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Who owns your block

12800 block of Elnora Rd

A mostly owner-occupied block: 98% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 2 homes behind $22,321 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 79% since 2016, now about $333K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$333K
$321K–$380K
ZIP median $330K
Price / sq ft
$244
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$347K
5 sold in 2yr
assessed $333K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1973
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
98%
52 of 53
city 41%
Rentals
4%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$22K
2 of 53 behind
▼ block 4% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$234
5 years
+57%
value · tax +$922
10 years
+79%
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 $333K — about 1.5× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19154 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19154 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19154Philadelphia
Median home value$333K$330K$223K
Owner-occupied83%73%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 17 reported crimes (1 violent) and 60 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
17
1 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
60
16 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft8
Fraud4
Thefts2
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief2
Other Assaults1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection14
Maintenance Complaint13
Abandoned Vehicle8
Street Defect6
Other (Streets)4
License Complaint3

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
Stephen Decatur
3500 Academy Rd · 1041 students
High · 9-12
George Washington
10175 Bustleton Ave · 1795 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$333K2016: $186K2017: $186K2018: $186K2019: $199K2020: $212K2021: $212K2022: $212K2023: $252K2024: $252K2025: $316K2026: $316K2027: $333K2016202020232027

▲ +79% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,2552016: $2,1842017: $2,1842018: $2,1842019: $2,2302020: $2,3332021: $2,3332022: $2,3332023: $2,4132024: $2,4132025: $3,0212026: $3,0212027: $3,2552016202020232027

▲ +49% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

Who really pays

Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:

9 homes pay the full 1.40%44 pay less

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 179 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $179 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+79%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.1 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 58 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 17 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
58arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
17homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 53 parcels

Owner-occupied: 52Absentee individual: 1 53parcels
  • Owner-occupied 52
  • Absentee individual 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels1 parcels46 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$321K$359K+

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

House by house

All 53 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

Renovated & sold on
12802 Elnora Rd
$359K · Bought for $207K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $285K in 2022 (+38%).
Renovated & sold on
12827 Elnora Rd
$333K · Bought for $112K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $390K in 2026 (+248%).
Renovated & sold on
12833 Elnora Rd
$333K · Bought for $92K in 2001, zoning permit in 2009, sold for $328K in 2021 (+256%).
Improved
12812 Elnora Rd
$380K · Bought for $130K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012.
Improved
12818 Elnora Rd
$367K · Bought for $220K in 2020. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2019.
Improved
12807 Elnora Rd
$337K · Bought for $181K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
12800 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12801 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12802 ELNORA RD Renovated & sold onBought for $207K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $285K in 2022 (+38%). Absentee individual $359K 3/2 1,360 1973 2 rented
12803 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $337K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12804 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12805 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 0
12806 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12807 ELNORA RD ImprovedBought for $181K in 2011. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $337K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12808 ELNORA RD ImprovedOwner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 0
12809 ELNORA RD ImprovedBought for $142K in 2012. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12810 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 0
12811 ELNORA RD ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 0
12812 ELNORA RD ImprovedBought for $130K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $380K 3/1 1,360 1973 2
12813 ELNORA RD ImprovedBought for $198K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12814 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12815 ELNORA RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $206K in 2005 → $278K in 2022 (+35%). Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 3
12816 ELNORA RD TradedTraded 2×: $127K in 2000 → $235K in 2018 (+85%). Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 2
12817 ELNORA RD Historysold $180K (2006); 4 L&I violations (2016). Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12818 ELNORA RD ImprovedBought for $220K in 2020. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $367K 3/1 1,360 1973 2
12819 ELNORA RD HistoryL&I violation (2021). Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 0
12820 ELNORA RD TradedTraded 2×: $146K in 2012 → $187K in 2017 (+28%). Owner-occupied $337K 3/1 1,360 1973 2
12821 ELNORA RD TradedTraded 2×: $180K in 2024 → $225K in 2025 (+25%). Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 2 2 viol
12822 ELNORA RD History2 L&I violations (2016); sold $198K (2017). Owner-occupied $337K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12823 ELNORA RD ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 0
12824 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $335K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12825 ELNORA RD TradedTraded 2×: $140K in 2011 → $229K in 2019 (+64%). Owner-occupied $337K 3/1 1,360 1973 2
12826 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 0
12827 ELNORA RD Renovated & sold onBought for $112K in 2002, plumbing permit in 2015, sold for $390K in 2026 (+248%). Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 3
12828 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 0
12829 ELNORA RD Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $75K in 2001 → $347K in 2025 (+363%). Owner-occupied $365K 3/1 1,360 1973 4
12830 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 0
12831 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $321K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12832 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12833 ELNORA RD Renovated & sold onBought for $92K in 2001, zoning permit in 2009, sold for $328K in 2021 (+256%). Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 4
12834 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $355K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12835 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12836 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 0
12837 ELNORA RD TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2000 → $230K in 2019 (+172%). Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 2
12838 ELNORA RD ImprovedBought for $5K in 2006. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 2
12839 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 1 rented
12840 ELNORA RD ImprovedBought for $205K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12842 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 0 tax lien
12844 ELNORA RD ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 0
12846 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $337K 3/1 1,360 1973 0
12848 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 0
12850 ELNORA RD ImprovedBought for $100K in 2012. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12852 ELNORA RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $175K in 2006 → $210K in 2013 (+20%). Owner-occupied $337K 3/1 1,360 1973 3
12854 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $337K 3/1 1,360 1973 0
12856 ELNORA RD TradedTraded 2×: $245K in 2020 → $270K in 2020 (+10%). Owner-occupied $327K 3/2 1,360 1973 2
12858 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12860 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 0
12862 ELNORA RD ImprovedBought for $355K in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 1
12864 ELNORA RD Owner-occupied $333K 3/1 1,360 1973 0

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

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