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Who owns your block

1700 block of S 12th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 65% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $810 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 73% since 2016, now about $371K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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
$371K
$284K–$507K
ZIP median $261K
Price / sq ft
$292
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.7×
the city median
city $223K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
5 of 17
$23K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
65%
11 of 17
city 41%
Rentals
24%
4 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$810
1 of 17 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 12% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$475
5 years
+29%
value · tax +$680
10 years
+73%
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 $371K — about 1.7× the citywide median, and above 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$371K$261K$223K
Owner-occupied18%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 44 reported crimes (7 violent) and 303 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
44
7 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
303
40 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle10
Thefts7
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Other Assaults6
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief6
All Other Offenses3

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection86
Street Defect43
Salting40
Other (Streets)22
Graffiti Removal16
Information Request11

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
Southwark
1835 S 9th St · 889 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$250K$500K$371K2016: $215K2017: $215K2018: $207K2019: $275K2020: $287K2021: $287K2022: $287K2023: $304K2024: $304K2025: $348K2026: $345K2027: $371K2016202020232027

▲ +73% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,0652016: $2,5832017: $2,5832018: $2,6372019: $3,2712020: $3,6692021: $3,3852022: $3,3852023: $3,4372024: $3,4372025: $3,5512026: $3,5902027: $4,0652016202020232027

▲ +57% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

5
5 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 $22,943 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%
$1,722pays now $6,238at the full rate

1738 S 12th St is assessed at $446K but pays $1,722 a year — about 28% of the $6,238 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 +5.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 173 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $173 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+73%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.4 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 22 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 5 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2005201020152020
22arm's-length sales since 2001
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
5homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 17 parcels

Owner-occupied: 11Investor / LLC: 4Absentee individual: 2 17parcels
  • Owner-occupied 11
  • Investor / LLC 4
  • Absentee individual 2

Value distribution today

2 parcels4 parcels1 parcels3 parcels1 parcels2 parcels4 parcels
$284K$459K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
510 Philadelphia Llc17$4.3Mphila.gov ↗
Amerisia Llc33$951Kphila.gov ↗
Paul Zito (individual)23$1.1Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 17 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$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1709 S 12TH ST Bought for $765K in 2015. Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2008. Investor / LLC $290K —/— 1,838 1925 1
1711 S 12TH ST Investor / LLC $284K —/— 1,796 1925 1
1713 S 12TH ST Bought for $765K in 2015. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Investor / LLC $377K —/— 2,512 1915 1 rented
1726 S 12TH ST Traded 3×: $120K in 2009 → $395K in 2022 (+229%). Owner-occupied $361K 3/2 1,308 1920 3
1727 S 12TH ST Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Absentee individual $310K 3/— 1,806 1925 0 rented
1728 S 12TH ST built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $358K 3/1 1,236 1925 0 abated
1729 S 12TH ST Bought for $415K in 2017. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $459K 3/1 1,228 1925 2 tax lien
1730 S 12TH ST Bought for $50K in 2001, major alteration permit in 2013, sold for $396K in 2020 (+692%). Owner-occupied $423K 2/2 1,038 1925 4
1731 S 12TH ST Traded 3×: $140K in 2010 → $435K in 2020 (+210%). Owner-occupied $440K 3/1 1,344 1925 3
1732 S 12TH ST built new under a 2008 permit (tax-abated), sold for $12K in 2001. Owner-occupied $328K 3/1 1,038 1925 1 abated
1733 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $371K 3/1 1,150 1925 0 rented
1734 S 12TH ST Traded 2×: $125K in 2005 → $161K in 2009 (+29%). Owner-occupied $328K 3/1 1,038 1925 2
1735 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $384K 3/1 1,232 1925 0 abated
1736 S 12TH ST built new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $328K 3/1 1,038 1925 0 abated
1737 S 12TH ST Absentee individual $409K 3/1 1,400 1925 1
1738 S 12TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $68K in 2003. Owner-occupied $446K 4/1 1,710 1925 1 abated
1739 S 12TH ST Traded 2×: $110K in 2004 → $385K in 2020 (+250%). Investor / LLC $507K 4/3 2,822 1915 2 rented

Neighborhood

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

Where this comes from

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