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Who owns your block

1900 block of Sparks St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 69% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 9 open code violations and 9 homes behind $168,121 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 66% since 2016, now about $162K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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
$162K
$22K–$240K
ZIP median $176K
Price / sq ft
$137
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$88K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $162K
Tax / yr
$2K
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
2 of 70
$50K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
69%
48 of 70
city 41%
Rentals
10%
7 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
9
L&I code
▲ block 7% · city 5%
Back taxes
$168K
9 of 70 behind
▲ block 13% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
1
1 home · ZBA & boards
block 1% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
-3%
value · tax −$2
5 years
+75%
value · tax +$473
10 years
+66%
value · tax +$359

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 $162K — about 0.7× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19141Philadelphia
Median home value$162K$176K$223K
Owner-occupied51%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 80 reported crimes (26 violent) and 248 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
80
26 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
248
70 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults14
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief12
Thefts9
Motor Vehicle Theft7
All Other Offenses6
Theft from Vehicle6

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint63
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection58
Abandoned Vehicle35
Illegal Dumping20
Other (Streets)10
Salting8

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 · K-5
Joseph Pennell
1800 Nedro Ave · 249 students
Middle · 6-8
General Louis Wagner
1701 Chelten Ave · 294 students
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 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$100K$200K$162K2016: $98K2017: $98K2018: $98K2019: $97K2020: $92K2021: $92K2022: $92K2023: $127K2024: $127K2025: $167K2026: $167K2027: $162K2016202020232027

▲ +66% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$1,000$2,000$1,4932016: $1,1762017: $1,1342018: $1,1622019: $9222020: $1,0252021: $8342022: $1,0202023: $1,1032024: $1,0852025: $1,4632026: $1,4952027: $1,4932016202020232027

▲ +27% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

2
2 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 $50,393 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%
$59pays now $1,459at the full rate

1931 Sparks St is assessed at $104K but pays $59 a year — about 4% of the $1,459 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 +4.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 166 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $166 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+66%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.8 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 71 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 31 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$125K$250K2004201020162022
71arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
31homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 70 parcels

Owner-occupied: 48Investor / LLC: 6Absentee individual: 15Vacant: 1 70parcels
  • Owner-occupied 48
  • Investor / LLC 6
  • Absentee individual 15
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

1 parcels0 parcels1 parcels3 parcels1 parcels52 parcels12 parcels
$22K$208K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Cmony Real Estate Company Llc123$2.2Mphila.gov ↗
Z Estate Group Llc19$2.0Mphila.gov ↗
Mba Residences Llc15$812Kphila.gov ↗
Adams Property Investments Llc13$592Kphila.gov ↗
Gods Help Llc11$208Kphila.gov ↗
Smj Investment Company11$173Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 70 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$125K$250K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
1931 Sparks St
$104K · Bought for $12K in 2005, built new (tax-abated), sold for $43K in 2017.
Improved
1918 Sparks St
$106K ·
Frequently traded
1956 Sparks St
$230K · Traded 3×: $90K in 2014 → $150K in 2020 (+67%).
Frequently traded
1930 Sparks St
$208K · Traded 3×: $37K in 2015 → $106K in 2024 (+186%).
Frequently traded
1950 Sparks St
$169K · Traded 3×: $39K in 2009 → $130K in 2020 (+234%).
Frequently traded
1955 Sparks St
$169K · Traded 3×: $30K in 2004 → $68K in 2020 (+127%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1911 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $145K 3/1 1,010 1920 0
1913 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $52K in 2007 → $116K in 2007 (+122%). Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,180 1929 2
1914 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $179K 3/1 1,458 1925 0 tax lien
1915 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $16K in 2001 → $40K in 2001 (+150%). Owner-occupied $165K 3/1 1,180 1925 2 tax lien
1916 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2011 → $116K in 2011 (+479%). Owner-occupied $208K 3/2 1,180 1925 2
1917 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $49K in 2006 → $54K in 2019 (+10%). Absentee individual $165K 3/1 1,180 1929 3
1918 SPARKS ST Improved Absentee individual $106K 3/1 1,180 1925 0 tax lien
1919 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1920 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 1 tax lien
1921 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $159K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1922 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $33K in 2008 → $77K in 2024 (+133%). Investor / LLC $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 2 rented
1923 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $26K in 2014 → $140K in 2015 (+438%). Owner-occupied $204K 3/1 1,180 1925 2
1924 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $77K in 2006 → $93K in 2018 (+20%). Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 2 2 viol
1925 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $45K in 2019 → $215K in 2021 (+378%). Absentee individual $236K 3/2 1,180 1925 2
1926 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $111K in 2023 → $225K in 2024 (+103%). Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 2
1927 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $166K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1928 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1929 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $40K in 2004 → $112K in 2025 (+179%). Absentee individual $160K 3/1 1,180 1925 3 rented
1930 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $37K in 2015 → $106K in 2024 (+186%). Investor / LLC $208K 3/1 1,180 1925 3 rented1 viol
1931 SPARKS ST New constructionBought for $12K in 2005, built new (tax-abated), sold for $43K in 2017. Owner-occupied $104K 3/1 1,180 1929 3 abated
1932 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1933 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1934 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $44K in 2000 → $65K in 2025 (+49%). Investor / LLC $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 3 2 violtax lien
1935 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,180 1925 1
1936 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 0 tax lien
1937 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $161K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1938 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2012 → $53K in 2012 (+33%). Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,180 1925 2
1939 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1940 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 0 3 viol
1941 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $167K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1942 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1943 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $195K —/— 1,180 1920 0
1944 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1945 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $7K in 1999 → $100K in 2007 (+1438%). Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,180 1925 2
1946 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1947 SPARKS ST Investor / LLC $161K 3/1 1,180 1925 1 rented
1948 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1949 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,180 1925 0 tax lien
1950 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $39K in 2009 → $130K in 2020 (+234%). Owner-occupied $169K 3/2 1,180 1925 3
1951 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1952 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $28K in 2007 → $90K in 2008 (+221%). Owner-occupied $191K 3/1 1,180 1925 2 rented
1953 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1954 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $191K 3/1 1,180 1925 1 tax lien
1955 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $30K in 2004 → $68K in 2020 (+127%). Investor / LLC $169K 3/1 1,180 1925 3 rented
1956 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $90K in 2014 → $150K in 2020 (+67%). Owner-occupied $230K 3/1 1,180 1925 3
1957 SPARKS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $57K in 2010 → $84K in 2011 (+47%). Owner-occupied $162K 3/1 1,180 1925 3
1958 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 0 tax lien
1959 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2021 → $235K in 2022 (+236%). Owner-occupied $240K 3/2 1,180 1925 2
1960 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $101K 3/1 1,180 1925 0 abatedtax lien
1961 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $169K 3/1 1,180 1925 1
1962 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 1
1963 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $163K 3/1 1,180 1925 1
1964 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1965 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $163K 3/1 1,180 1925 1
1966 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 1
1967 SPARKS ST Vacant $22K —/— — — 1
1968 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $208K 3/1 1,180 1925 1
1969 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $170K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1970 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1971 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $34K in 2016 → $110K in 2017 (+228%). Owner-occupied $200K 3/1 1,180 1925 2
1972 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 1
1973 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $173K 3/1 1,180 1925 1 rented
1974 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $156K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1975 SPARKS ST Investor / LLC $173K 3/1 1,180 1925 1
1976 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $103K 3/1 1,180 1925 1
1977 SPARKS ST TradedTraded 2×: $10K in 2006 → $95K in 2007 (+850%). Owner-occupied $173K 3/1 1,180 1925 2
1978 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $158K 3/1 1,180 1925 0
1979 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $166K 3/1 1,180 1925 0 1 viol
1980 SPARKS ST Absentee individual $163K 3/1 1,260 1925 1
1981 SPARKS ST Owner-occupied $172K 3/1 1,260 1925 0

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

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