Who owns your block
1300 block of N 8th St
A mixed-ownership block: 11% owner-occupied, 22% investor-held.
The typical home here is up 1987% since 2016, now about $384K. Property taxes are climbing about 62% a year.
- 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.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $384K — about 1.7× the citywide median, and above 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 | $384K | $278K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 11% | 21% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 111 reported crimes (32 violent) and 148 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
- $384K typical home, up +1987% since 2016
- Tax bill $430 to $2,940 a year, +62%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $13M assessed, $152,188/yr to the city, about $16,910 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +1987% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +584% since 2020 · ~+62%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1301 N 8th St is assessed at $920K but pays $3,218 a year — about 25% of the $12,875 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 +31.8% 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 $2087 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 7 arm's-length sales since 2015. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 9 parcels
- Owner-occupied 1
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 1
- Vacant 6
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Land Bank (individual) | 2 | 2498 | $133M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Is3 West Girard Llc | 1 | 2 | $15M | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1315 North 8th Limited Lp | 1 | 1 | $701K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300-42 N 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $1.0M in 2017. Owner pulled a sitework with onsite utility services permit in 2026. | Vacant | $10M | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1301 N 8TH ST New constructionBought for $650K in 2017, built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $920K | —/— | 102,690 | 2021 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1315 N 8TH ST New constructionBought for $800K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). | Investor / LLC | $701K | —/— | 35,700 | 2018 | 1 | rentedabated |
| 1331 N 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit, sold for $145K in 2022. | Vacant | $384K | —/— | — | — | 1 | |
| 1333 N 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $10K in 2015, electrical permit in 2019, sold for $425K in 2019 (+4374%). | Owner-occupied | $535K | 3/4 | 2,022 | 1920 | 3 | tax lien |
| 1335 N 8TH ST History9 L&I violations (2021); L&I violation (2022); 5 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Vacant | $187K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1337 N 8TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2022); 5 L&I violations (2023); 3 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $187K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1339 N 8TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2022); 5 L&I violations (2023); 3 L&I violations (2024); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $150K | —/— | — | — | 0 | |
| 1341 N 8TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2022); 5 L&I violations (2023); L&I violation (2024); 2 L&I violations (2026). | Vacant | $255K | —/— | — | — | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)