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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 8, 2026

Who owns your block

1200 block of Tree St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 72% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation and 1 home behind $16,370 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 85% since 2016, now about $216K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year.

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
$216K
$193K–$310K
ZIP median $261K
Price / sq ft
$240
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.0×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$202K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $216K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 40
$34K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
72%
29 of 40
city 41%
Rentals
10%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Back taxes
$16K
1 of 40 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+4%
value · tax +$105
5 years
+31%
value · tax +$334
10 years
+85%
value · tax +$890

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 $216K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19148 median of $261K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19148Philadelphia
Median home value$216K$261K$223K
Owner-occupied53%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 113 reported crimes (23 violent) and 322 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
113
23 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
322
26 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle29
Thefts17
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief15
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Other Assaults13
All Other Offenses6

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection81
Salting61
Graffiti Removal24
Illegal Dumping23
Shoveling22
Street Defect22

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 · K-8
Abram Jenks
8301 Germantown Ave · 380 students
Middle · K-8
D Newlin Fell
900 W Oregon Ave · 519 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 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$125K$250K$216K2016: $117K2017: $117K2018: $117K2019: $152K2020: $165K2021: $165K2022: $165K2023: $182K2024: $182K2025: $208K2026: $208K2027: $216K2016202020232027

▲ +85% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,250$2,500$2,1892016: $1,2472017: $1,2992018: $1,3542019: $1,7232020: $1,8552021: $1,8552022: $1,8552023: $1,8642024: $1,8642025: $2,0842026: $2,0842027: $2,1892016202020232027

▲ +76% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

2
2 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 $33,982 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%
$2,140pays now $4,332at the full rate

1225 Tree St is assessed at $310K but pays $2,140 a year — about 49% of the $4,332 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 +5.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 185 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $185 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+85%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.8 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 40 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K200020052010201520202025
40arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
16homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 40 parcels

Owner-occupied: 29Investor / LLC: 2Absentee individual: 9 40parcels
  • Owner-occupied 29
  • Investor / LLC 2
  • Absentee individual 9

Value distribution today

1 parcels28 parcels3 parcels1 parcels3 parcels1 parcels3 parcels
$193K$310K
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Dorrance Tree Revocable Living Trust Agr13$901Kphila.gov ↗
1222 Tree St Llc11$216Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 40 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$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1200 TREE ST sold $105K (2012); Appeal dismissed (2016). Owner-occupied $193K 3/1 1,280 1925 1 rented1 viol
1201 TREE ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $90K in 2003. Owner-occupied $284K —/— 1,428 1920 1 abated
1202 TREE ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 900 1925 1
1203 TREE ST Owner-occupied $252K 3/1 1,228 1925 0
1204 TREE ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 900 1925 0
1205 TREE ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 784 1920 0
1206 TREE ST Traded 2×: $80K in 2003 → $80K in 2003 (-1%). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 900 1925 2
1207 TREE ST Traded 2×: $70K in 2018 → $300K in 2020 (+328%). Absentee individual $310K 2/1 784 1920 2
1208 TREE ST Absentee individual $216K 3/1 900 1925 0 rented
1209 TREE ST Owner-occupied $241K 3/1 1,120 1925 0
1210 TREE ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 900 1925 1
1211 TREE ST Owner-occupied $216K 2/1 784 1920 1
1212 TREE ST Absentee individual $216K 3/1 970 1925 1 rented
1213 TREE ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 784 1920 1
1214 TREE ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 900 1925 0
1215 TREE ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 924 1920 0
1216 TREE ST Absentee individual $216K 3/1 900 1925 0 rented
1217 TREE ST Owner-occupied $310K 2/1 884 1920 1
1218 TREE ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 900 1925 0
1219 TREE ST Absentee individual $235K 3/1 1,064 1925 1
1220 TREE ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/2 900 1925 0
1221 TREE ST Traded 2×: $125K in 2018 → $195K in 2018 (+56%). Owner-occupied $235K 3/1 1,069 1920 2
1222 TREE ST Investor / LLC $216K 3/1 900 1925 1
1223 TREE ST Absentee individual $216K 2/1 944 1920 1
1224 TREE ST Traded 4×: $82K in 2004 → $321K in 2022 (+291%). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 900 1925 4
1225 TREE ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $125K in 2019. Absentee individual $310K 2/1 964 1920 1 abated
1226 TREE ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 900 1925 0
1227 TREE ST Traded 3×: $30K in 2011 → $253K in 2021 (+742%). Owner-occupied $260K 2/1 1,040 1920 3
1228 TREE ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 900 1925 1
1229 TREE ST Appeal granted (2013). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 944 1920 0
1230 TREE ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 900 1925 0
1231 TREE ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 944 1920 0
1232 TREE ST Traded 2×: $28K in 2000 → $160K in 2005 (+471%). Absentee individual $216K 3/1 900 1925 2
1233 TREE ST Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 1,302 1925 0
1234 TREE ST Traded 2×: $75K in 2015 → $120K in 2015 (+60%). Absentee individual $216K 3/1 900 1925 2
1236 TREE ST Traded 2×: $145K in 2008 → $177K in 2016 (+22%). Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 900 1925 2
1238 TREE ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 900 1925 0
1240 TREE ST Traded 4×: $7K in 2000 → $280K in 2025 (+3899%). Owner-occupied $260K 3/1 900 1925 4 tax lien
1242 TREE ST Owner-occupied $216K 3/1 900 1925 1
1244 TREE ST Traded 3×: $126K in 2004 → $208K in 2017 (+65%). Investor / LLC $216K 3/1 900 1925 3

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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