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Who owns your block

1900 block of S 12th St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 87% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $5,811 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 93% since 2016, now about $414K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% 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
$414K
$193K–$596K
ZIP median $261K
Price / sq ft
$320
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.9×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$560K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $414K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
10 of 45
$74K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
87%
39 of 45
city 41%
Rentals
4%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$6K
1 of 45 behind
▼ block 2% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 4% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+5%
value · tax +$144
5 years
+35%
value · tax +$715
10 years
+93%
value · tax +$2K

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 $414K — about 1.9× 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$414K$261K$223K
Owner-occupied56%41%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 51 reported crimes (12 violent) and 274 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
51
12 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
274
27 still open

Most reported crimes

Theft from Vehicle16
Other Assaults11
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Thefts6
Fraud3
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief3

Top 311 complaints

Salting73
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection60
Street Defect23
Illegal Dumping14
Shoveling11
Maintenance Complaint10

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$414K2016: $215K2017: $214K2018: $210K2019: $285K2020: $307K2021: $307K2022: $307K2023: $346K2024: $346K2025: $391K2026: $393K2027: $414K2016202020232027

▲ +93% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,1882016: $2,4352017: $2,4202018: $2,4202019: $3,2272020: $3,4732021: $3,4732022: $3,4732023: $3,4792024: $3,4792025: $3,9002026: $4,0442027: $4,1882016202020232027

▲ +72% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr

10
10 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 $73,747 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%
$3,146pays now $8,336at the full rate

1942 S 12th St is assessed at $596K but pays $3,146 a year — about 38% of the $8,336 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 193 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $193 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+93%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.1%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.1%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.4 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 59 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 13 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2004201020162022
59arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
13homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 45 parcels

Owner-occupied: 39Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 4Vacant: 1 45parcels
  • Owner-occupied 39
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 4
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels1 parcels3 parcels2 parcels22 parcels9 parcels7 parcels
$193K$527K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
1214 Latona Llc12$493Kphila.gov ↗
Barber & Walter Llc11$386Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 45 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
1900 S 12TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $60K in 2000. Owner-occupied $283K —/— 1,792 1925 1 abated
1902 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $417K 2/1 1,362 1925 0
1903 S 12TH ST Absentee individual $432K 2/1 1,540 1925 1
1904 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $406K 2/1 1,288 1925 0 abated
1905 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $424K 2/1 1,480 1925 0 abated
1906 S 12TH ST Bought for $225K in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. Investor / LLC $386K 3/2 1,168 1925 1
1907 S 12TH ST Bought for $122K in 2007. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $475K 3/1 1,328 1920 4
1908 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $386K 2/1 1,168 1925 0
1909-13 S 12TH ST Bought for $600K in 2023, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $700K in 2025. Vacant $193K —/— 1925 2
1910 S 12TH ST Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $386K 2/1 1,168 1925 0
1912 S 12TH ST Bought for $186K in 2004. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $445K 2/1 1,552 1925 1
1914 S 12TH ST Bought for $197K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $527K 3/1 1,552 1925 3
1915 S 12TH ST Owner pulled a use permit in 2012. Absentee individual $434K 2/1 1,400 1925 0 rented
1916 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $409K 2/1 1,312 1925 1
1917 S 12TH ST Bought for $223K in 2010, plumbing permit in 2010, sold for $425K in 2021 (+91%). Owner-occupied $463K 3/1 1,160 1925 2
1918 S 12TH ST Bought for $45K in 2000, alteration permit in 2015, sold for $340K in 2015 (+656%). Owner-occupied $485K 3/2 1,312 1925 4
1919 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $391K 2/1 1,160 1925 1
1920 S 12TH ST Bought for $289K in 2020. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $389K 4/1 1,408 1925 1
1921 S 12TH ST Bought for $170K in 2013, electrical permit in 2014, sold for $310K in 2015 (+82%). Owner-occupied $509K 3/1 1,400 1923 2
1922 S 12TH ST Bought for $375K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. Absentee individual $471K 2/1 1,240 1925 1
1923 S 12TH ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $58K in 1999. Owner-occupied $391K 2/1 1,160 1925 1 abated
1924 S 12TH ST Bought for $66K in 2000, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $563K in 2024 (+752%). Owner-occupied $542K 3/1 1,312 1925 4
1925 S 12TH ST Bought for $85K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $425K 3/1 1,160 1925 4
1926 S 12TH ST Traded 2×: $60K in 2001 → $291K in 2022 (+386%). Owner-occupied $389K 3/1 1,408 1925 2
1927 S 12TH ST Traded 2×: $225K in 2015 → $550K in 2025 (+144%). Owner-occupied $391K 2/1 1,160 1925 2 tax lien
1928 S 12TH ST Traded 2×: $158K in 2005 → $233K in 2010 (+47%). Owner-occupied $424K 3/1 1,408 1925 2
1929 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $448K 2/1 1,520 1925 0 abated
1930 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $399K 2/1 1,248 1925 0
1931 S 12TH ST Traded 2×: $90K in 2003 → $344K in 2015 (+282%). Owner-occupied $359K 2/1 1,160 1925 2
1932 S 12TH ST Traded 3×: $190K in 2012 → $390K in 2019 (+105%). Owner-occupied $502K 3/1 1,408 1925 3
1933 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $391K 2/1 1,160 1925 1
1934 S 12TH ST built new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $414K 2/1 1,340 1925 0 abated
1935 S 12TH ST Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $391K 2/1 1,160 1925 0 tax lien
1936 S 12TH ST Bought for $215K in 2005. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $398K 2/1 1,240 1925 1
1937 S 12TH ST built new under a 2009 permit (tax-abated), sold for $86K in 2001. Owner-occupied $448K 2/1 1,520 1925 1 abated
1938 S 12TH ST Owner-occupied $365K 2/1 1,240 1925 1
1939 S 12TH ST built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). Owner-occupied $420K 2/1 1,340 1925 0 abated
1940 S 12TH ST Bought for $297K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $398K 2/1 1,240 1925 1
1941 S 12TH ST Traded 2×: $295K in 2024 → $570K in 2025 (+93%). Owner-occupied $591K 3/2 1,512 1925 2
1942 S 12TH ST Bought for $200K in 2021, built new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated), sold for $550K in 2022. Owner-occupied $596K 3/2 1,584 1925 2 abated
1943 S 12TH ST Traded 3×: $94K in 2000 → $390K in 2022 (+313%). Owner-occupied $448K 4/1 1,520 1925 3
1944 S 12TH ST Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $322K 3/1 1,470 1925 0
1945 S 12TH ST built new (tax-abated), sold for $65K in 2000. Owner-occupied $291K —/— 1,840 1925 1 abated
1946 S 12TH ST Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. Absentee individual $307K 2/2 1,216 1925 0
1948 S 12TH ST Bought for $80K in 2003. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $414K 2/1 1,344 1925 1 rented

Neighborhood

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

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