Who owns your block
1300 block of N 12th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $28,010 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 132% since 2016, now about $280K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% 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 $280K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19122 median of $278K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19122 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19122 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $280K | $278K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 69% | 21% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 49 reported crimes (19 violent) and 92 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
- $280K typical home, up +132% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,438 to $2,618 a year, +6%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $4.6M assessed, $46,897/yr to the city, about $2,931 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +132% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +82% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1304 N 12th St is assessed at $319K but pays $2,981 a year — about 67% of the $4,464 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 beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +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 $232 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 14 arm's-length sales since 1997. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 8 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 16 parcels
- Owner-occupied 13
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 16 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $319K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 1302 N 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $105K in 2007, major alteration permit in 2007, sold for $181K in 2014 (+72%). | Owner-occupied | $335K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 1304 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $319K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | abated |
| 1306 N 12TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $91K in 2004 → $300K in 2021 (+230%). | Absentee individual | $294K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1965 | 3 | |
| 1307 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 1308 N 12TH ST Historysold $80K (2004); 4 L&I violations (2007). | Absentee individual | $280K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 1309 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Absentee individual | $280K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1965 | 0 | rented |
| 1310 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $249K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 1311 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 1312 N 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2005, use permit in 2008, sold for $175K in 2015 (+250%). | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 1313 N 12TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $76K in 2010, major alteration permit in 2010, sold for $154K in 2010 (+103%). | Owner-occupied | $294K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1965 | 2 | |
| 1314 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $130K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $276K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1315 N 12TH ST Historysold $60K (1997); 5 L&I violations (2009). | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1965 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1316 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $269K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 | |
| 1317 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2000. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $280K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1965 | 1 | |
| 1318 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/1 | 1,360 | 1965 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)