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PhiladelphiaBuilt on public City of Philadelphia recordsJuly 9, 2026

Who owns your block

1900 block of N 8th St

A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 11% investor-held, with 1 home behind $2,996 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 4081% since 2016, now about $284K. Property taxes are climbing about 29% a year though the increases have eased lately.

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
$284K
$22K–$627K
ZIP median $278K
Price / sq ft
$204
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$225K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $284K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $8K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
21 of 38
$85K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
58%
22 of 38
city 41%
Rentals
16%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$3K
1 of 38 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
4
3 homes · ZBA & boards
block 8% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-1%
value · tax −$173
5 years
+84%
value · tax +$280
10 years
+4081%
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 $284K — 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 blockZIP 19122Philadelphia
Median home value$284K$278K$223K
Owner-occupied26%21%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 122 reported crimes (38 violent) and 139 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
122
38 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
139
30 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults26
Thefts20
Motor Vehicle Theft16
Theft from Vehicle12
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief10
All Other Offenses9

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint44
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection34
Illegal Dumping16
Abandoned Vehicle10
Salting5
Fire Safety Complaint4

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
Paul Laurence Dunbar
1750 N 12th St · 223 students
High · 9-12
Benjamin HS Franklin
616 N 15th St · 975 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$284K2016: $7K2017: $7K2018: $7K2019: $7K2020: $15K2021: $25K2022: $154K2023: $250K2024: $262K2025: $288K2026: $288K2027: $284K2016202020232027

▲ +4081% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,2252016: $772017: $772018: $872019: $872020: $772021: $782022: $9452023: $1,2082024: $1,2122025: $1,3982026: $1,3982027: $1,2252016202020232027

▲ +1491% since 2016 · ~+29%/yr

21
21 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 $84,554 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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:

5 homes pay the full 1.40%33 pay less
$1,754pays now $8,774at the full rate

The starkest example: 1958 N 8th St is assessed at $627K but pays $1,754 a year — about 20% of the $8,774 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +40.4% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

95100500020162019202220252027This block 4181 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $4181 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+40.4%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+4081%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+40.4%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+37.4%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+33.9 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 46 arm's-length sales since 2003. 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$1.0M20052010201520202025
46arm's-length sales since 2003
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
5homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 38 parcels

Owner-occupied: 22Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 10Vacant: 3 38parcels
  • Owner-occupied 22
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 10
  • Vacant 3

Value distribution today

6 parcels0 parcels13 parcels13 parcels1 parcels0 parcels5 parcels
$22K$614K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philadelphia Housing Auth (individual)54773$1418Mphila.gov ↗
Corestates Group LLC1105$25Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Infinite Group LLC13$1.5Mphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Goodwill Investments LLC12$672Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Nineteen Fifty Six Properties LLC11$533Kphila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 38 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
1903 N 8TH ST Vacant $90K —/— 0
1907 N 8TH ST Bought for $55K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $321K —/— 2,016 1915 1
1908 N 8TH ST 2 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2023); 5 L&I violations (2025). Vacant $69K —/— 0
1909 N 8TH ST Owner-occupied $321K —/— 2,016 1915 1
1910 N 8TH ST Bought for $267K in 2017, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $22K —/— 1,565 2018 1 abated
1911 N 8TH ST Owner-occupied $321K —/— 2,016 2003 0 rented
1912 N 8TH ST L&I violation (2022); 3 L&I violations (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I violation (2025). Vacant $69K —/— 0
1913 N 8TH ST Owner-occupied $321K —/— 2,016 1915 1
1914 N 8TH ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2022. Absentee individual $262K —/— 1,224 2021 1 abated
1915 N 8TH ST sold $55K (2003); L&I violation (2008); L&I violation (2024); Appeal complete (2025). Owner-occupied $321K —/— 2,016 1915 1
1916 N 8TH ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2022. Absentee individual $262K —/— 1,224 2021 1 abated
1917 N 8TH ST Absentee individual $321K —/— 2,016 1915 1
1918 N 8TH ST Bought for $40K in 2012. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $333K 6/3 1,632 1915 3 tax lien
1919 N 8TH ST Owner-occupied $321K —/— 2,016 1915 1
1920 N 8TH ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2022. Absentee individual $298K —/— 1,602 2021 1 abated
1921 N 8TH ST Investor / LLC $321K —/— 2,016 1915 1 rented
1922 N 8TH ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $260K 4/— 1,592 2011 0 abated
1923 N 8TH ST Traded 2×: $55K in 2003 → $230K in 2019 (+318%). Owner-occupied $375K 3/1 1,640 1915 2
1925 N 8TH ST Owner-occupied $321K —/— 2,016 1915 1
1927 N 8TH ST built new under a 2022 permit (tax-abated), sold for $55K in 2003. Owner-occupied $321K —/— 2,016 1915 1 abated
1928 N 8TH ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2021. Owner-occupied $262K —/— 1,224 2021 1 abated
1929 N 8TH ST Owner-occupied $356K —/— 2,016 1915 1
1930 N 8TH ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2021. Absentee individual $262K —/— 1,224 2021 1 abated
1932 N 8TH ST Bought for $43K in 2017, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated). Investor / LLC $615K —/— 2,732 2020 1 rentedabated
1934 N 8TH ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2021. Owner-occupied $262K —/— 1,224 2021 1 abated
1936 N 8TH ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2021. Owner-occupied $262K —/— 1,224 2021 1 abated
1938 N 8TH ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2021. Owner-occupied $262K —/— 1,224 2021 1 abated
1940 N 8TH ST Bought for $15K in 2018, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $550K in 2020. Absentee individual $574K 6/— 2,721 2019 3 rented
1942 N 8TH ST Bought for $267K in 2017, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $22K —/— 1,677 2018 1 abated
1944 N 8TH ST Bought for $75K in 2018, built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated), sold for $590K in 2021. Owner-occupied $614K 3/— 3,027 2019 2 rentedabated
1946 N 8TH ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2021. Owner-occupied $262K —/— 1,224 2021 1 abated
1948 N 8TH ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2021. Owner-occupied $262K —/— 1,224 2021 1 abated
1950 N 8TH ST Bought for $250K in 2021, built new under a 2021 permit, sold for $270K in 2023. Owner-occupied $262K 3/— 1,224 2021 2
1952 N 8TH ST Bought for $250K in 2021, built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2024. Owner-occupied $262K —/— 1,224 2021 2 abated
1954 N 8TH ST built new under a 2021 permit (tax-abated), sold for $250K in 2021. Owner-occupied $271K —/— 1,224 2021 1 abated
1956 N 8TH ST Bought for $53K in 2017, built new under a 2018 permit (tax-abated), sold for $610K in 2020. Owner-occupied $533K 9/— 2,415 2019 3 rentedabated
1958 N 8TH ST Bought for $10K in 2017, built new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $515K in 2025. Investor / LLC $627K 6/— 2,813 2020 4 abated
1960 N 8TH ST Bought for $267K in 2017, built new under a 2016 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $22K —/— 2,234 2018 1 abated

Neighborhood

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

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