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Who owns your block

1200 block of S 6th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $1,085 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 51% since 2016, now about $365K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$365K
$59K–$541K
ZIP median $461K
Price / sq ft
$206
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.6×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$458K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $365K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
8 of 32
$37K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
81%
26 of 32
city 41%
Rentals
16%
5 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$1K
2 of 32 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 3% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-5%
value · tax −$383
5 years
+22%
value · tax +$579
10 years
+51%
value · tax +$1K

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 $365K — about 1.6× 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 blockZIP 19147Philadelphia
Median home value$365K$461K$223K
Owner-occupied22%38%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 87 reported crimes (32 violent) and 374 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
87
32 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
374
58 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults22
Theft from Vehicle15
Thefts12
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Fraud8
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief5

Top 311 complaints

Salting72
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection64
Maintenance Complaint36
Illegal Dumping31
Street Defect19
Sanitation Violation16

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
Vare-Washington ES
1198 S 5th St · 370 students
High · 9-12
Horace Furness
1900 S 3rd St · 836 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$250K$500K$365K2016: $241K2017: $241K2018: $241K2019: $275K2020: $300K2021: $300K2022: $300K2023: $347K2024: $347K2025: $385K2026: $385K2027: $365K2016202020232027

▲ +51% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,2712016: $3,0032017: $3,0032018: $3,0032019: $3,4182020: $3,7552021: $3,6922022: $3,6922023: $4,0932024: $4,1762025: $4,5922026: $4,6542027: $4,2712016202020232027

▲ +42% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr

8
8 properties 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 $37,086 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%
$2,545pays now $7,576at the full rate

1218 S 6th St is assessed at $541K but pays $2,545 a year — about 34% of the $7,576 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 +3.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 151 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $151 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+3.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+51%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+3.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+0.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-2.7 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 30 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 15 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
30arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
15homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 32 parcels

Owner-occupied: 26Absentee individual: 5Vacant: 1 32parcels
  • Owner-occupied 26
  • Absentee individual 5
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels1 parcels0 parcels3 parcels12 parcels10 parcels5 parcels
$59K$487K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 32 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1204 S 6TH ST Owner-occupied $365K —/— 1,854 1915 1
1206 S 6TH ST Traded 2×: $41K in 2000 → $232K in 2004 (+464%). Owner-occupied $341K —/— 1,260 1910 2 rented
1208 S 6TH ST Bought for $128K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $324K —/— 1,440 1918 1 rented
1210 S 6TH ST Owner-occupied $355K —/— 1,728 1915 0 abated
1212 S 6TH ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $90K in 2002. Owner-occupied $379K —/— 1,968 1915 1 abated
1214 S 6TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $403K —/— 2,220 1915 0
1215 S 6TH ST Bought for $185K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $265K —/— 1,560 1915 1 rented
1216 S 6TH ST built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $289K 3/1 1,280 1915 0 abated
1217 S 6TH ST Absentee individual $307K —/— 1,458 1915 1
1218 S 6TH ST Bought for $200K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $535K in 2018. Owner-occupied $541K 4/2 2,150 1915 2 abated
1219 S 6TH ST built new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $296K —/— 1,320 1915 0 abated
1220 S 6TH ST Bought for $270K in 2024, addition and/or alteration permit in 2024, sold for $560K in 2025 (+107%). Owner-occupied $360K —/— 1,776 1915 2
1221 S 6TH ST Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $325K 4/1 1,569 1915 0 tax lien
1222 S 6TH ST Vacant $158K —/— 1
1223 S 6TH ST Absentee individual $59K —/— 480 1973 0
1224 S 6TH ST Bought for $80K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $403K 4/2 1,872 1915 3
1225-27 S 6TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. Owner-occupied $365K 1/1 1,200 1960 0
1226 S 6TH ST Bought for $250K in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $340K —/— 1,584 1915 2 tax lien
1228 S 6TH ST Owner-occupied $375K —/— 1,920 1915 0 abated
1229 S 6TH ST Bought for $280K in 2017. Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $487K —/— 2,864 1915 1
1230 S 6TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $379K —/— 1,968 1915 0
1231 S 6TH ST Owner-occupied $328K 4/1 1,560 1915 0
1232 S 6TH ST Owner-occupied $330K —/— 1,488 1915 0 abated
1233 S 6TH ST Owner-occupied $376K —/— 1,842 1915 0 abated
1234 S 6TH ST Traded 3×: $75K in 2001 → $288K in 2021 (+284%). Absentee individual $358K —/— 1,752 1915 3
1235 S 6TH ST Owner-occupied $390K —/— 1,940 1915 0
1236 S 6TH ST Traded 2×: $45K in 2002 → $420K in 2023 (+833%). Owner-occupied $424K 3/2 1,752 1915 2
1237 S 6TH ST L&I violation (2013). Absentee individual $365K —/— 1,740 1915 0 rented
1238 S 6TH ST Bought for $300K in 2010. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $430K —/— 1,536 1915 2
1239 S 6TH ST Traded 4×: $30K in 2002 → $415K in 2024 (+1284%). Absentee individual $454K 4/2 2,250 1915 4 rented
1240 S 6TH ST Owner-occupied $398K 4/2 2,160 1915 0
1241 S 6TH ST Bought for $520K in 2021. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $522K 6/3 3,040 1915 1

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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