Who owns your block
1600 block of Sparks St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 homes behind $3,892 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 78% since 2016, now about $175K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year and the increases are speeding up.
- 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 $175K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19141 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $175K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 65% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 72 reported crimes (32 violent) and 215 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
- $175K typical home, up +78% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,044 to $1,488 a year, +3%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.6M assessed, $51,732/yr to the city, about $1,669 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +78% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +43% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1613 Sparks St is assessed at $171K but pays $1,686 a year — about 70% of the $2,394 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 +5.4% 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 $178 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 33 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 31 parcels
- Owner-occupied 25
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
The block's largest owner, Bcm Philadelphia Llc, carries 2 open violations across 40 properties it owns around the city.
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bcm Philadelphia Llc | 1 | 40 | $982K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Sumter Group Llc | 1 | 1 | $173K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1629 Sparks Llc | 1 | 1 | $276K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $46K in 2013 → $137K in 2014 (+198%). | Owner-occupied | $246K | 3/1 | 1,398 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1601 SPARKS ST | Vacant | $14K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1602 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,294 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1603 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $65K in 2003 → $160K in 2018 (+147%). | Owner-occupied | $242K | 3/1 | 1,338 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1604 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $35K in 2011 → $142K in 2012 (+306%). | Owner-occupied | $237K | 3/1 | 1,310 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1605 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $110K | 3/1 | 1,278 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1606 SPARKS ST | Investor / LLC | $173K | 3/1 | 1,292 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1607 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $39K in 2004 → $110K in 2015 (+182%). | Owner-occupied | $168K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1608 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2023 → $260K in 2024 (+160%). | Absentee individual | $173K | 3/1 | 1,292 | 1915 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1609 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $57K in 2010 → $125K in 2010 (+119%). | Owner-occupied | $168K | 4/1 | 1,276 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1610 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,292 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1611 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $206K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1612 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $53K in 2015 → $140K in 2016 (+164%). | Owner-occupied | $232K | 4/1 | 1,292 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1613 SPARKS ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $125K in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $171K | 3/1 | 1,278 | 1915 | 1 | abated |
| 1614 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $175K | 3/1 | 1,294 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1615 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $52K in 2004 → $160K in 2022 (+208%). | Owner-occupied | $168K | 3/1 | 1,276 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1616 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $178K | 3/1 | 1,294 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1617 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,278 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1618 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $175K | 3/1 | 1,294 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1619 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2006 → $125K in 2007 (+213%). | Owner-occupied | $168K | 3/1 | 1,272 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1620 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $65K in 2000 → $147K in 2014 (+126%). | Owner-occupied | $215K | 3/2 | 1,292 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1621 SPARKS ST | Absentee individual | $169K | 3/1 | 1,282 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1622 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 2016 → $175K in 2022 (+119%). | Owner-occupied | $191K | 3/1 | 1,292 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1623 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,278 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1624 SPARKS ST | Absentee individual | $176K | 3/1 | 1,292 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1625 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $169K | 3/1 | 1,278 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1626 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $176K | 3/1 | 1,292 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1627 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2006 → $97K in 2009 (+39%). | Owner-occupied | $167K | 3/1 | 1,254 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1628 SPARKS ST HistoryAppeal complete (2024). | Absentee individual | $176K | 3/1 | 1,286 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1629 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $276K | 3/1 | 2,142 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1630 SPARKS ST | Owner-occupied | $236K | 3/1 | 2,130 | 1915 | 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)