 1211 S 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 0 | |
| 1213 S 61ST ST Renovated & sold onBought for $35K in 2016, alterations permit in 2021, sold for $190K in 2022 (+443%). | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 4 | |
| 1215 S 61ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 0 | |
| 1217 S 61ST ST | Vacant | $20K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1219 S 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1221 S 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 0 | |
| 1223 S 61ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 0 | |
| 1225 S 61ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 0 | |
| 1227 S 61ST ST HistoryL&I violation (2011). | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1229 S 61ST ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $80K in 2003 → $40K in 2015 (-50%). | Investor / LLC | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 3 | |
| 1231 S 61ST ST History11 L&I violations (2011); L&I violation (2014); L&I violation (2015); sold $150K (2020). | Owner-occupied | $220K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 1 | |
| 1233 S 61ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a fast form building permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 0 | |
| 1235 S 61ST ST ImprovedBought for $105K in 2024. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 2 | |
| 1237 S 61ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1239 S 61ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 0 | |
| 1241 S 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 0 | |
| 1243 S 61ST ST | Owner-occupied | $149K | 3/1 | 1,208 | 1916 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1245 S 61ST ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,368 | 1916 | 0 | tax lien |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)