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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $365K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 22% | 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.
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
- $365K typical home, up +51% since 2016
- Tax bill $3,003 to $4,271 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $11M assessed, $123,747/yr to the city, about $3,867 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +51% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +42% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 26
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1204 S 6TH ST | Owner-occupied | $365K | —/— | 1,854 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1206 S 6TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $41K in 2000 → $232K in 2004 (+464%). | Owner-occupied | $341K | —/— | 1,260 | 1910 | 2 | rented |
| 1208 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated), sold for $90K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $379K | —/— | 1,968 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1214 S 6TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $403K | —/— | 2,220 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1215 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $185K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $265K | —/— | 1,560 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1216 S 6TH ST New constructionbuilt 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 New constructionBought 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2013 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $296K | —/— | 1,320 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1220 S 6TH ST Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedOwner 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 ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $365K | 1/1 | 1,200 | 1960 | 0 | |
| 1226 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought 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 ImprovedBought for $280K in 2017. Owner pulled a use permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $487K | —/— | 2,864 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1230 S 6TH ST ImprovedOwner 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 Frequently tradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2002 → $420K in 2023 (+833%). | Owner-occupied | $424K | 3/2 | 1,752 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1237 S 6TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2013). | Absentee individual | $365K | —/— | 1,740 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1238 S 6TH ST ImprovedBought for $300K in 2010. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $430K | —/— | 1,536 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1239 S 6TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 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 ImprovedBought 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)