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.
- 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 $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 block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $414K | $261K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 56% | 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.
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
- $414K typical home, up +93% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,435 to $4,188 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $19M assessed, $189,038/yr to the city, about $4,201 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +93% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +72% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
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
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.
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
Who owns it
Ownership of 45 parcels
- Owner-occupied 39
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 4
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1214 Latona Llc | 1 | 2 | $493K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Barber & Walter Llc | 1 | 1 | $386K | phila.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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt 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 ImprovedBought for $225K in 2025. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026. | Investor / LLC | $386K | 3/2 | 1,168 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1907 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought 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 New constructionBought for $600K in 2023, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $700K in 2025. | Vacant | $193K | —/— | — | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1910 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $386K | 2/1 | 1,168 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1912 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $186K in 2004. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $445K | 2/1 | 1,552 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1914 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $197K in 2015. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $527K | 3/1 | 1,552 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1915 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought for $375K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2019. | Absentee individual | $471K | 2/1 | 1,240 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1923 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt 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 Renovated & sold onBought 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 ImprovedBought 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 TradedTraded 2×: $60K in 2001 → $291K in 2022 (+386%). | Owner-occupied | $389K | 3/1 | 1,408 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1927 S 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $225K in 2015 → $550K in 2025 (+144%). | Owner-occupied | $391K | 2/1 | 1,160 | 1925 | 2 | tax lien |
| 1928 S 12TH ST TradedTraded 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 TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2003 → $344K in 2015 (+282%). | Owner-occupied | $359K | 2/1 | 1,160 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1932 S 12TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $414K | 2/1 | 1,340 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1935 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a zoning permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $391K | 2/1 | 1,160 | 1925 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1936 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $215K in 2005. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $398K | 2/1 | 1,240 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1937 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt 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 New constructionbuilt new under a 2010 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $420K | 2/1 | 1,340 | 1925 | 0 | abated |
| 1940 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $297K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $398K | 2/1 | 1,240 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1941 S 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $295K in 2024 → $570K in 2025 (+93%). | Owner-occupied | $591K | 3/2 | 1,512 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1942 S 12TH ST New constructionBought 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 Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $94K in 2000 → $390K in 2022 (+313%). | Owner-occupied | $448K | 4/1 | 1,520 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1944 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. | Owner-occupied | $322K | 3/1 | 1,470 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1945 S 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $65K in 2000. | Owner-occupied | $291K | —/— | 1,840 | 1925 | 1 | abated |
| 1946 S 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $307K | 2/2 | 1,216 | 1925 | 0 | |
| 1948 S 12TH ST ImprovedBought 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)